The death of former President Jimmy Carter started me thinking about how long it’s been since the United States has been led by a head of state who was also a thoroughly decent human being. To be sure, while in office Carter made many mistakes in terms of both foreign and national security policy, but much can be attributed to his inexperience and his unfortunate reliance on hardliners in his cabinet, most particularly Russophobe Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was his National Security...
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Trump and Kennedy Vow to Block Central Bank Digital Currency
The many opponents of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) coming to America with its attendant threats to liberty will be happy to hear recent comments from independent...
Dennis Kucinich Files to Run for the US House
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Ayn Rand was a novelist and philosopher. Less well known is that she was also a stamp collector. In her 1971 Stamp Journal essay “Why I Like Stamp Collecting,” Rand discussed why...
Going for the Gold in Texas
This March, voters in the Texas Republican primary election will see on their ballots a proposition calling for the state government, utilizing its Texas Bullion Depository that...
Electing a President Who Has Debated Nobody During His Campaign
Americans have become accustomed to watching presidential debates, or at least seeing excerpts of them or reports on them, as part of the process of deciding who to vote for....
Biden Campaign Staffers Protest US Support for Israel’s Gaza Onslaught
A group of 17 staffers for President Biden’s 2024 re-election have signed onto an anonymous letter protesting the president’s support for the Israeli slaughter of...
Killing One in Four Gazans Within a Year
The Israel government is directly causing thousands of deaths in Gaza. But, the biggest contributor to inflicting death in Gaza will likely be the Israel government causing the...
The Last Time the 14th Amendment Insurrection Provision Was Used to Bar Someone from US Elected Office
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