The Real Problem with Julian Assange
By Marie Hawthorne The government defines malinformation as “based on fact but used out of context to mislead, harm, or manipulate.” In other words, inconvenient…
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The NYC Trucker’s Strike: How Much Influence Do They Wield?
By Marie Hawthorne Truckers keep things interesting, don’t they? And they’re at it again with a NYC trucker’s strike organized to protest a verdict against…
Neuralink: Here’s What We Know About This Brain-Computer Interface
By Marie Hawthorne This site published an article back in 2019 on “smart chips for the brain.” It quoted Northwestern University neuroscientist and business professor…
Disease X: Governments Are Preparing for a Scarier New Pandemic
By Marie Hawthorne Have you heard of the Disease X Act of 2023? I hadn’t, until this week. In June, a bipartisan bill was introduced…
European Farmer Protests: Farmers Are the Canaries in the Climate Change Initiative Coal Mine
By Marie Hawthorne The German farmer protests started 2024 off with a bang. Last week, irate farmers prevented Germany’s Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck from getting…
We Have to Budget, But the US Government Doesn’t. They “Misplaced” $21 Trillion.
By Marie Hawthorne What if you lost a whole lot of money? Can you imagine the horror and desperation you’d feel? Well, the US government…
Reduce Birthrates or Pay: The US Is Making It Harder to Have Kids
By Marie Hawthorne Elon Musk is known for bemoaning the declining birthrate. He’s doing his part to remedy that situation, having fathered eleven children himself….
The West Is Taking Draconian Measures to Silence Free Speech
By Marie Hawthorne Western culture has valued free speech as a necessary check on overreaching centralized power for centuries. Yet we’re watching the ability to speak…
Air Travel Is More Miserable Than Ever. This Fits a Concerning Agenda.
By Marie Hawthorne Moving where you want in pursuit of career opportunities and adventure has been part of the American psyche for a long time. …
A Brief History of Government Shutdowns (and Why This Fix Is Only Temporary)
By Marie Hawthorne Newly installed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson just managed to avert a government shutdown. Democrats helped pass a spending bill that will…
Is a Cyber 9/11 Coming?
By Marie Hawthorne Talk of a “Cyber 9/11” has been circulating for years. With the next presidential election twelve months away now, some folks are…
Here Are Six Recent Victories for People Who Love Freedom
By Marie Hawthorne War in Israel. War in Ukraine. Out-of-control borders. The WHO Pandemic Treaty coming to take away our civil liberties. It’s easy to…
Fascism Is Actually a Merger of State and Corporate Power, Stamping Out Dissent
By Marie Hawthorne “Fascism should more appropriately be called corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power.” While this was originally written…
Now the Clintons Are Getting Involved in Ukraine
By Marie Hawthorne I grew up in a very pro-military family. For a long time, I believed that criticizing military action was hateful to the…