“Project Russia,” Reveals Putin’s Playbook | Washington Spectator
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Between 2005 and 2010, a set of books called “Project Russia” was distributed to high-ranking officials in the Russian government and other influential thought leaders. The books offered a detailed…
on Dec 13
Endgame: The Risk of a Trump Coup and How to Prevent It | Washington Spectator
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Donald Trump’s plans for overturning the election result if he loses again have become increasingly visible. This year, Team Trump’s attack on our election system encompasses three distinct phases.
on Sep 21
The Rise of “Pro-Labor” Conservatism | Washington Spectator
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The appearance of Teamsters president Sean O’Brien at the Republican convention last month was the most public salvo yet in an otherwise quiet conservative debate: whether, and how, to embrace labor, and what to do about the union question.
on Sep 4
Direct Democracy Circumvents One-Party Rule in South Dakota | Washington Spectator
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Sioux Falls, SD — When your roots are planted too deep in red soil to move, and the GOP has applied Roundup to your party, the question becomes, now what? For our feisty little band of Dakotans…
on Aug 29
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American democracy has a billionaire problem. It’s not just that they’re not paying their fair share of taxes: they’re trying to buy our highest courts to advance their personal agendas…
on Aug 26
Kennedy Ballot Operation Has Far-Right Ties | Washington Spectator
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The campaign to elect Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an independent candidate for president, recently announced it has signatures required to appear on ballots in every state. This news was released a few…
on Aug 23
Peter Thiel and the American Apocalypse | Washington Spectator
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Between the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, and the rapid coalescence around Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, everyone’s rushing to…
on Jul 31
Paranoia on Parade | Washington Spectator
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How reactionary grievances have helped bring America’s democracy to the brink of collapse
on Jul 16
The Wide Angle: The Future Belongs to Surrealists | Washington Spectator
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As we head into the pithy core of the 2024 election season, institutionalists are alarmed, and with good reason. Our highest court just ruled (SEC vs. Jarkesy; overturning Chevron doctrine) that all…
on Jun 29
Pentagon Strikes Back Against Claims of Alien Invaders | Washington Spectator
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For nearly a century, there has been a never-ending narrative about UFOs crashing to Earth. The public has been bombarded with ever-more lurid tales about how the Pentagon and military contractors…
on May 30
#GOPGROWTHSCAM | Washington Spectator
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President Trump regularly brags about the phenomenal economic growth achieved during his presidency. Many economic commentators and political pundits have fallen for his assertion and have repeated it.
on May 25
The Heritage Foundation’s Racist Origins and What That History Tells Us | Washington Spectator
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What will the prescriptions in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 mean for parents, public schools, and multiracial democracy? The law professor and social critic Kimberlé W.
on May 1
Trump’s Peace Plan? Nuclear Blackmail. | Washington Spectator
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A little-remembered magazine interview from 1987 may hold clues about what Trump and Putin are ultimately up to. What was on Trump’s mind back then — besides dispensing unsolicited foreign policy…
on Apr 30
Project 2025: The Latest Plot Against America | Washington Spectator
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“Project 2025” has been winning an increasing amount of attention in its own right, but it’s actually the opening salvo of “The 2025 Presidential Transition Project.” This comprehensive playbook was…
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On January 6, 2021, a stunned nation watched as protesters stormed the Capitol to prevent the certification of the electoral votes from the November election. The effort failed…
on Mar 15
Is a UFO hoax a Time-bomb for Biden? | Washington Spectator
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A new law requires all UFO-related government records created more than 25 years ago to be made public. The usual assortment of hucksters are circling.
on Mar 3
Steps to Avoid a Constitutional Coup in 2024 | Washington Spectator
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Walt Whitman was right when he wrote that our democracy is an athletic one. Defending our democratic republic requires the stamina of a marathon runner and the versatility of a gymnast.
on Feb 1
Washington Has Lost the Plot | Washington Spectator
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Official Washington has lost the plot, and I’ve never been more frightened for the future of America.
on Dec 18, 2023
Reality in Taiwan Differs from Perception in DC | Washington Spectator
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It has become an article of faith in Washington circles that conflict between China and Taiwan is a palpably real near-term concern. Most recently this idea has been given new life because funding for…
on Nov 10, 2023
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On Friday, October 4, 2019, a little more than a year before the Council for National Policy (CNP) spearheaded efforts to overturn the 2020 Presidential elections on behalf of Donald Trump…
on Oct 31, 2023