Deception & Misdirection

Deception & Misdirection
The Battle for America’s Unconscious Mind: The Language Game
Margaret Thatcher wisely advised conservatives to “First win the argument, then win the vote.” That is sage advice indeed, but how do we win the argument? Political communication is ultimately…
by Tim Daughtry, Ph.D. on April 24, 2019

Deception & Misdirection
The Battle for America’s Unconscious Mind: The Frankfurt School
Education was a primary target of the long march strategy. If students could be simply immersed in the leftist worldview with the enforced absence of contradictory perspectives, they would, over…
by Tim Daughtry, Ph.D. on April 24, 2019

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The Battle for America’s Unconscious Mind: Framing the Debate
The brain does not have the resources to process every new situation as entirely new, so the brain places events and ideas within familiar contexts and patterns. In essence, framing…
by Tim Daughtry, Ph.D. on April 24, 2019

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The Battle for America’s Unconscious Mind: Appealing to the Heart
One of the Left’s most insidious and effective tactics is to attack the character and even the mental health of those who disagree with them, rather than discussing issues. “Homophobia,”…
by Tim Daughtry, Ph.D. on April 24, 2019

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Ocasio-Cortez, Justice Democrats, and the Art of the Scam PAC
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s questioning in a congressional hearing about “dark money” may be one of the most watched political videos on Twitter, but now she’s now…
by CRC Staff on March 25, 2019

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Immigrant Advocates Push Fake Humanitarianism at the Border
Critics of sound immigration policy often rely on a single rhetorical trope to resist the Trump Administration’s efforts to secure the U.S. border with Mexico: America doesn’t need a border…
by Hayden Ludwig on March 20, 2019

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Identity Politics Is Democrats’ Weapon of Mass Distraction in Redistricting Campaign
Democrats and their high-powered lawyers are quietly moving special interest groups around a judicial chess board, hoping to position judges and politicians so that they will be in power to…
by Christine Ravold on March 6, 2019

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Who Holds the Campaign for Accountability Accountable?
Right-leaning groups have good reasons to criticize Google. The tech company has a well-established reputation for favoring left-leaning causes and for punishing intellectual conservatives. For a company whose slogan…
by Harry Kazenoff on March 4, 2019

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The Left’s Street Boss: Sharpton’s Shady Past
In 1980, according to a 1988 Washington Post report, the Rev. Al Sharpton presented himself as the majority stakeholder in a trash hauling company seeking a minority “set-aside” contract from…
by Ken Braun on February 27, 2019

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The Left’s Street Boss: Dealer Turned Informant?
Sometime in the early 1980s another mysterious twist of entrepreneurial fate placed Sharpton in a room discussing whether or not he would be purchasing cocaine for an unnamed acquaintance. A…
by Ken Braun on February 27, 2019