“He who is the author of war, lets loose the whole contagion of hell, and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.”— Thomas Paine, 1778 These are not merely times that try men’s souls. These are times that test whether we possess souls at all. We were promised an end to regime change. […]
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The government is gaslighting us. Not metaphorically. Not rhetorically. Literally. We are being told not to believe what we saw, not to trust witnesses, not to trust video, not to trust journalists who were assaulted for doing their jobs. We are told the problem is our perception, our tone, our lack of patience. Fine. If […]
There is something profoundly unwell about a president who sees rebellion in every raised voice, treason in every crowd, and enemies in the governed themselves. This week, Donald Trump once again demonstrated that his presidency is not merely authoritarian in instinct, but unstable in execution. In response to protests in Minneapolis following an aggressive federal […]
At a December 2025 meeting at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump publicly aligned with Benjamin Netanyahu in endorsing a plan that would uproot the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. Reporting on related policy discussions cites proposals for voluntary relocation of Gaza’s population as part of postwar planning. Language matters. When starvation, blockade, and battered shelters leave […]
He calls himself the peace president. It’s a tidy phrase. Polished. Market-tested. A dove yes, but clenched in Trump’s fist. Peace, apparently, now includes airstrikes launched on Christmas Day. Peace includes joking responses when asked what happens if Russia and Ukraine refuse a settlement imposed from above. Peace includes missiles fired at boats too small […]