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The Greatest (Geopolitical) Showman’s ‘Inside Out’ Political Solution

The Greatest (Geopolitical) Showman’s ‘Inside Out’ Political Solution

by | Feb 7, 2025 |

How to do the impossible? America is instinctively an expansionist power, needing new fields to conquer; new financial horizons to master and to exploit. The US is built that way. Always was. But – if you are Trump, wanting to withdraw from wars on the empire’s periphery, yet nonetheless wanting too, to cast a shiny image of a muscular America expanding and leading global politics and finance – how to do it? Well, President Trump – ever the showman – has a solution. Disdain the now-discredited...

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Tariffs and the Constitution

Tariffs and the Constitution

by | Feb 6, 2025 |

The taxing power in the federal government resides in the Congress. The Constitution states that Congress has the power to “lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts” of the federal government. Indeed, in order to emphasize the location of this power in the Congress, the Constitution also requires that all legislation “for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives.” So, if only Congress can impose taxes, how can the president impose tariffs?...

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Donald Trump’s Gaza Mirage

Donald Trump’s Gaza Mirage

by | Feb 5, 2025 |

I owe Danny Davis an apology. I speculated during our conversation today that one possible explanation for Trump’s recent rant declaring that the Palestinians of Gaza would be relocated to Egypt, Jordan or some other countries was simply a negotiating ploy. I opined that Trump would be able to tell Netanyahu, “Look, I proposed the idea but the Egyptians, Jordanians and Saudis turned me down.” With that no longer an option, Trump would be in a position to put some pressure on Netanyahu for a...

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Why the Mainstream Media Is in Trouble

Why the Mainstream Media Is in Trouble

by | Feb 4, 2025 |

As most everyone knows, the mainstream media is hurting, big time. For many years, subscriptions and advertising revenue have been plummeting. Some of the big papers have been able to survive only by having some multimillionaire bail them out with his own money and be willing to absorb the ongoing financial losses. Why is this? I submit that one big reason is that most Americans simply do not trust the media. They have come to see the media as just an unofficial mouthpiece for the federal...

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‘This is NPR’: America’s Public Media Faces Reckoning on What it is

‘This is NPR’: America’s Public Media Faces Reckoning on What it is

by | Feb 4, 2025 |

“This is NPR.” That tagline has long been used for National Public Radio, but what it is remains remarkably in doubt. NPR remains something of a curiosity. It is a state-subsidized media outlet in a country that rejects state media. It is a site that routinely pitches for its sponsors while insisting that it does not have commercials. That confusion may be on the way to a final resolution after the election. NPR is about to have a reckoning with precisely what it is and what it represents....

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‘Scorecard, Scorecard, You Can’t Tell al-Queda Without a Scorecard.’

‘Scorecard, Scorecard, You Can’t Tell al-Queda Without a Scorecard.’

by | Feb 3, 2025 |

When I was a child attending Cleveland Indian baseball games at the old Municipal Stadium a thin man in an Indians’ baseball cap ran up and down the aisles hawking scorecards and calling out, “Scorecard, scorecard, you can’t tell the players without a scorecard.” He was right. The scorecards would give you the player’s name, number, and position. Then you would open to a page where you could engage in the fine art of keeping score, tracking the runs, hits and errors, through esoteric notations...

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Audit USAID…Then Shut it Down!

Audit USAID…Then Shut it Down!

by | Feb 3, 2025 |

As of this writing, when you attempt to access the US Agency for International Development (USAID) website or social media pages you are informed that, “This site can’t be reached.” The media reports that the new Trump Administration has not only frozen USAID activities but may be planning on bringing it back under control of the US State Department.  Other reports, including statements by Elon Musk, suggest that it will be closed completely. If true, the closing of USAID may be one of...

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Tulsi Flubs Answer to Senators’ Question about Snowden

Tulsi Flubs Answer to Senators’ Question about Snowden

by | Feb 3, 2025 |

"'Is Edward Snowden a traitor?': Senators repeatedly ask Gabbard for an answer," read a recent CNN headline. This was a hot topic for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Members were questioning cabinet nominee Tulsi Gabbard. She is Trump's choice for director of national intelligence. CBS News added that "Numerous senators -- both Republicans and Democrats -- have questioned Gabbard on Snowden." How did Gabbard flub in her response? She ducked answering the question. Instead she...

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Shut Down the US Department of Education? Rep. Thomas Massie has a Bill to Do That.

Shut Down the US Department of Education? Rep. Thomas Massie has a Bill to Do That.

by | Feb 2, 2025 |

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced a bill on Friday that would implement the repeatedly expressed desire of President Donald Trump to shut down the United States Department of Education. Shutting down the Department of Education and moving education decisions out of the control of the US government were actions Trump proposed on multiple occasions through his presidential campaign. Then, on November 19 after winning the presidential election, Trump concluded his written statement announcing...

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Condos in Gaza! Solving the Mideast Problem Trump Style

Condos in Gaza! Solving the Mideast Problem Trump Style

by | Feb 1, 2025 |

The Great White Father in Washington has spoken. Let mere mortals hark and obey. Gaza is a ‘mess’ said President Trump and must be ‘cleaned up.’ 2.1 million human refuse are befouling this potentially prime beachside property. `We just clean out that whole thing’ quoth the Great Developer. Trump said the answer to this thorny problem is to move all these Palestinian refugees to neighboring Egypt and Jordan. Voila! Problem solved! Why didn’t the world think of this earlier? Small problem:...

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Romanian Election Undone by TikTok

Romanian Election Undone by TikTok

by | Feb 1, 2025 |

On Nov. 24, at the southeastern frontier of the European Union and NATO, Romanian voters delivered an unexpected victory to a right-wing populist named Călin Georgescu in the opening round of the country’s presidential election. Always considered a longshot, Georgescu had been polling in the single digits just weeks before surging to claim first place with 23 percent of the vote. The result shocked Romania’s two dominant parties, who found themselves on the sidelines as Georgescu...

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CIA/NYT Remove North Korean Troops From Ukraine’s Front Line

CIA/NYT Remove North Korean Troops From Ukraine’s Front Line

by | Feb 1, 2025 |

After three months of intense propaganda the CIA decided to bury an Ukrainian disinformation scheme and announced to 'pull North Korean troops off the front line'. Well. How did North Koreans get to the front line in the first place? On October 14 the former president of Ukraine Vladimir Zelinski initiated an information-operation designed to increase support for Ukraine. He alleged, without evidence, that Russia planned to involve North Korea into the war. U.S....

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Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed At Deporting Anti-Israel Protesters

Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed At Deporting Anti-Israel Protesters

by | Jan 31, 2025 |

Last spring, a wave of protests across college campuses nationwide against Israel's war in Gaza became the focal point of the growing cultural schism further dividing American society. The dichotomy between supporters and opponents of those protests immediately parlayed into the 2024 election cycle, with rightwing politicians seizing upon the opportunity to use the chaos in order to chip away at the crumbling foundation that the Biden administration's re-election hopes rested...

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NATO: The Case To Get Out Now

NATO: The Case To Get Out Now

by | Jan 31, 2025 |

The case for getting out of NATO now encompasses four fundamental propositions: First, the Federal budget has become a self-fueling fiscal doomsday machine, even as the Fed has run out of capacity to monetize the skyrocketing public debt. Second, the only viable starting point for fiscal salvation is slashing the nation’s elephantine Warfare State by at least $500 billion per year. Third, the route to that end is a return to the “no entangling alliance” wisdom of the Founders, which means...

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The Rise of the Immortal Dictator: What Will AI Mean for Freedom and Government?

The Rise of the Immortal Dictator: What Will AI Mean for Freedom and Government?

by | Jan 30, 2025 |

“At least when there’s an evil dictator, that human is going to die. But for an AI, there would be no death. It would live forever. And then you’d have an immortal dictator from which we can never escape.”—Elon Musk (2018) Get ready for Surveillance State 2.0. To achieve this turbocharged surveillance state, the government is turning to its most powerful weapon yet: artificial intelligence. AI, with its ability to learn, adapt, and operate at speeds unimaginable to humans, is poised...

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A Republic of Spies

A Republic of Spies

by | Jan 30, 2025 |

In 2021, to his credit, President Joe Biden warned the American public against the dangers of zero-click spyware manufactured by an Israeli corporation. Zero-click is unwanted software that can expose the entire contents of one’s mobile or desktop device to prying eyes without tricking one into clicking on to a link. Biden banned its importation and use in the United States. Last week, as an inducement to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the Israel/Hamas ceasefire agreement,...

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Peace & Prosperity Blog

No War for Semiconductors

No War for Semiconductors

by | Aug 29, 2023

“No war for oil” is a well-known chant and message on signs at antiwar protests. It challenges a common special interest purpose behind United States military actions abroad. It...

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Toxic N95 Masks

Toxic N95 Masks

by | Aug 28, 2023

In April of 2020, top coronavirus fearmongers including Anthony Fauci and his coconspirators turned on a dime from advising against wearing masks to protect against coronavirus...

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