distrust of government

Cochise County

Republican losses fan election conspiracies in rural Arizona – Associated Press

Photo: Cochise County District 1 Supervisor Tom Crosby holds a copy of the public meeting’s agenda during a discussion over a proposed transfer of election functions and duties to the county recorder James Knox was glad to get out of the big city. Part of a network of activists who believe U.S. elections are unreliable,

Ben Shapiro

Opinion: Our Blundering, Intrusive Government – Ben Shapiro

Our government seeks more and more control. Our government is not competent. These two statements are both true, and together amount to a nightmare for institutional credibility. A government that seeks more control must at the very least demonstrate credibility in implementing its goals; a government that is incompetent can only regain legitimacy by limiting

Small Towns

No Longer The Fringe: Small-Town Voters Fear for America – Associated Press

Photo: John Kraft sits next to his yawning cat, Tux, at his hilltop farmhouse in Clear Lake, Wis, A word — “Hope” — is stitched onto a throw pillow in the little hilltop farmhouse. Photographs of children and grandchildren speckle the walls. In the kitchen, an envelope is decorated with a hand-drawn heart. “Happy Birthday,

Oath Keepers

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes’ path: From Yale to jail – Associated Press

Photo: Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers, center, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017 Long before he assembled one of the largest far-right anti-government militia groups in U.S. history, before his Oath Keepers stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,

Gun Violence

Gunfire, shootings and panic mar American weekend – Associated Press

A man firing a rifle killed shoppers at an Indiana mall’s food court. A gunfight at a Houston home killed four people. A stand-up act by the comedian Craig Robinson in North Carolina didn’t even begin before club-goers fled from a man with a gun. In Las Vegas, the specter of gunfire at the MGM

Public Trust

Choose your reality: Trust wanes, conspiracy theories rise – Associated Press

Photo: This aerial image from video, shows damage to the Georgia Guidestones monument near Elberton, Ga., on July 6, 2022. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the monument, which some Christians regard as satanic, was damaged by an explosion before dawn Daniel Charles Wilson believes the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were an inside job.