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May 14, 2026 Guest Commentaries

War’s Lasting Cost to Liberty

War is often sold to the public as a noble necessity, but those not versed in its true history may not appreciate how reliably it serves as the greatest enemy of liberty, inevitably stripping citizens of rights, expanding state power, and destroying the futures of those who fight. The following article was originally published by […]

January 28, 2026 Interviews

Covid Was Normal

The COVID-19 pandemic allowed for a concerted campaign to convince people that the situation was anything but normal. For both businesses and government entities, the only thing everyone could seem to agree on was that we were in “unprecedented times.” This belief parroted over and over again was used to promote and support a seizure […]

October 31, 2025 Original Analysis

A Brief History of Wartime Federal Expansion

While the Federal instinct to encroach is constant, an uncomfortable historical fact should slow down your enthusiasm whenever you hear cries for unity during war time. The enemies that America faces are our enemies for good reason, but the current bloated state of the Federal government has been allowed only through a series of encroachments […]