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the Bitter Truth
- May 21, 2020
- 1 min
PODCAST: Beyond Capitalism Part 2: Bruce Lerro talks about the failure and future of U.S. Capitalism
He's back! BWAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! Bruce Lerro, co-founder (https://planningbeyondcapitalism.org/) of Planning Beyond Capitalism discu ss es...
the Bitter Truth
- May 19, 2020
- 1 min
PODCAST: Beyond Capitalism Part 1: Bruce Lerro talks about the failure and future of U.S. Capitalism
Bruce Lerro, co-founder (https://planningbeyondcapitalism.org/) of Planning Beyond Capitalism discusses the present U.S. economic state....
PJ Springer
- May 15, 2020
- 4 min
The Cultural Costs of War: Recovering Charlemagne's Bones in 1945
The city of Aachen, Germany, is located between the Meuse and Rhine rivers, near the point where the Netherland, Germany, and Belgium...
Tom Glass
- May 14, 2020
- 6 min
Unlawful Texas Executive Orders
It is time that we talked about executive orders in Texas. What is a legitimate executive order under our Texas Constitution and what is...
PJ Springer
- May 8, 2020
- 4 min
Koje-do, 1952: When the Inmates Captured the Warden
On May 7, 1952, Brigadier General Francis Dodd arrived on time for a meeting at Compound 76, a subdivision of his command zone on Koje-do...
PJ Springer
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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...
Tom Glass
- Apr 6, 2020
- 3 min
Two Texas Miracles for Sam Houston, Jr. at Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh occurred on April 6 and 7, 1862. Many Texans fought there, many of whom died, including the Texan commander of...
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...
Tom Glass
- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Texans Have Faced Worse - The Council House Fight
Texans have lived through worse times than today. In the time of the Republic and afterward, those who lived on the frontier never knew...
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 10, 2020
- 4 min
How the Left was Lost
So, Bernie vs. Joe Biden? So, they’re holding primaries, eh? Biden has more baggage than Hilary Clinton at the Delta Airline kiosk in...
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...
Tom Glass
- Mar 2, 2020
- 6 min
Why Did Texans Secede from Mexico?
Facing a centralized tyranny that had gutted their Constitution, the people of Texas declared their independence from Mexico, today,...
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...
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