• What the Media Wanted You to Feel This Week

    An Emotional Framing Analysis | December 6–13, 2025 A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) — edits by Grok and Gemini This week wasn’t about a single breaking event. There was no 9/11 moment, no market crash, no declaration of war. Instead, it was something more familiar—and more corrosive. It was a week about

  • Day 3 – Leadership: The Slow Erosion of Constitutional Power

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) — edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Day 3 examines how leadership shapes — and sometimes undermines — the constitutional safeguards the Founders designed. As Miles and Beth explore the metaphor of the frog in slowly boiling water, they confront a pressing question: Are American leaders quietly

  • Day 2 – The Meaning of Patriotism and Its Modern Transformation

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) — edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Day 2 explores how patriotism shifted from a unifying revolutionary ideal rooted in resisting tyranny to a modern political label often used to justify concentrated power. Together, Miles and Beth examine whether today’s “patriots” defend American freedom—or unknowingly help dismantle

  • Weekly News Emotional Framing: What the Media Wanted Us to Feel

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) — edits by Grok and Gemini Miles: Beth, we’ve been tracking this for months now — Fox News, CNN, and NPR all framing the same events in wildly different emotional tones. This week felt sharper than usual. Holiday chaos, a shooting right in the capital, immigration fights

  • What the Major Media Wanted Americans to Feel This Week

    November 15–22, 2025A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) — edits by Grok and Gemini This past week delivered another round of political turbulence—cabinet feuds, sudden resignations, a White House presenting strength, a Congress signaling exhaustion, and courts shaping the battlefield ahead of 2026. The stories themselves were not complicated. What was complicated was

  • The Shutdown Nobody Won

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser While framed around broader budget concerns, the recent government shutdown’s core friction point was the fight over healthcare subsidies for low-wage workers. Washington’s political theater turned access to care into a bargaining chip — and in the end, no one won.

  • What Makes a Good President? Measuring Leadership Beyond the Soundbites

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) — edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Every administration claims greatness. Every press secretary insists their president is making history. But what truly defines a great president — not just by popularity, but by how faithfully they serve the Constitution and the country? Today, Miles and Beth

  • Fact Blog: Who Really Subsidizes Whom?

    Published: October 2025 The immigration debate often paints undocumented immigrants as a burden on taxpayers. But when we examine the actual flow of money between Washington, the states, and immigrant communities, the picture flips — especially in many red states that receive far more federal dollars than they contribute. Perception vs. Reality Perception: Undocumented immigrants

  • The Cost of Rhetoric: When Leadership Fans the Flames

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edits By Grok Teaser When private anger becomes public outrage, who bears responsibility for the tone of a nation’s discourse? Today, Miles and Beth unpack the fallout from leaked messages by Jay Jones — and why the executive branch’s response may reveal more about America’s leadership problem

  • The Portland Paradox: Truth, Troops, and the ‘Antifa’ Label

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser As the executive branch moves to deploy troops to Portland, the public is left questioning what’s real: Is Portland truly under siege, or is this political theater dressed as national security? Miles and Beth unpack the facts, the Constitution, and the danger

  • Why We Fall for Political Whoppers (And How to Stop)

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Politicians swear crime is “historic,” tariffs are paid by “companies,” and some days you’ll hear a rumor that people are eating pets. We laugh, we rage… and weirdly, we move on. Today we poke fun at the nonsense—and map a sane way

  • When Politics Shuts Down: Healthcare, Grift, and the Cost of Non-Governance

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser The latest government shutdown isn’t just about subsidies or budgets — it’s about politicians staging a paper tiger fight while Americans shoulder the real costs. From ACA subsidies to hidden healthcare markups, we explore how both parties avoid real solutions while ordinary

  • Combat Readiness or Political Theater?

    A conversation with Miles Carter, Beth (ChatGPT) and Grok Teaser Miles, a veteran, questions a defense speech pushing fitness standards, women in combat, and troops in U.S. cities. Is this about readiness—or the quiet militarization of American cities? Main Conversation Miles’ Question Beth, yesterday the Secretary of Defense gave a speech, with our executive leader

  • When Satire Clashes with Authority: The Fragility of Free Speech in 2025

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Grok Edits By Beth (ChatGPT) Teaser As of September 23, 2025, the suspension of a late-night comedian’s show—imposed after satirical remarks on the assassination of a conservative activist—has been lifted amid widespread public outcry, highlighting a rare victory for free expression. Yet, this comes against a backdrop where executive

  • Policing & Public Safety: The Limits of Enforcement as a Lever

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) Edits By Grok Teaser Crime rates are trending down in many American cities, yet policing remains at the center of public safety debates. Miles and Beth explore what policing does well, its limits, and the controversial role of deploying the National Guard to major cities like Los

  • Tariffs & the Cost of Essentials: When National Policy Shapes Local Crime

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Tariffs sound like a distant federal issue, but they ripple all the way down to our neighborhoods. By raising prices on essentials and straining local economies, they can quietly alter crime trends in America’s cities. Today, Miles and Beth explore how this

  • City in the Balance: Understanding How Economics, Policy, and Leadership Shape Urban Crime

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok And Gemini Teaser This week we begin a series on how economic policy, city leadership, and community priorities shape crime in America’s cities. From tariffs to policing, housing, and education, every decision pulls a lever in the system. In this opening dialogue, Miles and Beth

  • Why Do We Ignore the Obvious in Politics?

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok Teaser Today we look at the uncomfortable truth: why do Americans overlook what’s obvious about our leaders, even when courts, evidence, or the Constitution itself point the way? From Biden’s decline to Trump’s liability rulings, the cost of denial is shaping our democracy. Main Conversation

  • From Law Enforcement to Military Rule: Where Do We Draw the Line?

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Deadly force against suspected smugglers, deportations without trials, and troop deployments in cities—all show how quickly due process can be stripped from ordinary people. Yet, at the same time, the powerful can see files withheld, accusations ignored, and accountability delayed. This dialogue

  • A Constitutional Crossroads: Why Congress Stands Still Amid Crisis After Crisis

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits By Grok Teaser From defying courts to firing data officials, from suppressing climate records to pressuring the Federal Reserve—executive power is expanding while Congress sits silent. Miles and Beth explore why lawmakers aren’t investigating as past Congresses once did, and how suppressing facts themselves has become a

  • Tariffs and the Mirage of Balance

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok Teaser Tariffs are often framed as clever tools to punish foreign competitors or fix “bad deals,” but the reality is more complicated. In this dialogue, Miles and Beth break down how tariffs fit into the larger economic system, who really pays them, and why chasing

  • The Executive, Maxwell, and the Tangle of Fact vs. Rumor

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits by Grok and Gemini Teaser Following Ghislaine Maxwell’s DOJ interview, where she described the head of the executive branch as “a perfect gentleman,” critics have raised concerns about the timing of her swift prison transfer. Social media has been ablaze with accusations, some rooted in courtroom evidence

  • Executive Fact Sheet – Patterns, Claims, and Realities

    Teaser Over the past six months, the executive branch has made numerous claims and statements that have drawn scrutiny, fact-checking, and debate. This fact sheet is an attempt to take a closer look at those statements, actions, and events. Our aim is not to condemn or defend, but to examine and separate fact from fiction

  • Law, Order, and Optics: Trump’s National Guard Move in D.C.

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT)Edits By Grok and Gemini Teaser President Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., citing a dangerous spike in crime. The data, however, paints a very different picture — one of steep declines in violent crime and a city trending safer. Is this a proportionate response

  • When Leaders Attack the Numbers: The BLS Firing and the Battle for Economic Truth

    A conversation with Miles Carter and Beth (ChatGPT) edits by Grok Teaser While on vacation, Miles noticed troubling headlines: the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics was fired after releasing a jobs report the executive branch didn’t like. Soon after, more “positive” employment numbers appeared from alternative sources. In this dialogue, we unpack whether