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Deep State 101: A Primer and Prescription

Whether monarchy, dictatorship, or constitutional republic, no government worthy of the name lacks for a shadowy unelected elite with hands on the tiller and in the till, influential persons with inherited or recent wealth.

五月 07th, 2018

作者 Geoff Dutton

Deep State 101: A Primer and Prescription

Every nation worth its salt has a deep state, a loose network of rich and powerful players who ratify, veto or formulate state social, economic and military policies. Whether monarchy, dictatorship, or constitutional republic, no government worthy of the name lacks for a shadowy unelected elite with hands on the tiller and in the till, influential

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Geoff Dutton

Geoff Dutton is an ex-geek turned writer and editor. He hails from Boston and writes about whatever distortions of reality strike his fancy. Currently, he’s pedaling a novel chronicling the lives and times of members of a cell of terrorists in Europe, completing a collection of essays on high technology delusions, and can be found barking at progressivepilgrim.review.

The Political Organization Men

Many working-class Americans voted for Donald Trump believing he would address their needs, not those of rich Republicans. But all pols, it seems, end up conforming to their political group’s priorities.

十月 30th, 2017

作者 Lawrence Davidson

In 1956, William H. Whyte published a book entitled The Organization Man about America’s societal changes in the post-World War II economy. Basing his findings on a large number of interviews with CEOs of major American corporations, Whyte concluded that, within the

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Why Americans Don’t Trust The Federal Government?

Why do polls continue to indicate that the American people feel forgotten and mistrust the federal government?

五月 10th, 2017

作者 Derrick Broze

Why Americans Don’t Trust The Federal Government?

The Pew Research Center has released its annual poll numbers regarding the percentage of Americans who trust the federal government. The release of these new polls add to a growing amount of evidence that the

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‘We The People’ Against Tyranny: Seven Principles For Free Government

“As I look at America today, I am not afraid to say that I am afraid.”— Former presidential adviser Bertram Gross

十一月 07th, 2016

作者 John Whitehead

‘We The People’ Against Tyranny: Seven Principles For Free Government

As history teaches us, if the people have little or no knowledge of the basics of government and their rights, those who wield governmental power inevitably wield it excessively. After all, a citizenry can only hold its government accountable if it knows when the government oversteps its bounds. Precisely because Americans are easily

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John Whitehead

Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute. His new book Battlefield America: The War on the American People (SelectBooks, 2015) is available online at www.amazon.com. Whitehead can be contacted at johnw@rutherford.org.

Obama Orders 40 Percent Cut In Government’s Greenhouse Gases

“These are ambitious goals, but we know they’re achievable goals,” Obama said on the roof of the Energy Department, where he toured a solar panel installation after signing the executive order at the White House.

三月 19th, 2015

作者 Associated Press

Marine One, carrying President Barack Obama, blows the snow covering the South Lawn of the White House. Despite the president's own choice in not so fuel efficient means of travel, he has ordered the government to reduce it's own greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama

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238 Years Later, Would Americans Still Choose Freedom Over Slavery?

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”—Patrick Henry

七月 04th, 2014

作者 John Whitehead

238 Years Later, Would Americans Still Choose Freedom Over Slavery?

Commentary Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials. Imagine that in this very same country, you’re watched all the time, and if you look even a little bit suspicious, the police stop and frisk you or pull you over to search you

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我们都在一起：不放弃美国梦的案例

很久以来，美国一直是一个交战的国家，一个致力于占领和征服的军事帝国，以至于我们这个交战国的公民也许忘记了与世界和平相处的和平意味着什么。