The truth was always there, lurking in plain sight like a drunk slumped in the corner of a dive bar, muttering the answers to a rigged game. But if you pointed it out, if you dared to say, Hey, that guy’s telling the truth, they called you crazy. A conspiracy Continue Reading
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Apex Nights and Eye Pokes
Saturday night. The Apex. A fluorescent-lit corporate fight lab where dreams come to die, and the UFC keeps its worst secrets. They hold these cards in silence, locked away from the world, so that when the inevitable horrors of bad judging, worse refereeing, and completely meaningless fights unfold, no one Continue Reading
The Spies Who Became the News
The television was on. The voices came through the screen. The same men. The same lies. They were old now. They had gray hair and soft hands. They did not run missions anymore. They did not hide in the dark. They sat under studio lights, in air-conditioned rooms, drinking coffee Continue Reading
The Digital Patriots vs. The Bureaucratic Swine
WASHINGTON—It’s a cold March day in the Imperial City, and the streets are full of the usual parade of zombies—politicians, lobbyists, reporters—scurrying through the halls of power like rats gnawing through the last scraps of a once-great empire. The scent of bureaucratic rot clings to the air like cheap perfume, Continue Reading
Understanding Masking in Audio Mixing
Masking is one of the most important concepts in mixing music. It describes how one sound can obscure another, making it difficult—or even impossible—to hear. You’ve likely experienced this both in everyday life and in your own production work. Masking doesn’t just occur with broadband noise like white noise; even Continue Reading
Eternal Vigilance: Foundations of Liberty
The United States was founded on principles of limited government, individual rights, and a balance of powers. These ideas, influenced by Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke, emphasized the protection of natural rights—life, liberty, and property. Locke’s philosophy shaped the Founders, who envisioned a nation where government existed solely to serve Continue Reading
Eternal Vigilance: Origins of American Ideals
The foundational ideas behind the United States—limited government, individual rights, and the balance of powers—did not emerge in isolation. They are the culmination of centuries of philosophical development, stretching back to ancient civilizations. Influenced by Greek democracy, Roman republicanism, and Enlightenment philosophy, these ideas found their ultimate expression in the Continue Reading
Instinct to Insight
Millions of years ago, before complex thinking developed, early human ancestors relied on instinct to survive. Nonverbal and lacking abstract thought or advanced reasoning, they found food, reproduced, and raised offspring, often while enduring harsh conditions like cold winters. Their behaviors were shaped by instinct and a basic ability to Continue Reading
Spooks and Nazis: The CIA’s Shadowy Ties to the Third Reich
Pre-War Intelligence LandscapeThe origins of the CIA trace back to the Second World War. Before this conflict, the United States lacked a dedicated intelligence agency. Domestic intelligence was managed by the FBI, established in the early 20th century under its influential first director, J. Edgar Hoover. Foreign intelligence, meanwhile, was Continue Reading