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Brian J. Steffen

Brian J. Steffen

Making Sense of Media and Higher Education since 1989.

Category: Politics

You Can Have All The Guns You Want, Or You Can Have a Democracy. You Can’t Have Both.

Although I support strict gun control and am frequently called out as a naive lib’rul because of it, I do … More

Until Thursday, Trump’s War on Press Freedom Was Just Talk. Now It’s Real.

That Donald Trump is no friend of a free press is hardly news. Until now, though, his rhetoric has mainly … More

Sarah Palin & First Amendment 101

While much of the nation is in an uproar over Sarah Palin’s invocation of “blood libel” in a recorded response, … More

First Amendment, Sarah Palin

Good News from the Giffords Shooting!

Hooray for us! We’re not to blame! That’s right: We’re all off the hook for Saturday’s mass murders of six … More

Assassination, Gun Control

Sarah Palin’s Not to Blame

When news of the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords came through on Twitter Saturday, it was immediately clear that it … More

Assassination, Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner

Cream and Impeachment with That Coffee, Please

Being a member of both the Godless professoriate and a liberal ex-journalist, I’m probably just the kind of guy your … More

gay marriage, impeachment, Iowa Supreme Court

Brian Steffen

  • Duck Dynasty meets the Holocaust meets the #insurrection. #ImpeachandRemoveTrumpNow buzzfeednews.com/article/amberj… 5 days ago
  • The @GOP has governed on a platform of political and cultural division for at least 20 years, but today their talki… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 days ago
  • Tom McClintock’s mask says, "This mask is as useless as our governor.” His lips say his party is useless as a respo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 days ago
  • C’mon, @tommcclintock, you can’t honestly say that all #FakePresident engaged in was ‘intemperate speech.’ #ImpeachAndRemoveTrumpNow 5 days ago
  • Yes, thinking people do. twitter.com/nytimes/status… 5 days ago
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