D. Brad Wright: Why The Right Hates Democracy

The Trump veepstakes has been in full force now for a few months, and as we have covered, a common tactic for several contenders has been going on television to question the results of the 2020 election. But as we get closer to the Republican National Convention—set to begin in less than a month, on July 15—new strategies are coming into focus.

Biden’s weekend donor cash splash hit like a tidal wave, according to the president’s campaign on Sunday morning. Attracted by celebrities like Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Roberts, and George Clooney for a glamorous Hollywood event, party-goers coughed up $30 million, breaking records for the Democratic Party’s largest single fundraiser ever, according to the campaign. Pre-event commitments were already at a record-smashing $28 million before any of the celebs turned up.

Despite Trump’s alleged draft-dodging in his youth, the former president’s acolytes are reportedly flirting with a return to requiring mandatory military service if he’s re-elected. Christopher Miller, former acting defense secretary during the last two months of Trump’s term—and, possibly, the next leader of the Pentagon—told the Washington Post this week that it should be “strongly considered,” calling it a “rite of passage” that would create a sense of “shared sacrifice” among young people. “It reinforces the bonds of civility,” Miller reportedly said, adding, “why wouldn’t we give that a try?” This is not the first time Miller has floated these plans: He also wrote about them for Project 2025, the blueprint for Trump 2.0, concocted by dozens of conservative groups and led by the Heritage Foundation.

Is calling them 'evil' overdoing it?

A society that values self-restraint does not require heavy-handed external controls and will be successful—to the rage of tyrants everywhere.

If natural rights are not recognized, if our rights are not unalienable, if, in fact, they do not come from God, what then?