Since the election, the mainstream media has been hammering the same theme when it comes to the House Freedom Caucus, a 40-member group of conservative lawmakers. The New York Times, the Associated Press and the Washington Post have all used the terms “hard-right” or “hard-liners” when describing this caucus in a flagrant attempt to cast it as an extremist entity in the Republican-controlled House.

There was a time when these terms were used exclusively for fascists and Nazis, but no longer. Now, they’re used to describe any Republican who believes the Constitution means what it says and believe the purpose of the party is to expand liberty. As for the subject of these news stories, they’re often about whether the House Freedom Caucus will support a challenge to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, particularly after Donald Trump’s victory.