Roundtable – July Grab Bag

Posted on by Editorial Staff | 40989 Views | 81 min read

The Roundtable is Torchlight staff’s discussion of news and events. The text has been lightly edited for clarity, and some links were added after the fact. This conversation happened on July 21, 2019. Josh Kyu Saiewitz, Senior Managing Editor Hello and welcome to today’s Roundtable, our regular discussion of political events with Torchlight staff. This

Trump’s “Go Back Home” Tweet – A Diary

Posted on by Ann Anderson | 25379 Views | 51 min read

July 15th Yesterday, the president Tweeted about four congresspeople in a way that realistically can only be viewed as racist and white nationalist. It can be argued that he was just lashing out at criticism, but the fact that he chose the “go back to the country you came from” route for four U.S. citizens,