Kristin Tate

1 month ago | thehill.com | Kristin Tate

Illegal crossings at our nation’s southern border have nearly come to a halt since President Trump was sworn in for his second term. But while attention and resources are spent securing the U.S.-Mexico border, our northern border with Canada remains largely overlooked. Human smugglers are already taking extreme advantage of this.

Jan 20, 2025 | thehill.com | Kristin Tate

Elon Musk arguably played a bigger role in electing Donald Trump president than anyone other than Trump himself. The tech titan spent more than a quarter billion dollars on the election effort. He bought Twitter, making it hospitable to conservative ideas and reinstated Trump’s account after it had been banned following the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. He made it more socially safe for business leaders to publicly back the former president.

Oct 5, 2024 | skynews.com.au | Kristin Tate

Former President Donald Trump got exactly what he wished for in his debate with President Joe Biden in June. Biden fumbled through one of the worst debate performances in history— so bad, that it knocked him out of the race. But Trump’s debate triumph was soon overshadowed by Biden’s departure and Vice President Kamala Harris taking his place. Following Trump’s debate failure with Harris last month, the only way he can regain his lost momentum is through another round.

Jul 19, 2024 | thehill.com | Kristin Tate

“UNITE AMERICA!” That was Donald Trump’s message to the nation following the assassination attempt on him during a Pennsylvania rally last weekend. The Republican National Convention (RNC) quickly adopted the “unity” theme this week and eagerly weaved it throughout the entire event. Trump embraced the sentiment as a central refrain in his speech. But unity with whom? And why?

May 3, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Kristin Tate

The intifada has come to Boston. Lost in the national news out of Columbia and Yale were the raucous protests at Emerson College and Harvard that resulted in injured cops and more than 100 arrests. The defiance of protesters against police and their fellow students is part of a wider trend that signals the beginning of the end of the overpriced, elite university system in the United States.