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The Deep State’s Triumph: 2024 and the Erosion of Liberty
John & Nisha Whitehead“Everyday the future looks a little bit darker.” ― Alan Moore, WatchmenWe have become a nation adrift in a sea of government overreach, abuse and corruption.The following is a sobering account of the challenges we faced in 2024, which were marked by the government’s never-ending power grabs […]
THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
Seymour Hersh Hersh at work in North Vietnam, in 1972, three years after he broke the massacre story. / Courtesy Seymour Hersh. This, sadly, is yet another holiday season marked by war and death throughout the Middle East, Ukraine, and especially in Gaza. And so I thought, in keeping with […]
The Christmas Truce Of World War I
Authored by John Denson via The Mises Institute The Christmas truce, which occurred primarily between the British and German soldiers along the Western front in December 1914, is an event the official histories of the “Great War” leave out, and the Orwellian historians hide from the public. Stanley Weintraub has broken […]
What Was So Different This Time About Trump’s Election?
Trump’s 2024 resurgence marks a dramatic shift from his 2016 vilification, fueled by Biden’s unpopularity, a longing for normalcy, and Trump’s endurance through relentless opposition. By Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In the weeks before the 2016 Trump Electoral College victory, Trump was polling between 35 and 40 percent. He would […]
Since When Did We Republicans Start Being Against Punishing Criminals?
The Burning Platform Guest Post by Kurt Schlichter Oh no, we are not going to forgive and forget. There is a time for forgiving, but it’s not now. If we’re going to forgive, we need to get something out of it and see some contrition. You don’t just give it away […]
A Gift America Can’t Return: The Police State Is America’s New Crime Boss
The Rutherford Institute, John Whitehead “There are always risks in challenging excessive police power, but the risks of not challenging it are more dangerous, even fatal.”—Hunter S. Thompson, Kingdom of Fear The American police state has become America’s new crime boss. Thirty years after then-President Bill Clinton signed the Violent Crime […]
Trump Election Win Triggers Houthi War Drills As Yemen Braces For US Invasion
MintPress News, Ahmed Abdul Kareem The goal is not to repel or kill enemy soldiers but to capture them,” said Ali Mohammed Hassan, his voice steady as he adjusted the strap of his AK-47. Dressed in the traditional Tahami uniform, grenades hanging from his belt and ammunition at the ready, […]
Revealed: The Israel Lobbyists Writing America’s News
MintPress News, Alan MacLeod A MintPress News investigation has found hundreds of former employees of Israel lobbying groups such as AIPAC, StandWithUs and CAMERA working in top newsrooms across the country, writing and producing America’s news – including on Israel-Palestine. These outlets include MSNBC, The New York Times, CNN and […]
Black Money, Black Flags: How USAID Paved the Way for Syria’s Militant Takeover
MintPress News by Alexander Rubinstein As the designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) establishes its proto-government in Idlib, notoriously corrupt NGOs are stepping in to fill the gaps in public services, with some even defecting to work alongside the group. The United States, which spent two decades and $5.4 trillion […]
Trump in 2025
The Burning Platform by Administrator Guest Post by Paul Craig Roberts As President-elect Trump’s inauguration approaches, Trump supporters are happy in their thoughts that Trump will halt the inflow of immigrant-invaders, pardon the wrongly imprisoned Jan 6 attendees, stop America’s participation in wars that benefit only Israel, and hold accountable scoundrels such as […]
