If you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit our Support Page. Must Reads Time to Give Up on Identity Politics (This starts off slow, but it’s one of the best articles I’ve ever read on why identity politics is poison, Salon) The Photos the U.S. and Saudi Arabia … Read more
As I noted in last Friday’s piece, Donald Trump Finally Comes Out of the Closet, the firing of Steve Bannon represents the most significant event to occur during the Trump administration thus far. For the purposes of this piece, it’s important to review some of what I wrote: Irrespective of what you think of Bannon, him being … Read more
If you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit our Support Page. Must Reads Bannon: ‘The Trump Presidency That We Fought For, and Won, Is Over.’ (Yes it is, The Weekly Standard) The White House is Now Run Entirely by Hucksters, Democrats, and Generals (Possibly the best title ever written, … Read more
If you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit our Support Page. Must Reads Facial Recognition Surveillance is Here — But Privacy Protections Are Not (Huge issue not getting the attention it deserves, The Hill) Our Relationship with Saudi Arabia Is an Embarrassment (Excellent, National Review) Pentagon Study Declares … Read more
If you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit our Support Page. Must Reads Pentagon Secretly Tested Chemical Weapons on US troops. Vets Demand to Know the Cost (I have no words to describe how despicable this is, McClatchy DC) US and UK Acting Above the Law to Support … Read more
If you appreciate my work and want to contribute to independent media, consider becoming a monthly Patron, or visit our Support Page. Must Reads The Hamilton Hustle (One of the best articles I’ve read in a long time, The Baffler) This is What Plutocracy Looks Like (CounterPunch) CNN, Doxing, And A Few Ways In Which We Are Full of Shit … Read more
Part of Trump’s appeal to many of his voters was, at least ostensibly, the idea that he would employ a less hawkish/neocon foreign policy than his opponent Hillary “We Came, We Saw, He Died” Clinton. While it’s still too early to decisively say that Trump will usher in yet another foreign policy disaster for these … Read more
Must Reads Democrats Must Become the Party of Freedom (Not holding my breath, but great article, Washington Monthly) The Threat to Free Speech (Commentary Magazine) YouTube Sets New Policies to Curb Extremist Videos (Very disturbing precedents are being set, The New York Times) Poll: Voters Grow Weary of Russia Probes (Nice work Dems, The Hill) Nancy … Read more
If there was ever any doubt that most members of Congress work for themselves and not the people, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia wants to dispel you of such hallucinations. Here’s a disturbing excerpt from a section of a recent post on his official website, Manchin Pledges to Return to Era of Bipartisan Cooperation and … Read more
If you appreciate our work, and want to contribute to genuine, independent media, consider visiting our Support Page. Must Reads The Big Collusion Narrative Keeps Melting Down (The National Review) This is How to End Islamic State Terror – and Stop British Foreign Policy Blowback (Excellent, Middle East Eye) Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Coming: ‘Consensual Telepathy,’ Anyone? (Beyond creepy, The … Read more