Oligarchy is a very old system of governance and one we have never really escaped. More than 2,000 years ago, Aristotle stated that oligarchy (oligarchia) becomes the governance system “when men of property have government in their hands.” Today, we define “oligarchy” as “government by the few, especially despotic power…
I believe well over a million Gazans have already perished due to US and Israeli bombs and forced starvation, and that fewer than 100,000 have emigrated. Those Gazans remaining upright – on the 30% of the Strip left to them – are being starved, bombed, burned, and harassed…
The trilateral framework agreement will not end the resistance of the Lebanese Shia. On June 29, General Joseph Aoun, the president of Lebanon, met with Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of the US Central Command at the Baabda Palace overlooking Beirut. “During the meeting, discussions were held regarding…
“I forgot to get napkins. I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me.” —Darializa Avila-Chevalier, primary election winner, New York’s 13th Congressional District Who are all these Democratic Socialists of America, anyway? “We are Westerners fighting for the total eradication of Western civilization,”…
Obviously, the Supreme Court’s ruling on anchor babies in Trump v. Barbara is ridiculous. Chief Justice John Roberts, along with the Papist nut and the three witches, has apparently decided the “FREE MONEY” sign on our border was not good enough. We need to give the…
Recently I wrote about how immigrant-invader federal judge Sparkle Sooknanan from Trinidad and Tobago, a Biden last minute DEA appointment, blocked President Trump from using the federal database to limit voting in US elections to American citizens. Today I am writing about the two journalists who reported…
After revealing himself to be a total moron by attacking Iran, Trump abandons the spirit of Anchorage. I just returned from a fly fishing trip to Slovenia during which I had a long conversation with my fishing guide about Balkan history. My main day on the Krka…
A mailer reading “No wars for Jews,” among other messages, was sent to thousands of Tennessee households in June 2026 bearing the name of a local Young Republicans chapter. JTA has removed the QR code.(Courtesy of Rep. Scott Cepicky) By Andrew LapinJune 26, 2026 3:35 pm A…
Walk through any supermarket today and pick up a loaf of bread. Chances are, the ingredient list contains twenty or thirty items. Yogurt often includes gums, stabilizers, modified starches, emulsifiers, flavor systems, and preservatives. Salad dressing reads like a chemistry experiment. Ice cream may contain ingredients your grandmother…
The transit system’s refusal to enforce fares has turned the trains over to criminals. Every day, thousands of Los Angelenos take a deep breath, step out of their houses, and plunge themselves into a transit experience straight out of Mad Max. The city’s buses have become rolling homeless shelters,…
