If you’ve spent any time in political discussions over the past several years, you’ve probably heard some version of this claim: that President Barack Obama “gave Iran pallets of American taxpayer money.” Sometimes the number attached to that claim is $150 billion. Sometimes it’s $400 million. Often the story is told with dramatic language about planes loaded with cash and secret deals. It’s a powerful narrative. The only problem is that it’s also deeply misleading. The actua

Let’s try a simple thought experiment. The next time you hear something the current president says, pause and ask yourself one question: What if Barack Obama had said that? Not because Obama was perfect. He wasn’t. Not because Democrats are saints. They’re not. But because contrast has a way of exposing what we’ve decided to normalize. Let’s start with one phrase Donald Trump has used repeatedly at rallies and in interviews: “The enemy from within.” What if Obama said that? H