The Midwife for the Imperial Presidency—Theodore Roosevelt
By accident Theodore Roosevelt became President in September 1901, upon the assassination of President William McKinley. Having achieved his lifelong…
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Maryland v. King and the Total Loss of Our Bodily Integrity
As I document in my new book, A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, our freedoms—especially the Fourth…
When I Tried To Become A 9-1-1 Operator
I was desperate for a job. I wanted out of retail. Temp jobs were not meant to last. I gave…
The Age of Authoritarianism: Government of the Politicians, by the Military, for the Corporations
President Obama’s declaration that “America is at a crossroads” in the fight against terror, a fight that is increasingly turning…
Seductive Abduction and Other Poems
Now that you have me blindfolded and blind-sided by your kinky kindness and all tied up with future plans while…
Operation Vigilant Eagle: Is This Really How We Honor Our Nation’s Veterans?
Just in time for Memorial Day, we’re being treated to a generous serving of praise and grandstanding by politicians, corporations…
Benjamin Franklin and the U.S. Constitution
Let us suppose 81-year-old Benjamin Franklin was actually healthy at the 1787 Federal Convention in Philadelphia, in short, that he…
The Suffragette
A desk in the shape of a box sat in the living room of one Mr. David Nashe. Mr. Nashe,…
Round the Clock Surveillance: Is This the Price of Living in a ‘Free, Safe’ Society?
Immediately following the devastating 9/11 attacks, which destroyed the illusion of invulnerability which had defined American society since the end…
Bet’n Jive
EXT. UNIVERSITY QUAD - DAY It’s a small Catholic University. The type that hosts haunted castles, secret underground passageways and…