For Every Total War There Is a Season

Eighty-five years ago, our nation was in the grips of the “Great Depression” and on the verge of total war. Go back another eighty years and we faced the “panic of 1857” and civil war. In 1773 Colonists protesting taxation raided English ships and dumped the tea they contained into Boston Harbor. Two years later “the shot heard ‘round the world” signaled the start of the revolutionary war.

Today we’re facing stagflation, a potential depression and not just a war but total war.  We’re witnessing institutional failure on par with the 1930s and a vacuum of leadership reminiscent of the pre-Civil War period prior. 

Are we being revisited by old and familiar cycles?

Several analysts today write and lecture on the influence of cycles. Neil Howe charts demographics’ effect on civic and political institutions and Harry Dent believes he can predict when the current generation will consume the most snack foods.  Charles Nenner forecasts financial markets and Martin Armstrong prophesizes economic waves.

For the sake of argument, let’s say we are influenced by cycles and unfortunately, they’re all pointing to very dangerous financial and geopolitical times ahead. Given that, wouldn’t it be prudent to refrain from risky foreign adventures and to enact policies that strengthen social cohesion?

Sadly, the Biden administration seems to be doing quite the opposite. From leaving our borders wide open to saber rattling with nuclear powers. We could well be travelling down the road to potential ruin!

In Solidarity,

If you were an enemy or an economic competitor, how would you respond to the Biden administration opening the southern border to millions of illegal aliens with no prospect of effectively vetting them? Would you send in agents and special forces who could foment civil strife, commit sabotage and/or engage in random acts of terrorism?    https://twitter.com/realmuckraker/status/1717139508154540045     These are the aliens we know about. How about the ones that escaped or we never saw crossing the border?   Thousands of Special Interest Aliens Posing Potential National Security Risks Enter via CBP One App For the two-plus decades after 9/11, professionals of the U.S. homeland security enterprise have fretted about illegal immigrants from foreign nations where Islamic terrorism groups operate who, without invitation or authorization, breach the Southwest Border and enter the country every year.   Read More   The Biden administration has allotted $850 million to resettle new arrivals throughout all 50 states. What if the administration just stopped encouraging people to come here illegally? Read More

Cloaked in the usual verbiage of “reform” and “making things more efficient”, these new rules for the H-1B visa program are making it easier to replace white collar workers and overlook recent college graduates. • Expands ways to circumvent the annual 85,000 H-1B numerical cap • Dumbs down H-1B requirements • Eases the transition process from student visa on OPT to H-1B • Allows outsourcing companies to continue to game the system

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Read the Notice

None of this will be news to those that follow us. I’ve written about and lectured on the negative impacts Immigration Reform Act of 1965. We know that its architects lied to the American public claiming the bill would have “modest” effect on our immigration system. What is peculiar is it was printed in The Atlantic. In addition, the author also opines the Democratic Party is horrible on immigration and it is costing the wage earning class. Read More

 

Last Monday during a Twitter/X Spaces discussion, Elon Musk said he believes the West is “sleepwalking our way into world war three,” and “putting civilization itself at stake.” Link:  https://summit.news/2023/10/24/elon-musk-warns-we-are-sleepwalking-our-way-into-world-war-three/

https://youtu.be/00frv5blaXM	Colonel Douglas Macgregor (retired) has well deserved reputation as military strategist and geopolitical analyst. In this 50 minute podcast he hits on all the hot topic issues both foreign and domestic, from Ukraine to Israel and from the southern border to inflation. Watch Video
	Cycle analyst Charles Nenner shares his thoughts on war, rumors of war and the economy. Watch
	If you graduated from college and are young and upwardly mobile, we have some bad news for you – the price of home ownership just doubled! Read

Those looking to shut down debate on restricting immigration often resort to attacks that include name calling. Groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center apply designations such as “hate group” or “anti-immigrant” to organizations wanting to educate Americans on the topic. The good news is sometimes these attacks fail. Watch

	Bounty Put on Customs and Border Patrol Agents Read More
	Biden’s Urgent Oval Office Address Omits Reference to Border Crisis Read More
	Nationals from State Terrorism Sponsors Rewarded with Green Cards Read More

It was a delight sitting down with Chrissy Wozniak of North American Ag and for once being the person asked the questions as opposed to asking the questions. We discussed the evolution of my political opinions as well as the principles that guide the strategies and tactics I apply when it comes to navigating the political landscape of today. Watch on YouTube