It’s not unusual for smallish nationalist political parties in Europe to be banned once they’re perceived as a possible “threat” to a country’s establishment. “Democracy” has devolved into a tightly managed system of manipulation and regulation, and populists and nationalists aren’t supposed to participate in an effective way. As…
So, you wonder why Democrats are so anxious to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the USA. Is it to lead the national ticket in 2028? Who else have they got? Pete Buttigieg doesn’t have half of Kilmar’s charisma. AOC is just pretending to be Sandy-from-the-block — and everybody…
For decades, U.S. foreign policy wonks such as Paul Wolfowitz, Raymond Tanter, Douglas Feith, and Richard Perle, argued that U.S. military power could reshape the Middle East, somehow transforming it from the tribal and religious mess that it is into an American-style liberal democracy. The primary beneficiary of this…
Story at a Glance: •The FDA was established in 1906 in response to public concern over unsafe food and drugs, such as spoiled food and counterfeit products. However, food industry lobbyists gradually gained influence, leading to the removal of the agency’s original leader. As a result, numerous harmful food…
Many prattling about the Rule of Law and Our Sacred Constitution these many years have no problem with President Trump usurping Congress’s constitutionally specified “. . . Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, . . .” (Article I, Section 8) by issuing his Liberation Day…
The West has waged a “proxy war” against Russia via Ukraine and lost it, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said. Hungary, a member of the EU, has repeatedly criticized the bloc’s policies on the Ukraine conflict, particularly its sanctions on Moscow and weapons deliveries to Kiev. In an interview with…
You likely already know from reading Racket that the Biden administration was very active in targeting misinformation and disinformation, even as it engaged in those practices. Racket’s Twitter Files and other reporting have extensively documented many of the anti-disinformation and misinformation programs and organizations that the federal government supported, like the Election…
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel detailed that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) exposed rampant federal spending tied to certain left-leaning NGOs, which he described as potential fronts for “borderline criminal activity.” Thiel, founding partner of the venture capital firm Founders Fund, made the explosive claims during an interview with his…
My rewrite of the famous quote by Lord Palmerston regarding “interests” to have it reflect the reality of Israel and its powerful friends would go something like this: “I say that it is a narrow policy to suppose that Israel is to be marked out as the eternal ally…
The Old Nexus were not heroes. Their vision to make America great again was to ditch the Philosopher Kings before the Philosopher Kings ditched them. They sought to retain the old system of reward and privilege bestowed upon an entrenched hereditary conjuring class. They were not fighting to eradicate…
