Commentary

In Darkness Visible

December 29, 2020 0

The signals from the political establishment to Donald Trump ring pretty clear now: get thee hence, thou big-bottomed orange menace to order and sanctity! Has ever a president been lonelier at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave? Lincoln’s “team […]

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Should You Laugh or Cry?

December 23, 2020 0

BY BRIAN MAHER The announcement came yesterday afternoon… Interest rates stay glued to the floor. And the Federal Reserve will continue inflating its balance sheet until… “substantial further progress has been made toward the Committee’s maximum employment […]

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Yuletide Visitations

December 22, 2020 0

Welcome to the longest night of the year, the moment of maximum mystification and terror for frail humanity, fretting that the sun might be going away for all the rest of time. Scanning the smoke […]

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Will America Split? History Says ‘Yes’

December 17, 2020 0

The California-led states look a lot like the western half of the Roman empire heading into the 5th century. By Robert Lopez December 16, 2020 The curious case of Texas v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was a short-lived but portentous controversy. […]

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When Deplorables Become Ungovernables

December 16, 2020 0

Pepe ESCOBAR China, Russia and Iran are the top three existential “threats” to the U.S., according to the National Security Strategy. Three features distinguish the top three. They are all sovereign powers. They are under varying […]

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Fingers Of Light

December 15, 2020 0

Fingers of light peel away the hiddenness of badge-wearing sadists and Apache helicopter war crimes. Fingers of light peel away the lies of the dust-faced gargoyles on screens in dark rooms. Fingers of light peel […]

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Gut Check

December 15, 2020 0

By Tim “xrugger” Stebbins for The Burning Platform What does it mean to be a free man anymore? Am I truly free when the money I pay in taxes goes to support the excesses of […]

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