John & Nisha Whitehead “He says, ‘You’re not going to be a dictator, are you?’ I said: ‘No, no, no, other than day one. We’re closing the border, and we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I’m not a dictator.’” Donald Trump to Sean Hannity on being asked if he would abuse power after being re-elected Once …
Raymond Arroyo analyzes what he sees in Joe the Imposter’s meeting with the brand new Prime Minister of Israel. Note that Joe is not talking to the man, but is rather reading from notes. Note that the Prime Minister himself appears uncomfortable in this situation and maybe that is for the same reason many of […]
Dr Steve Turley comments here on a Newsweek piece from last week noting that certain unnamed officials in the Pentagon are cooking up contingency plans to act in case President Trump should try imposing martial law to deal with the fraudulent 2020 elections. Yes. Fraudulent. It is unclear whether or not the President actually intends to do […]
Many Americans feel like they have a miserable choice of presidential candidates this year. But the same pattern goes back at least to the end of the Reagan era. For decades, presidents have had far more power than they can be trusted with. Here are election season pieces I wrote on this theme in 1988 […]
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Conspiracy theories often abound about many different topics. The seven people that run the world. The Illuminati. UFO’s. Secret government antigravity and other “black projects.” President Trump as the secret agent of Vladimir Putin. Chemtrails. DARPA. All these and many others form the basis for many interesting theories and stories, even movies that are considered “documentaries.” But few such tales have aroused as much apparently serious attention as the new one concerning Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.
It is obvious from photos of cabinet meetings that the top gear of government has become too big to operate smoothly, thoughtfully, and carefully. As a result, citizens are being spun around wildly, which explains why they are so nauseous over what goes on in Washington.
The terms of the big political debates of our time miss the point entirely.
The wait for House of Cards Season 5 is finally over! Warning: Spoiler alerts ahead! Proceed with caution.
There is an anti-immigration theory that immigrants will weaken American political institutions by not supporting them as much as Americans whose ancestors have been here for many generations. Here are four studies that prove the opposite.
