The Media Matrix That Makes You Forget

Two weeks ago, something happened. Something that would have dominated headlines for a month in 2005. Something people would have talked about at dinner, argued about at work, and processed over time. But you can’t remember what it was. Can you? That’s not a memory problem. That’s…

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Populism and the Need for a New Political Theory

One of the main political developments of the past decade has been the rise of populism, even if its roots can be traced further back, perhaps to the 1990s and the rise of the Freedom Party of Austria under Jörg Haider. The larger breakthroughs, however, came in the…

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Trump Wants to Attack Iran, But Does Saudi Arabia Hold the Keys?

I have been in contact with a friend who is privy to a source in West Asia that has some interesting insights into the behind the scenes activity to prevent a new US attack on Iran. Russia and China are busy trying to erect a new security architecture…

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So What Do We Do Now?

Set the scene. A massive military presence halfway around the world. American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines on a wartime footing under a social media lockdown. Old and angry, the US President publicly threatens to “end” things for another country, and then does it. In the proud tradition…

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More Than Half of LA’s Street Homeless Are Not From LA

The magnet effect is real—and fatally undermines the “housing first” narrative. os Angeles hosts the nation’s largest unsheltered homeless population. In recent years, despite billions in city and county spending, L.A.’s once-pristine streets have become littered with tents, drugs, and feces. City leaders have made elaborate promises about managing…

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We Could, We Should, We Must

On Insects As a Delivery System, and “Beneficial Bloodsucking.” A few summers ago I gave consideration to moving to Florida or Texas. This was 2021 when it felt like there was a collective madness in my hometown of New York City. If you remember that moment, you…

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Lindsey Graham’s ‘Circle of Death’

Instead of the carrot-and-stick approach, Trump may use the stick and stick approach. The senator from South Carolina has taken an idea from the Zionist playbook. It’s called the “Circle of Death.” In Gaza, the Zionists use yellow lines. The lines are invisible and when hapless Palestinians—men,…

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Meta Axes 8,000 Workers as Zuckerberg Admits AI is Watching, Replacing Labor

Welcome to another day of corporate America hemorrhaging engineers and other white-collar workers with insurmountable student debt as AI adoption accelerates. This era will likely be remembered in history as the great “white-collar purge,” and the response will be continued hatred of data centers. We’ve been covering for…

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U.S. Bases in Germany Allegedly Shipping Arms to Israel for Iran Strikes

Israeli broadcaster Channel 13 reported on Monday that large-scale shipments of weapons and ammunition were transported to Israel over the past 24 hours through US military bases in Germany using dozens of cargo aircraft, as the Israeli military maintains high alert status for potential renewed operations against Iran.

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Thomas Massie’s Primary is a Test of U.S. Sovereignty

Tonight we are going to learn if it is possible for a US Representative to represent his constituency and America’s interest instead of Israel’s and remain in office. Thomas Massie, a seven-term Representative from Kentucky’s 4th congressional district, has been targeted for political termination by the Israel Lobby…

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