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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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