Welcome to The Madden Memo

The Madden Memo is a collection of articles and news stories, categorized by topic. This allows readers to view differing opinions on a single topic, rather than having to search for them.

Today, the role of academia, the media and even science is to shape public opinion rather than reflect or report on it. Generally, a template or narrative is established first (the war on women and global warming, as examples). Then data is collected and news is reported that will support the narrative.

What’s missing, is any data or news that might conflict with the narrative. The Madden Memo gathers these contrary articles making it easier for readers to get a fuller story. You’ll get a glimpse on how these narratives are created and why. You’ll also discover the lengths the media goes to advance their position by covering up or discrediting any information that contradicts the narrative.

One nefarious aspect of the way the media works is that their message is then taught in schools. This practice allows politicians and government officials to control public opinion and behavior, with the ultimate goal in mind… to advance liberalism.

A good way to understand the relationship between the various players involved is to begin with the “Liberals/Liberalism” page. You must understand the mindset and motives of liberals in order to debate them. Logic and reason do not apply; it is a grievance movement born out of victimhood.

The news feeds to the right are from prominent liberal media sources: CNN, the Huffington Post, MSNBC and the Politico. They serve as excellent examples of the liberal bias in media. Just pay attention to the political feeds and in no time you’ll notice the glowing reports on democrats and the liberal agenda and the condemnation of republicans. You’ll see first hand, every madcap idea flowing out of the democrat party.

Note: Most of the topics we discuss show a “narrative” at the beginning of the topic. The narrative is the commonly-held liberal belief, popularized by the media, academia and science. Throughout the topic you’ll see opposing views from a variety of sources. The sources we use for articles vary based on their readability and completeness on a topic. Some are used because they clearly illustrate a bias. Most of the source we use are popular and well-known publications and news organizations (NY Times, Washington Post, CNN etc). We avoid unknown or little-known sources but sometimes they’ll have a point worth sharing.

CNN

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions [...]

Politics of the Day

Politics of the Day [...]

Stormy Daniels testifies in Trump's hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continued Tuesday in New York. [...]

CNN's Kaitlan Collins describes the mood inside the courtroom during Trump's hush money trial as Stormy Daniels testified about her [...]

Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Biden "understands that people have a right to protest, but [...]

During a keynote address at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's annual Days of Remembrance Ceremony, President Joe Biden addresses the [...]

A CNN panel discusses the testimony of Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who took payment to buy her silence [...]

Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks with CNN's Jake Tapper [...]

Witness testimony in Trump's hush money trial wraps for the day

Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continues in New York. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis [...]

Judge Merchan ruled that Trump again violated the gag order for the tenth time and threatened to jail Trump if [...]

Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu tells CNN's Jake Tapper that despite the tensions over Biden's handling of the war in [...]

Fareed talks to former CIA Chief of Disguise Jonna Mendez, author of "In True Face: A Woman's Life in the [...]

Potential Trump VP contender Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Donald Trump's remark comparing the [...]

Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Biden has "evolved" on abortion over his career and that [...]

Huffington Post

The former president took aim at MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell after a day of testimony in his hush money trial. [...]

The late night host zeroed in on one pretty terrible detail from the former president's hush money trial. [...]

One admission from Stormy Daniels was "a big damn deal," said Elie Honig. [...]

"The Late Show" host had a hard time with this horrific detail from the former president's hush money case. [...]

This week's "Daily Show" host spotted some uncomfortable testimony during the former president's hush money trial. [...]

Ty Cobb said Judge Aileen Cannon is "not capable of ruling intelligently or fairly." [...]

A senior administration official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter. [...]

“You need to speak to him," Judge Juan Merchan told the former president's attorney. "I won’t tolerate that.” [...]

The sixth and final body of a construction worker who died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse was found. [...]

Lawyers and pundits had strong reactions to Judge Aileen Cannon's decision. [...]

The controversial Charged Sips contained 155 to 302 milligrams of caffeine, according to Panera. [...]

Greene said she's not following through on last week's threat to force a vote against the House speaker because she's [...]

The name change to Scouting America comes as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims [...]

The children's responsibilities included cleaning kill equipment — head splitters, jaw pullers, bandsaws and neck clippers — the Labor Department [...]

The state legislature is poised to become the first to block the sale of pistols that can be modified into [...]

Dharmesh Patel pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder after he allegedly drove his Tesla off a cliff [...]

“Enough, Stuart. This interview is ridiculous, what you are doing right now,” Noem griped as Varney repeatedly asked her about [...]

A source close to the Trump campaign says he will attend both events. [...]

The war in Gaza has pitted two key Democratic constituencies against each other, and Joe Biden will likely need the [...]

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. federal government over a law that would ban the [...]

The South Dakota governor suggested she couldn't discuss it — after writing about it in her book. [...]

The Democrat said she “misspoke and I regret it” after her comments were condemned as “harmful, deeply uninformed and genuinely [...]

No planes have been taken out of service, but the company must create a plan to address ones that are [...]

The former president's shameless 180 is laid bare in the short clip. [...]

Miles Taylor said things are happening a little differently for Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign. [...]

The "Late Night" comedian also ribbed the former president about falling asleep during his hush money trial. [...]

Alyssa Farah Griffin hit Republicans competing to become Trump’s running mate with a damning question. [...]

Omarosa Manigault Newman also suggested why the former president is almost pushing Judge Juan Merchan to lock him up in [...]

"The Tonight Show" host mocked the South Dakota governor's head-scratching answers when she was asked if she had or hadn't [...]

The president's team reworked Lamar's "Euphoria" slam of Drake to reveal just some of the things that Biden hates about [...]

Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan says Trump has no "moral compass." [...]

The Donald Trump confidant's new venture with David Plouffe prompted scorn. [...]

The "Late Show" host spotted a bizarre encounter at a fundraiser for the former president. [...]

Neal Katyal also summed up the latest defense by the former president's legal team in his hush money trial as [...]

The late night host made a bold prediction for the former president. [...]

“Have you seen this guy? He doesn’t look like a fat guy, except his stomach is out to here,” the [...]

"The Daily Show" correspondent spots bizarre moments from some of the former president's VP hopefuls. [...]

Court records say Ronnie Wiggs told police he covered his wife's nose and mouth to keep her from screaming. [...]

Social media posts were filled with encouragement for the former president to continue his defiance of the judge in hopes [...]

University of Mississippi opened a student conduct probe after a GOP Congressman acknowledged "potentially inappropriate behavior" in a video he [...]

Crisis pregnancy centers are peddling a dangerous, unsafe "reversal" procedure, state Attorney General Letitia James said. [...]

A correction officer was taken to a hospital after suffering burns and smoke inhalation, the city's Department of Corrections said. [...]

In a highly unusual arrangement, the movie mogul was moved to a separate floor from where Rikers detainees are usually [...]

One man on X joked he was "gonna stay undecided until Weinstein and Cosby weigh in." [...]

"It's a simple question," CBS' Natalie Morales snapped. "Did you or did you not meet with Kim Jong Un?" [...]

The ceremony, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, reportedly continued uninterrupted as news of the death spread among people in the [...]

Authorities say Bernard J. Polite, 26, told them he tried to shoot the Rev. Glenn Germany because “God told him [...]

"#Reflecting," the former Playboy model captioned a bathtub photograph on social media. [...]

The school said it will hold smaller, school-based ceremonies instead of a university-wide ceremony. [...]

The NFL great left his seat to promptly give his two cents on the stand-up comedian’s wisecrack. [...]

Politico

Why physician-assisted suicide is gaining ground in Albany

With help from Shawn NessNew from New YorkHappening now: Will this be the year that lawmakers approve physician-assisted suicide? Mayor [...]

What MTG wants from Mike Johnson

Marjorie Taylor Greene has a price in mind for calling off a vote on ousting the speaker. [...]

How Hope Hicks went from Trump confidante to key prosecution witness

She always survived the many shakeups in the White House. [...]

Noem book dogged by new claims of inaccuracies

The South Dakota governor says she met with North Korea's dictator and, separately, that she was threatened by Nikki Haley. [...]

Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker. [...]

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, [...]

Noem dog shooting sparks Congressional Dog Lovers Caucus

“Given recent dog-related news, it’s evident that both sides of the aisle reject animal cruelty and support protecting man’s best [...]

Kristi Noem defends dog slaying: ‘I chose the safety of my children’

"She attacked me. And it was a hard decision," Noem said of her dog, Cricket. [...]

Adams talks protest busting

With help from Shawn NessNew from New YorkHappening now: Mayor Eric Adams talked about the reasons why it was time [...]

RNC chief implores Greene to stand down

Inside the crash GOP effort to head off a motion to vacate. [...]

Abortion-rights groups have never faced a state like Florida

Voters in states across the political spectrum have backed abortion rights since the fall of Roe. But Florida’s November referendum [...]

Turmoil persists at Columbia

With help from Shawn NessNew from New YorkHappening now: The protests at Columbia University continue as the college threatens expulsion [...]

When man’s best friend becomes a politician’s worst nightmare

Kristi Noem created a firestorm on social media over the weekend and dog lovers from both sides of the aisle [...]

DA's fate rests with Hochul

With help from Shawn NessNew from New YorkHappening now: Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley's future after she disobeyed police [...]

Concern over commencements

With help from Shawn NessNew from New YorkHappening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul is already talking with college leaders about safety [...]

“The truth as we know it is over.” “Civil War” star on how it really could happen here.

Wagner Moura, one of the stars of the hit film “Civil War,” tells Playbook Deep Dive how making a movie [...]

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, [...]

Biden visits Syracuse as NYC campus chaos grows

With help from Shawn Ness and Irie SentnerNew from New YorkHappening now: Two Syracuse University alums visited their former college [...]

Videos show growing pro-Palestinian campus protests as lawmakers speak out

Videos of campus protests are spreading on social media and show the most visceral aspects of the demonstrations. [...]

The place to be for politicians and protesters

With help from Shawn Ness.New from New YorkHappening now: Columbia University is now a gathering place for protesters and political [...]

Republicans are trying to snuff out climate embers around the country

Conservatives are aggressively targeting efforts to reduce carbon emissions across the continent. [...]

The budget roadshow continues

Gov. Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Mayor Eric Adams and labor leaders celebrated the approval of a wide-ranging [...]

The Pennsylvania House race testing the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war

Summer Lee is the first high-profile progressive House member to face a contested primary this year. [...]

Columbia strife ensnares Hochul, Adams

With help from Shawn NessNew from New YorkHappening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Columbia University amid the rancor there. A [...]

Cotton and Hawley: Send in the National Guard to Columbia

Calls for federal action at the university campus come as Monday marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover. [...]

David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, dies at age 89

He was considered one of the Democratic party’s giants in Arkansas. [...]

Trump has a rocky relationship with Black voters. He’s trying to change it.

Three officials with his campaign outlined the former president’s strategy. [...]

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, [...]

AIPAC-endorsed Democrat calls for Israeli leadership change

Vulnerable California Rep. Mike Levin said "new leaders" are needed. [...]

A state budget in sight

With help from Shawn NessNew from New YorkHappening now: The budget end is nearing, but probably not until the weekend. [...]