Early Electoral Chaos and Party Loyalty, Part III
The first Jefferson administration (1801-1805) was largely dominated by foreign affairs—despite Jefferson’s best efforts to keep the...
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PJ Springer
- Apr 17, 2020
- 5 min
Early Electoral Chaos and Party Loyalty, Part II
Last week, I started a discussion of Alexander Hamilton’s meddling in political affairs at the federal level, beginning with the Election...
PJ Springer
- Apr 10, 2020
- 4 min
Early Electoral Chaos and Party Loyalty, Part I
When it comes to bizarre electoral outcomes, one would be hard-pressed to find a stranger results than the ones found early in the...
PJ Springer
- Apr 3, 2020
- 6 min
Want to Win National Elections? You’ll Need To Annihilate an Existing Party First
In his farewell address to the nation, George Washington warned the public about the dangers of allowing political parties to emerge. In...
PJ Springer
- Mar 27, 2020
- 6 min
On Declaring Wars, and Ending Them: The Dangers of an Unlimited Presidency
The founders of the nation took the concept of war very seriously—why else would the subject garner so much attention in the...
PJ Springer
- Mar 20, 2020
- 5 min
A Test-Run in Utah for the Civil War Invasions of the Confederacy
Less than four years before the American Civil War commenced at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, the United States Army received a shocking...
the Bitter Truth
- Mar 17, 2020
- 5 min
War is a Racket
"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man...
PJ Springer
- Mar 12, 2020
- 4 min
Remember When the U.S. Army Recruited a Battalion Based Upon Their Religion?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often simply referred to as “LDS” or “Mormons,” has had a tumultuous relationship with...
the Bitter Truth
- Mar 8, 2020
- 1 min
PODCAST: The CIA & Me: John Kiriakou discusses, torture, whistle blowing and the Espionage Act
In this episode of the Bitter Truth with Abe Abdelhadi, Former CIA agent and whistle blower, John Kiriakou discusses exposing torture...
PJ Springer
- Mar 6, 2020
- 4 min
Creighton Abrams and the Rise of the Modern Military
In 1972, President Richard Nixon appointed General Creighton Abrams as the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Previously, Abrams had...
PJ Springer
- Feb 28, 2020
- 6 min
When Congress Elected the Establishment Presidential Candidate over the Populist with More Votes
For the Common Defense 28 February 2020 Paul J. Springer In 1824 the populist candidate Andrew Jackson won the largest number of both...
the Bitter Truth
- Feb 18, 2020
- 4 min
Bernie Sanders is Comfort Food
The DNC has spent the better part of a year, flooding the market with most every two-bit current and former office holder and oligarch,...
the Bitter Truth
- Feb 11, 2020
- 4 min
Red Dawn Was Not a Documentary
I often get asked, “Why are you so political?” Simply put, I have been most of my life. Even when I was younger and playing in bands, and...
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