The breach in the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in war-ravaged Ukraine on Tuesday is no doubt a catastrophe of colossal proportions, a veritable ecological and human disaster that may outlive the war itself.However, the striking thing about the White House...
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It Was All in Vain: Edward Snowden’s Sacrifice 10 Years On
by Patrick Eddington | Jun 7, 2023 | Featured Articles
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the first story featuring National Security Agency (NSA) contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden’s initial revelation: the role of Verizon in aiding NSA’s telephone metadata mass surveillance program.As the Guardian noted...
The Korean War Was a Senseless Waste of American Lives
by Laurence M. Vance | Jun 7, 2023 | Featured Articles
The remains of an American soldier were laid to rest on Memorial Day at the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia after a police car with lights flashing escorted the casket to the cemetery. What made this funeral service so unique and so tragic is that...
Snowden and the Fight for American Privacy
by James Bovard | Jun 6, 2023 | Featured Articles
Edward Snowden did heroic service in awakening Americans to Washington ravishing their privacy. Snowden’s “reward” is to be banished in Russia without a snowball’s chance in hell of a fair trial if he returns to America. But as he courageously declared, “I would...
Rule by Decree: The Emergency State’s Plot to Override the Constitution
by John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead | Jun 6, 2023 | Featured Articles
We have become a nation in a permanent state of emergency.Power-hungry and lawless, the government has weaponized one national crisis after another in order to expand its powers and justify all manner of government tyranny in the so-called name of national...
Republicans Fiscally Irresponsible Act
by Ron Paul | Jun 5, 2023 | Featured Articles
The political and financial class breathed a sigh of relief when Congress passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. The bill suspends the debt ceiling for two years, thus avoiding the establishment’s nightmare of a government default on its debt. Rather, it allows...
Never Again? DeSantis and Torture
by Peter van Buren | Jun 5, 2023 | Featured Articles
During a press conference at the Museum of Tolerance in West Jerusalem in April, Ron DeSantis was questioned about a former detainee’s claim that as a naval attorney at Guantanamo DeSantis watched as the prisoner was force fed, something the UN regards as torture. “Do...
The Biden Administration’s Latest Tone-Deaf Foreign Policy Positions
by Ted Galen Carpenter | Jun 5, 2023 | Featured Articles
U.S. leaders rarely have been noted for being able to gauge changing sentiment in the international arena and adjusting their foreign policy accordingly. The Biden administration, however, may be setting new records for the tone-deaf quality of its policies. Three...
WHO Initiative Would ‘Promote Desired Behaviors’ by Surveilling Social Media
by Michael Nevradakis Ph.D | Jun 1, 2023 | Featured Articles
The World Health Organization (WHO) is proposing a set of recommendations for “social listening surveillance systems” designed to address what it describes as a “health threat” posed by online “misinformation.” The WHO’s Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging...
Conspirators for the Constitution: When Anti-Government Speech Becomes Sedition
by John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead | May 31, 2023 | Featured Articles
Let’s be clear about one thing: seditious conspiracy isn’t a real crime to anyone but the US government. To be convicted of seditious conspiracy, the charge levied against Stewart Rhodes who was sentenced to 18 years in prison for being the driving force behind the...
University of Colorado Site Declares Misgendering an 'Act of Violence'
by Jonathan Turley | May 31, 2023 | Featured Articles
The University of Colorado Boulder (Boulder) is under fire this week for a statement on the “Pride Office” website stating that misgendering people can be considered an “act of violence.” The guide on pronouns is reportedly the work of students associated with the...
Libertarian Apologists for Ukraine’s Authoritarianism
by Ted Galen Carpenter | May 30, 2023 | Featured Articles
It should not come as a surprise that US officials and members of the foreign policy establishment have falsely portrayed Ukraine as a noble democracy. Such deceptions in pursuit of assorted US foreign policy objectives around the globe are nothing new. Throughout the...
Homeschooling is Key to Preserving Liberty
by Ron Paul | May 29, 2023 | Featured Articles
The most recent release from the federally funded Nation’s Report Card shows that 40 percent of eighth graders lack even a basic understanding of US history, while only 14 percent are proficient or advanced in history. This score from 2022 showing so many students...
No Laughing Matter: John Cleese Holds Line Against Calls to Cancel Scene in Life of Brian
by Jonathan Turley | May 29, 2023 | Featured Articles
We have previously discussed how comedians have been objecting that woke activists are killing comedy. The complaint is that a group of perpetually pissed off, humorless people are remaking the world in their own image. It began with college campuses which comedians...
A Memorial Day Message From a Former US Marine
by Lucas Gage | May 29, 2023 | Featured Articles
It’s Memorial Day and Americans are out barbequing, having a few beers, and spending time with their loved ones; they are celebrating to honor the fallen warriors who have died to protect our nation, our freedoms, and our way of life. But I have a serious question...
The Final Durham Report: Democracy’s Horror Show
by Peter van Buren | May 27, 2023 | Featured Articles
Hillary knew. She knew her campaign paid for Russian disinformation (including the alleged pee tape accusations) to be washed through a report by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele. She knew the information was false but could potentially allow her...
The War in Ukraine Was Provoked—and Why That Matters to Achieve Peace
by Jeffrey D Sachs | May 26, 2023 | Featured Articles
George Orwell wrote in 1984 that "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." Governments work relentlessly to distort public perceptions of the past. Regarding the Ukraine War, the Biden administration has repeatedly and...
US Intervention Leaves Rifts That Take Years to Heal
by Brian Berletic | May 25, 2023 | Featured Articles
With so many countries around the globe still subjected to US influence, either literally occupied by US military forces, or ruled by a government helped into power by significant US assistance (or a combination of the two), and with so many countries the target of...
Sorry, This Is Not Going Away
by Jeffrey A. Tucker | May 25, 2023 | Featured Articles
The kids are two years behind in education. Inflation still rages. White-collar jobs are disappearing thanks to the reversal of Fed policy. Household finances are a wreck. The medical industry is in upheaval. Trust in government has never been lower. Major media too...
Where did all the money go? Ukraine's organized military loses major stronghold city to Russian mercenaries
by Jordan Schachtel | May 24, 2023 | Featured Articles
Five months ago to this day, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky delivered what has now become an infamous address to the US Congress. During his speech, Zelensky boldly declared the city of Bakhmut as his country’s “stronghold in the east,” adding, “the fight for...
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