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The Elephant, the GOP and Red States and Where Party Symbols Really Came FromSeven common beliefs about the Republican elephant, the letters GOP, the color red and the party name, each tested against the record with a verdict.How to check any claim about a president in under an hourA seven-step method with free primary sources lets any reader test a claim about a president. A worked example tests a famous claim about Lincoln.Writing a letter to the editor that actually gets printedA step-by-step method for the local letters page: one point, one hook, one checkable fact, a signature, and a follow-up letter that sticks.How to Read a Supreme Court Opinion Without a Law DegreeLearn the anatomy of an opinion with District of Columbia v. Heller as the worked example, so you can check any claim about a ruling in about ten minutes.From a Small Magazine in 1955 to a Movement Press That Reshaped the DebateConservatives built their own press long before cable. Here is what Human Events, National Review, the Journal and others did for ideas and the party.William F. Buckley Stood Athwart History and Then Built a MovementBuckley launched National Review in 1955 and spent decades deciding who belonged in the conservative tent. What did the movement gain, and what did it lose?How a Dying AM Dial Turned Into the Biggest Platform for Conservative IdeasTalk radio grew from technology, money and an audience nobody served. The Fairness Doctrine's repeal helped, but it did not build the business.