Government Spin Doctors Control the News Cycle
“We Americans are the ultimate innocents. We are forever desperate to believe that this time the government is telling us the truth.”—Former New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg Let’s talk …
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Should the Wall Street Journal Have Pulled Gershkovich Out of Russia?
Ever since Russian authorities arrested Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of having violated Russia’s espionage laws, the Journal has steadfastly maintained his innocence. The Journal claims that …
Biden’s Atrocious Assange Prosecution
“A confident government that is unafraid of the truth embraces a free press,” proclaimed Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. But he was referring only to the Chinese government crackdown on …
An Income-Tax Free Century
As Americans rush to file their income-tax returns by April 18, we should never forget that this horrific tax was not part of our nation’s history for more than 100 …
Did Russian Officials Sting Evan Gershkovich?
Ever since the arrest by Russian officials of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage, U.S. officials have been vehemently denying that he is a spy. But …
Why Does NPR Still Exist?
One of the hallmarks of authoritarian countries is that the media is state-run or under the direct supervision or control of the government. The Xinhua News Agency is the official …
Friendship with Russia Is Verboten
Two days ago, I posted an article entitled “Time to Revisit the Maria Butina Case,” which showed that when it comes to playing the game of taking “political hostages,” the …
Lyndon Johnson’s Role in the Kennedy Assassination
The New York Times has published an article today entitled “Lyndon Johnson Was No Friend of Martin Luther King Jr.” which describes how Johnson worked closely with former FBI Director …
Time to Revisit the Maria Butina Case
Yesterday, I wrote about the concocted, made-up, fake crime that U.S. officials used to incarcerate Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for some 14 years of his life, until he secured …
“Law and Order” and Libertarianism
The election year of 1968 was a tumultuous one marked by the assassinations of Sen. Robert Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King, urban race riots, college antiwar demonstrations, …