JOSEPH LYTTLETON
Joseph Lyttleton is a staff writer at The Millennial Source.
He is the author of “Yahweh’s Children.”
Originally from Kansas, United States, Joseph now lives in Madrid, Spain.
Everything you should know about Representative Matt Gaetz’s sex trafficking scandal
The besieged member of Congress has remained defiant in public, but as multiple close associates and allies, including the former...
Everything you need to know about the Daunte Wright shooting
Yet another police killing occurring while a former officer is on trial for murder has only further exacerbated the conflict...
Study: The US is a breeding ground for a growing diversity of diseases
The research could help scientists predict where and when the next pandemic will arise, but it is also a warning...
The debate over vaccine passports, explained
For critics of the vaccine passport initiatives, the risks of privacy violations far outweigh the upsides.
GOP lawmakers want to know the effect social media has on the mental health of children
Letters were sent to the CEOs of the three largest social media companies in the United States: Mark Zuckerberg of...
What were the Jim Crow voting laws?
Historians and political science authorities maintain that laws can be racially discriminatory even if they don’t explicitly single out a...
While transgender rights are making gains at the federal level, states are pushing back
More than half of US states are currently considering one or more anti-trans bills. Most of these bills are aimed...
Study: Despite predictions, US suicides declined in 2020
In total, there were 3,358,814 deaths in the US in 2020, an increase of 503,976 from 2019, which had 2,854,838...
Syrians decry the “dehumanizing propaganda and disinformation” of pro-Assad leftists
In the name of “anti-imperialism,” self-identified leftists dismiss all criticism of Assad’s regime. In response, more than 60 Syrian activists,...
Republican pressure mounts for President Biden to continue building US-Mexico border wall
In recent weeks, both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have traveled to the southern border to highlight the ongoing surge of...
Everything you need to know about the new Georgia voting law
Critics of the law have argued that it will make it harder for people – particularly Black Americans, who predominantly...
Fox News and its lawsuits, explained
Dominion, Inc. joins Smartmatic, another voting machine company whose voting machines were used in the election, in turning to the...
Marijuana legalization in the US has no clear positives or negatives, concludes the Cato Institute
the research finds there are neither robust positives nor clear negatives associated with legalization
Saudi Arabia’s planned megacity, NEOM, includes a US$5 billion-dollar investment in green hydrogen
For Saudi Arabia to now invest in green hydrogen, considered by some to be the most viable alternative to oil,...
What we already know about the 2022 midterm elections
In recent history, midterms elections have weakened the party of the president. If this political trend holds in 2022, Democrats...
Could Donald Trump’s social media platform actually work?
Building a social media platform from the ground up and seeking to challenge the existing giants won’t be easy.
What the US can do to prepare for the next pandemic
According to experts, it isn’t a matter of if another pandemic will occur, but when.
Foreign influence campaigns and US elections, explained
A recent US assessment determined there was no evidence that any foreign actors actively interfered in the election to change...
QAnon is rebranding
“There is Q and there are Anons but there is no QAnon” has now become a rallying cry of sorts,...
Asian Americans respond to the Atlanta massage parlor shooting that left 8 dead
With the COVID-19 pandemic sparking racist attacks on the Asian community this last year, many were quick to see an...
NCAA March Madness returns one year after being canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic
After an unusual college basketball season in which many games had to be postponed or canceled altogether due to COVID...
What happened to the main figures in Operation Varsity Blues, the 2019 college admissions scandal?
While many people were rapt by the case as it initially unfolded, the trials and eventual convictions dragged on for...
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the opioid crisis in America
With vaccinations being administered and COVID-19 cases and deaths declining, the Biden administration may soon be able to refocus attention...
Will the Biden administration really end the federal death penalty?
Civil rights organizations are urging Biden to act and abolishing federal executions is within the realm of legislative possibilities for...
Multiple Trump-appointed officials are facing investigations for misconduct while in office
The potential legal jeopardy for former Trump appointees varies from charges of illegal self-dealing to involvement in the January 6...
The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover has already transmitted thousands of images to NASA
Each new rover that NASA lands on Mars teaches us new things about the planet, which may help humans one...
Will Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman be punished for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi?
While Biden had previously vowed to ensure MBS was punished for the murder, since the report’s release, the Biden administration...
Musical artists and labels are turning to TikTok for greater exposure
Due to the app’s influence, musicians and music labels are looking to the platform as a means for gaining exposure.
How would Senator Elizabeth Warren’s 2% wealth tax work?
A tax on the rich is broadly supported by most Americans, yet, Warren’s wealth tax is certain to face resistance...
After an ascendant 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is having a terrible 2021
As members of his party call for his resignation, it’s looking increasingly like Cuomo’s political aspirations beyond New York are...
The Dasgupta Review offers economically viable solutions for combating climate change
Some of these changes will be relatively painless for society, while others will undoubtedly strike even the most concerned citizens...
Here are the biggest take-aways from CPAC 2021
Though there have been questions about the direction the Republican Party will take following its loss of both the executive...
The Dasgupta Review urges us to rethink the economics of climate change and nature
The Dasgupta Review posits that addressing climate change will require a fundamental reconsideration of the natural world, or, in the...
COVID-19 numbers are declining in the US and countries around the world
Some experts fear the declining numbers may be an illusion caused by the severe winter storms that have gripped much...
Recidivism rates for Black men in the US prison system are higher than all other groups
If one objective of the judicial system is to rehabilitate criminals and help them successfully reenter society, it is failing...
Facebook has banned the sharing of news in Australia because of the country’s Media Bargaining law
Australian politicians said they would not be bullied. Last week, Google agreed to negotiate, but Facebook opted to stick to...
What’s really going on in Texas?
While power outages during severe winter storms are not uncommon, especially in rural areas, the extent and longevity of the...
What is Project Veritas?
Project Veritas, founded a decade ago by James O’Keefe, has been a major player in the political and culture wars...
There is a striking racial disparity in US crime statistics. The reasons are complex
Statistics alone tell an incomplete story. To understand them in their entirety, one must also consider the justice system and...
This is why Taylor Swift is rerecording her first six albums
It's part of a larger campaign by the country and pop star to own her own music and reclaim her...
Former President Trump was acquitted in the shortest impeachment trial ever. Here’s what happened
Though Trump was ultimately acquitted of the charges, the fact that seven Republican senators voted against him means it was...
Experts debunk the COVID-19 claims of Dr. Lee Merritt and the AFLDS
One source of misinformation is America’s Frontline Doctors (AFLDS), an organization that, despite its name, is not made up of...
What is a Senate “vote-a-rama?”
It isn’t just a cutesy term used by journalists but one that has become the official name for a process...
Republican-controlled state legislatures are moving to change voting laws in the wake of the 2020 election
With eyes on the 2022 and 2024 elections (and beyond), Republican-controlled state legislatures are working to firm up election laws...
SpaceX is looking to launch the world’s first all-civilian spaceflight as early as 2021
Monday’s announcement of the planned commercial spaceflight was dampened a bit the following day, when a prototype of SpaceX’s flagship...
Former President Trump’s second impeachment trial, explained
Two days after the article of impeachment was introduced, 10 House Republicans joined all 222 Democrats in voting to impeach...
Muslims in India are being subjected to worsening persecution under Prime Minister Modi
Despite their numbers – or perhaps because of them – the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Hindu, has...
Judges, many appointed by Trump, can stall much of Biden’s agenda
As the saying goes, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. In political parlance, that would translate...
The debate over Congressional term limits, explained
It has been a consistent fact for decades in American politics that Congress is unpopular and that implementing term limits...
Biden’s presidency begins with high approval ratings, but what matters is how he governs
If Biden hopes to enact his agenda and establish his own legacy, he is going to have to decide which...
There are hundreds of white nationalist groups in the United States
White nationalism has motivated multiple mass shooting attacks over the last decade, including a 2012 shooting at a Sikh temple...
Senator Bernie Sanders is the new chair of the Senate Budget Committee. What does that mean for US economic policy?
The new president will be relying on Sanders to shepherd the new administration’s economic policies.
Telegram is becoming a new haven for QAnon, even as Trump leaves office
With Trump banned from major social media platforms and Parler shut down (possibly only temporarily), conservatives and conspiracy theorists are...
“Economic anxiety” is an insufficient explanation for Donald Trump’s presidency
If economic concerns were a driver of Trump’s support, it stands to reason his base would have been relatively diverse....
Will a Democratic Senate abolish the filibuster?
The filibuster can be a useful delay tactic for the minority party, obstructing efforts by the Senate majority leader to...
Does deplatforming work?
To understand the effect deplatforming can have, it’s useful to look at the example of Milo Yiannopoulos, once one of...
Will the Biden administration raise the federal minimum wage?
It’s an ambitious policy goal that would dramatically affect the incomes of low-wage earners. Only time will tell if Democrats...
What are the latest articles of impeachment against President Trump?
The article of impeachment introduced into the House on Monday accuses Trump of abuse of power and charges him with...
Are these the last days of Parler, the conservative alternative to Twitter?
If Parler wants to survive, the most obvious path going forward is to follow the example of Gab, a social...
How the 25th Amendment could be used to remove President Trump
Section 4 of the 25th Amendment provides the relevant text regarding the removal of a president who is deemed unfit...
