JOSEPH LYTTLETON
Joseph Lyttleton is a senior political journalist at The Millennial Source.
He is the author of “Yahweh’s Children.”
Originally from Kansas in the US, Joseph now lives in Madrid, Spain.
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...
How the first week of 2021 culminated in a coup attempt at the US Capitol
From Congress overturning Trump’s veto for the first time on January 1 to Biden’s victory officially being certified in the...
Who will replace German Chancellor Angela Merkel?
When Merkel leaves office, she will exit as both one of the most admired and most successful world leaders in...
What’s in the defense bill that Congress passed over Trump’s veto?
The NDAA, which this year accounts for US$740 billion of government spending, generally passes with little to no dissension in...
What are the long-term effects of COVID-19?
Concerns over what has come to be known as “Long COVID” have only intensified as more and more people report...
Pandemic, TERF, QAnon, 5G and other popular words from 2020
As this year comes to an end, here is a review of some of the most important and frequently used...
Some in the conservative media were slow to embrace Trump. Will they rebuke him now?
Will those who once claimed that Trump didn’t truly represent the Republican Party now insist that the party remain in...
How much do we know about the COVID-19 vaccines?
TMS contacted multiple health experts who addressed the necessity for vaccination and what is known – and not known –...
What is the presidential cabinet?
While the word “cabinet” is never used in the document, Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution establishes...
The 5 biggest news stories of 2020
Here are the news stories that defined 2020 and changed the world.
How Dolly Parton became the only universally beloved celebrity of 2020
One celebrity not only rode out 2020 without losing the esteem of her fans but managed to engender even more...
Will civility make a comeback under President Joe Biden?
Even though Biden has yet to take office, some conservatives are already arguing he is a divisive political leader whose...
The Twitter presidency: President Trump’s most impactful tweets
At the end of Trump’s Twitter presidency, it’s worth looking back on some of the most consequential missives sent from...
The history of Russian spies in the United States
While the idea of spies infiltrating the US may feel like a throwback notion from the Cold War, in the...
Obama’s criticism of the “Defund the police” slogan reveals a rift between American “leftists” and “liberals”
With Biden winning the election and Obama baring his party’s internal divisions, the next four years could see an even...
President-elect Biden’s pick for defense secretary creates division in the Democratic Party
Biden’s choice echoes a comparable pick by President Donald Trump, raising concerns in the Democratic Party that this norm has...
The GOP is expected to shift their focus back to the growing US debt during the Biden administration
As President Donald Trump ends his time in office, he leaves the country with record debt of nearly US$27.5 trillion.
A timeline of President Trump’s allies being diagnosed with COVID-19
With scientists warning of the long-term effects from the coronavirus, the fact that so many prominent Republicans have been diagnosed...
The Trump administration is facing criticism for failing to secure additional COVID-19 vaccines
As the United Kingdom was administering the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine, the Trump administration was dealing with fallout...
Where do the EU-UK negotiations stand with just weeks until the Brexit deadline?
Negotiations have not always gone smoothly and with the official deadline fast approaching, a “no-deal Brexit” in which the UK...
What legal fights does Trump face once out of office?
President Donald Trump's potential legal battles include investigations into his personal financial dealings and those of his family and the...
Elliot Page comes out as a transgender man in a difficult year for trans rights
Page, a Canadian actor best known for his ongoing role in the Netflix series “Umbrella Academy,” the X-Men movie series...
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old Kenosha, Wisconsin shooter, has become a hero of the Right
There has been political division over Black Lives Matter since the movement’s inception, but right-wing admiration for Rittenhouse’s actions reveal...
How accurate were the state polls in the 2020 election?
Despite assurances that polling was the best election predictor available, voters still felt uncertain about how the election would play...
Facebook and Twitter are in conservatives’ crosshairs after the NY Post censoring scandal
While the supposed Hunter Biden scandal has fallen out of the news cycle since the election, many view what happened...
President Trump’s election legal team dismisses Sidney Powell, a QAnon adherent
Previously, Sidney Powell has expressed views that align with the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory, while many of her election fraud...
Can the Biden administration address the concerns of Black Lives Matter?
TMS reached out to several Black community leaders throughout the United States to ask what they would like the Biden...
Senator Lindsey Graham accused of election fraud while searching for election fraud
Senator Lindsey Graham has been accused of pressuring the Georgia secretary of state to throw out legally cast ballots in...
How did Harry Styles become the target of right-wing pundits like Candace Owens?
Both Shapiro and Owens have been held up as intellectual faces of young conservatism, but their “regressive” attitude toward both...
The Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty is only considered a victory in Azerbaijan
As the new treaty is viewed as a surrender by many in Armenia, this ceasefire may not last either.
What is the EU’s Action Plan against Disinformation?
As a framework for stopping the spread of intentional falsehoods, this action plan may offer an essential guide for dealing...
Are Trump supporters fleeing Fox News for even more conservative news sources?
As Trump is on the verge of leaving office, his most ardent followers appear ready to jump ship for explicitly...
President Trump’s dismissal of Defense Department officials raises concerns
Rumors that Trump may be seeking to fire other high-level government officials, including the current FBI director, have raised concerns...
Who is the future of the Republican Party?
GOP insiders agree that the future mostly depends on how willing the party is to reject “Trumpism” or if it...
What did third parties accomplish in 2020?
As in recent elections, both the Green Party and the Libertarian Party ran candidates they hoped would make an impact...
Joe Biden will be only the second Catholic president in US history
President-elect Joe Biden has promised that he will be a president to “heal” and “unite” a divided nation, one whose...
BLM and Antifa often get blamed for white supremacist violence
The head of the US Department of Justice, Attorney General William Barr, has accused the “far left” of causing violence...
For Europeans, the second wave of COVID-19 is worse than the first
Now, after weeks of waffling, November finds multiple European countries either reentering lockdowns or imposing other severe restrictions.
The Hunter Biden “scandal” that divided an American newsroom
The conflict between the reporting and editorial sides of news organizations was recently laid bare in the scandal around Hunter...
What are Joe Biden’s ties to China?
Should voters be concerned that a President Biden would let China influence his policy decisions?
Social media is determined to slow the spread of conspiracy theories like QAnon. Can they?
YouTube, the popular video-sharing platform, has recently announced it wants to limit QAnon and other conspiracy theory content on its...
The “Blexit” movement claims Black voters are abandoning the Democrats. Here’s what you should know
There is little evidence in the polling that Black voters are leaving the Democratic Party en masse, but Candace Owens...
The influence of political lobbyists in Washington, DC, explained
“The difference between you trying to convince your congressman to do a certain thing and a lobbyist doing it is...
While early voting favors Biden, Republicans may vote in greater numbers on Election Day
Even the Biden campaign, rather than boasting of its strong showing, is warning his supporters, “Donald Trump can still win...
Trump-directed investigations that result in no criminal convictions are often ignored or buried
When these investigations have ended with no findings of criminal activity, they have generally been ignored or swept under the...
Will the “Hunter Biden email scandal” end up mattering in the 2020 election?
With a record number of early votes already cast and a seemingly intractable partisan divide in the country, it seems...
The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, explained
Though there have been efforts to bring greater attention to the situation, in particular by the Armenian-American community, this deadly...
QAnon will not disappear even if President Trump loses reelection. Here’s why
While QAnon has intricately linked its fate (and prophetic claims) to the success of Trump as president, there is much...
Could an “October surprise” still change the 2020 election?
Considering how historically unusual this year has been, it’s difficult to know what an October surprise in 2020 would be.
Republican Senator Mike Lee said the United States is “not a democracy.” Why does that matter?
Criticisms of his comments have run the gamut from those who argue that Senator Mike Lee is merely splitting hairs...
Could betting markets really predict the presidential election results better than polling?
While the oddsmakers provide yet another frame for predicting the outcome of presidential elections, there is little evidence they are...
The “Melania Tapes” are the controversy that never was
The various recorded comments reveal the first lady’s frustration with her role in the White House and the criticism she...
President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis has proved challenging for the press to cover
What is known for certain is that Trump tweeted on the evening of October 1 that he and his wife...
