Like many other grifters, Minaj hopped on the Trump bandwagon, riding tall in the saddle and making rounds on the Conservative circuit.

There's an old saying among public figures: "Sometimes ya just gotta give the people what they want." J. Basil Dannebohm disagrees. The former legislator writes, "While some people are inebriated by hyperpartisan Kool-Aid, I've heard carefully scripted, albeit tired arguments from both sides and will continue to approach my consulting, columns, and life from the middle. Like roughly 45% of Americans (an increase of 2% from 2024), I am an Independent."

J. Basil Dannebohm offers a cogent analysis of the tragic shooting of Renee Nicole Good and ICE operations from an independent perspective.