Roundtable – Comey Firing

Josh Kyu Saiewitz Welcome to the Roundtable, Torchlight’s weekly discussion of news and events. With us this week are Politics Editor Christopher Dahlin, Junior Managing Editor David Schmitz, our Tech Lead James Griffith, Artistic Director Blake Smisko, Contributor Adam Lavigne, and myself, Senior Managing Editor Josh Kyu Saiewitz. I’m filling in this week for our

Roundtable – Trump’s First 100 Days

Tom Rich Welcome to the Roundtable, Torchlight’s weekly discussion of news and events. We’re sitting down on President Trump’s 100th day in office to talk about how those hundred days have gone. With us this week are Senior Managing Editor Josh Kyu Saiewitz, Politics Editor Christopher Dahlin, Junior Managing Editor David Schmitz, Trump supporter Sam

Roundtable – Bill O’Reilly Fired

Tom Rich Welcome to the Roundtable, our weekly discussion of news and events. With us today are Senior Managing Editor Josh Kyu Saiewitz, Politics Editor Christopher Dahlin, Tech Manager James Griffith, Junior Managing Editor David Schmitz, and myself, Editor-in-Chief Tom Rich. Our topic for today is the media, specifically the separation of Bill O’Reilly from

Roundtable – Syria, North Korea, and Trump’s Militarism

Tom Rich Welcome to the Torchlight Roundtable, where we hash out the week’s news. This week’s topic is the conflict in Syria: the background, last week’s chemical weapon attack and President Trump’s response to it, and what, if anything, might be done going forward. I’m Editor-in-Chief Tom Rich, and with us today are Senior Managing

Roundtable – Gorsuch Confirmation

Torchlight is proud to announce a new feature on the site: the Roundtable, in which members of the staff get together to discuss the news. This week’s panel consists of Senior Managing Editor Josh Kyu Saiewitz, Politics Editor Christopher Dahlin, Tech Manager James Griffith, Writer Jeremy Rosenlund, Art Director Blake Smisko, and Editor-in-Chief Tom Rich.

Statement of Purpose

Stylized depiction of Lady Liberty's torch

America is in crisis.  The President of the United States is considered a threat by entities including the leaders of European allies and national security officials.  But the crisis is more fundamental than that.  Candidate Trump was a threat to national security were he to be elected, which was obvious to most observers.  His need