Our country barely exists because the FBI was never an honest law enforcement organization. It has been corrupt since its inception more than 100 years ago (part of the Coup of 1913). I first came in contact with the FBI about 70 years ago as a State Trooper, when…
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A Quick Guide to Slavespeak
I propose that we accompany physical detox with a verbal detox: we need to purge our bloated vocabulary of several concepts that are poisoning our understanding of ourselves and the world. These concepts have been elaborated by people who would describe themselves as “self-aware,” “progressive,” and “liberated,” but they are actually…
This is Why the Left Runs From Joe Rogan — Bernie Just Got Wrecked
There’s a reason most liberals avoid Joe Rogan’s podcast like it’s radioactive. And that’s because when they can’t hide behind scripted questions and friendly hosts, they literally fall apart. And this week, it was Bernie Sanders who walked straight into the fire and got himself torched. Bernie thought he…
Control, Crisis and Compliance: Endgame Logic of Late Capitalism
It must be made clear from the start that, drawing on the work of sociologist Max Weber, capitalism is an ‘ideal type’ concept. An ideal type is a conceptual tool that highlights certain key characteristics of a phenomenon by accentuating some elements while omitting others. It is not meant…
Trump Doesn’t Speak for Us
Just a few days ago, the major Danish paper B.T. wrote an editorial about immigrants: “They should not be integrated. They should go home.” The paper pointed out that Danes are on course to become a minority in their own country by 2096. It added:…
A Big Beautiful Bill for the Military-Industrial Complex
The US Senate worked through the weekend on the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The goal was to pass it quickly to ensure the House will then pass it and send it to President Trump’s desk before the July 4th holiday. However, disagreements among Republican Senators over reductions in spending on…
The Good Intentions License for Tyranny
“He who saves his country violates no law,” tweeted President Trump in February. He was echoing a line often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. His supporters were electrified by Trump’s tacit invocation of a right to boundless power.The more power a person seeks, the less credit his unverifiable intentions…
The Angel of History as a Symbol of Resistance
The unforgiving war will be long and bloody. Yet the Angel of History seems to have caught a second wind. It’s one of the most mesmerizing passages in the history of knowledge. In the 9th of his Theses on the Philosophy of History, Walter Benjamin – Jewish, tragic figure, solitary genius…
President Trump’s Plan for the Middle East
In discussion yesterday with Nima on Dialogue Works about the Israeli-Iranian-Trump-Netanyahu ongoings, I suggested a bold and innovative plan for the Middle East that Trump should present to the world in a speech to the UN General Assembly. I even offered to write the speech. https://www.youtube.com/live/L-8j_NSxC14 I formed the plan…
Trump vs. Musk: ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Feud Sparks Overnight Political Firestorm
Elon Musk on President Trump this morning: REPORTER: "Are you going to deport Elon Musk?"TRUMP: "We'll have to take a look. We might have to put DOGE on Elon. You know what DOGE is? The monster that might have to go back and eat…