Introduction: Historical Analogies Gone Awry In recent years, some activists and commentators have drawn provocative parallels between Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews and modern United States immigration enforcement. Emotional slogans compare detention centers to “camps” and immigration agents to fascist police. “Remember, other governments put kids in camps” is a rallying cry heard in immigration…

A Whisper from the Infinite (Poetic Reflection) I close my eyes and breathe the silent air, sensing an eternal presence woven through every atom of my being. In the stillness, a voice without sound seems to whisper: “I AM.” This is the singular truth etched into the fabric of reality, that all things are sustained…

The United States is in the grip of the worst drug overdose epidemic in its history; a catastrophe fueled not by a virus or a natural disaster, but by human avarice and institutional failure. A federal judge overseeing opioid litigation aptly described it as “a man-made plague, 20 years in the making” (1). Since 2000,…

China is straining at every seam. Street violence and social fray Mass knife attacks, arson incidents, and vehicle assaults now appear in state media feeds almost every week. Police scramble everywhere. Citizens film, children run. Chaos feels constant, normal even. In November, an SUV rammed pupils outside a primary school in Changde, injuring several and…

Six days ago marked the thirty second anniversary of one of the most disgusting abuses of government power in American history. Waco was not a tragic accident. It was cold-blooded murder carried out by federal agencies against civilians, twenty five of them children. It was a flex of unchecked authority against the most vulnerable. Seventy…

1. Executive Summary The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently implemented a freeze on food shipments and funding, a measure that is significantly affecting various food assistance programs across the nation, including The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA), and the Local Food for Schools…

Projected Revenue and Budget Impact The U.S. could significantly simplify and stabilize its tax structure by replacing the current federal income tax system with a 25% national sales tax on all final consumer purchases and a 25% flat corporate tax on all business profits. Based on the latest data, this dual-tax model would generate approximately…

Thomas Sowell, born in 1930 in Gastonia, North Carolina, grew up facing the harsh realities of segregation and poverty. His early life was marked by the struggles imposed by a society that sought to define him by his race. Yet, even in the face of discrimination and limited opportunities, his inner drive and resilience set…