Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Senator Josh Hawley are filling campaign coffers and building poll numbers by embracing President Donald Trump’s myth about winning the 2020 election. Both led efforts to disqualify electors from swing states and reverse the election. Last month, Schmitt traveled to Mar-a-Lago and stood next to Trump while raising $1.6 million for his … [Read more...] about News Analysis: Top Missouri politicians fuel political ambitions, campaign chests with election myths
The road to Jan. 6 ran through St. Louis
Prominent Missouri Republican office holders and current or former St. Louis-based activists played key roles in trying to subvert the 2020 presidential election and in laying the groundwork for the Jan. 6 insurrection. The cast of characters included fist-raising Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, who may want to be president, and litigious Missouri Attorney … [Read more...] about The road to Jan. 6 ran through St. Louis
Wandering cops shuffle between departments, abuse citizens
Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his dad. The Independence, Ohio, police department hired him but the chief found that Loehmann “could not cope” with firearms and showed a “dangerous lack of composure.” Independence allowed Loehmann to quietly leave the department. But nearby Cleveland hired Loehmann without checking his background. So it was Loehmann who … [Read more...] about Wandering cops shuffle between departments, abuse citizens
Loud, shrill and unknown: The strange case of the Gateway Pundit
He has the loudest political voice in the St. Louis area, and arguably the most influential. His web site garners tens of millions of visits every month from all over the country – five to 10 times what stltoday.com attracts. His opinions -- on the greatness of Donald Trump, the voting machine shenanigans that robbed him of a second term, the dangers of COVID vaccines, … [Read more...] about Loud, shrill and unknown: The strange case of the Gateway Pundit
The broken heart of America: A response to Walter Johnson
During a webinar about his book sponsored by Washington University Oct. 1, Walter Johnson, the Harvard professor who wrote “Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States, ” was asked by William Freivogel, publisher of the Gateway Journalism Review, to comment on the review GJR has published about his book in September. Johnson’s response was … [Read more...] about The broken heart of America: A response to Walter Johnson