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PJ Springer

Apr 24, 20203 min read

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, 20205 min read

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, 20204 min read

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...

Want to Win National Elections? You’ll Need To Annihilate an Existing Party First

PJ Springer

Apr 3, 20206 min read

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...

On Declaring Wars, and Ending Them: The Dangers of an Unlimited Presidency

PJ Springer

Mar 27, 20206 min read

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...

A Test-Run in Utah for the Civil War Invasions of the Confederacy

PJ Springer

Mar 20, 20205 min read

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, 20205 min read

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...

Remember When the U.S. Army Recruited a Battalion Based Upon Their Religion?

PJ Springer

Mar 12, 20204 min read

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...

PODCAST: The CIA & Me: John Kiriakou discusses, torture, whistle blowing and the Espionage Act

the Bitter Truth

Mar 8, 20201 min read

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...

Creighton Abrams and the Rise of the Modern Military

PJ Springer

Mar 6, 20204 min read

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...

When Congress Elected the Establishment Presidential Candidate over the Populist with More Votes

PJ Springer

Feb 28, 20206 min read

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, 20204 min read

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, 20204 min read

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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