Animal Farm Politics: The Deep State Wins Again
John & Nisha Whitehead
“No question, now, what had happened to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to...
Who are the “Elite”?
Todd Hayen
People are always correcting me when I use the term “elite” to describe that group of “people” (or maybe lizards) who are calling the shots and who created the...
Welcome to 2025: Where Your Freedoms Go to Die
John & Nisha Whitehead
“There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice.” Montesquieu, Enlightenment philosopher Wondering what to expect...
Choosing What to Believe
Todd Hayen
There was a time in a galaxy far, far, away that you didn’t have the luxury of “choosing” what to believe. The job at hand was to figure out...
Beyond Dunderdrone
Sylvia Shawcross
Oh for heaven’s sakes! Are there dunderheads running the world now? Their magic tricks and deception play like a scratchy old vinyl in the background of our lives now....
When Rights Become Privileges: Is the Constitution Becoming Optional?
John & Nisha Whitehead
“Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges. That’s all we’ve ever had in this country is a ‘Bill of Temporary Privileges.’ And if you read...
Inevitable
Todd Hayen
I used to believe that the only way we were going to get out of this mess was to flip sheep (apologies to those offended by my continued use...
Voluntary Democracy – Part 2
In Part 1, I proposed a new sociopolitical model called Voluntary Democracy. I suggested that the three branches of government—the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary—could be replaced by three voluntary...
Voluntary Democracy – Part 1
Iain Davis
I propose a new sociopolitical model that I call Voluntary Democracy. You may reasonably ask how I became arrogant enough to even contemplate doing such a thing. I am no...
Consequences
Todd Hayen
Many people seem to think these days they can do anything they want with no negative consequences—that doing whatever they want is their right, and if they get negative...
Divide and Conquer: Political Riptides Threaten to Overwhelm the Nation
John & Nisha Whitehead
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human...
Four-Level Decentralised Government
Antony Alexander
It was good to see writer and broadcaster Iain Davis back at Off-Guardian (21/11/24), this time with some interesting thoughts about democracy. I’d agree that representatives selected from party...
The Vaquita Porpoise
Sylvia Shawcross
People are wearing things. They’re sporting blue bracelets and outrageous tattoos and bald heads or beards or flags or make-up or decals or pins or memes on teeshirts and...
It’s Just Not Possible
Todd Hayen
Since when have human beings developed this belief that no one in power could possibly be corrupt, or have ulterior motives to benevolent governance? It seems impossible for them...
“The Mainstream Media is Dead! Long Live the Mainstream Media!”
Kit Knightly
The old mainstream media is dying, and has been for years. This has only become more apparent in the weeks since Donald Trump was re-(s)elected. News that CNN is...
Horton is a Hoot
Sylvia Shawcross
And so it was that Moe was standing half-way down my walkway with his cellphone in hand. I like Moe. I’ve met him before. He delivers packages. He’s from...
Why do we only support mob-rule when our mob wins?
Iain Davis
The internet and the streets are awash with US Democrat voters moaning about the tyranny they fear will be imposed upon them by Republican voters. As recently highlighted by Larken...
Transhumanism, the Death of God, and Eternal War
Todd Hayen
It seems that the idea of transhumanism as a major force in this current global debacle is often put on the back burner and is considered a bit too...
Spectacle
Sylvia Shawcross
There are two types of people in this world: the introspectors and the exospectors. Well… there are actually three if you count the people who have no spect at...
The Revenge of Trumpenstein
CJ Hopkins
So, it’s déjà vu all over again. That’s right, he’s back! Trumpenstein the Monster! Literal Russian-Agent Hitler! The Ayatollah of Orange Shinola! And this time he’s not screwing around!...
