
Trump And Musk’s Gilded Age
The later 19th Century was called the ‘Gilded Age’ because the gold gilding hid the raw corruption that truly defined the era.

The later 19th Century was called the ‘Gilded Age’ because the gold gilding hid the raw corruption that truly defined the era.
How anAmerican-created’protection service’became the mainsource of deathsquads in Iraq.Iraq’s ‘Protection Service’ Source Of Death SquadsBy Cliff MontgomeryIraq’s Facilities Protection Service (FPS), created after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has become…
News Flash: Amember of the BushAdministrationcaught in a lie…Revealed: De-Classified Clinton Anti-Terror Strategy Condoleezza Rice Claims Never ExistedBy Cliff MontgomeryIn a series of recent public statements, Secretary of State Condoleezza…
Is the irrationalsecrecy of the BushAdministrationdestroyingdemocracy?Secrecy Watchdog Group Gives Poor Marks To Bush AdministrationBy Cliff MontgomeryA highly-regarded, non-partisan secrecy watchdog group has released its “Secrecy Report Card” for 2006, and…
Why no groupshould haveunchecked power ina free society.New Book Exposes Flaws In “State Secret Privilege”By Cliff MontgomeryComing into the final stretch of the election on Nov. 7th, it may help…
Should careerpoliticians decidewho gets a trial andwho doesn’t?Bush Administration Working To Silence Terror SuspectBy Cliff MontgomeryThe Bush Administration is attempting to keep a terrorist suspect who has spent years in…
Big Oil is drilling onpublic land–and atour expense.Is Bush Administration Allowing Big Oil to Scam Us?By Cliff MontgomeryAccording to an Oct. 30th article in the New York Times, “the Interior…
Experts sayimportant terrorintelligence is beingkept from those whoneed it most.Intelligence Info Kept From First RespondersBy Cliff MontgomeryFive years after September 11th, the Bush Administration’s willingness to share needed intelligence and…
Since when havepower-hungry careerpoliticians deservedour absolute trust?Sen. Rockefeller Asks: Who’s Protecting Americans From Their “Protectors”?By Cliff MontgomerySen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has long been recognized as a voice of reason during…
Bush’s I.R.S. onlyfinds a heart forKatrina victimsduring a closeelection.I.R.S. Delays Action On Katrina Victims Until After Nov. 7th ElectionBy Cliff MontgomeryIf you think the Bush Administration thinks little of those…
Electricityde-regulation isabout to rocket theaverage Americanto the poor house.Electricity De-Regulation Fleecing TaxpayersBy Cliff MontgomeryAbout half the American states have experienced a decade-long effort to de-regulate their electricity production. These moves…
We are not bound “to His will, in all cases whatsoever.”Is Bush Becoming a New ‘King George’?By Cliff MontgomeryThe Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a group federally mandated to produce…
It really is the economy, stupid–that, and the Iraq War.Why Democrats Have Taken The Middle ClassBy Cliff MontgomeryLess than two weeks before the Nov. 7 election, the latest Associated Press-AOL…
The U.S.Government doesn’tknow what’sbecome of sensitiveinformation on itslaptop computers.Agency Reports Loss Of More Than 1,100 Laptops Over 5 YearsBy Cliff MontgomeryA Commerce Department review has discovered that over the last…
There’s another wayto bring Jesus intothe discussion onAmerican values.Is Christianity the ‘Religion of Revolution’?By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 25th, 2006A grave concern arose in 19th-to-middle 20th Century America over rising…
Our enemy may wellbe using violence inIraq to keep us in afool-hardy, losingsituation.Are Attacks On U.S. Troops Meant To Keep Them In Iraq?By Cliff MontgomeryLeo Tolstoy once wrote that the…
Could an election loss be the thing which saves the Republican Party?Could Loss of Congress Be Best Thing for G.O.P.?By Cliff MontgomeryAccording to the Associated Press (AP), “the White House…
Our ‘Terrorist Watch Lists’ seem created to watch everyone except the terrorists.land Security Forced To Revise Terrorist Watch ListsBy Cliff MontgomeryAngry congressional lawmakers have given the Department of land Security…
Surprise,surprise–Jesus isneither ‘Red State’nor ‘Blue State’.Religious-Right Voters Facing Challenge From Liberal ChristiansBy Cliff MontgomeryAt the turn of the last century, one of the most popular movements among Christians was called…
Andrew Cardargues that his BushAdministration notesbelong to him, notthe Americanpeople.Former White House Chief Tries To Get Around Records LawBy Cliff MontgomeryThere is an old adage often used by con-men, but…
In electricity, the”invisible hand of themarket” is robbingAmericans blind.In Electricity, “Market Discipline” Producing “Rate Shock”By Cliff MontgomeryThe idea was simple: if inefficient governments would just allow “the invisible hand of…
Let’s ask a simple question: Why are we in Iraq?Are Islamists Real Winners Of Iraq Occupation?By Cliff MontgomeryLet’s begin by telling a simple truth: The Bush Administration invaded Iraq with…
Why can’t the Fedsprotect their ownsensitiveinformation?Loss of Personal Information Widespread in GovernmentBy Cliff MontgomeryA new report from the House Government Reform Committee shows that the loss of personal data is…
Why can’t the Fedsprotect their ownsensitiveinformation?Loss of Personal Information Widespread in GovernmentBy Cliff MontgomeryA new report from the House Government Reform Committee shows that the loss of personal data is…