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Fabriqué en Babylon: Mueller’s Brass Tacks Vol. 2
Beyond the distinct possibility being the more innocuous explanation previously stated by the Special Counsel himself, the assertion that McGhan is beyond reproach, that he had “no motive to lie or
Executive Completion: American Scandal Primer Part One
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As I began research for this article, I couldn’t help but take a closer look at the last few scandals that rocked
Patriotism in a Divided America
We are the descendants of rebels. It does not matter if you were born on this soil or not, we all proudly remember the Fourth of July, 1776. Every year we
Zero Tolerance Equals Zero Humanity
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
Political Beast: Two-Year (Cotton Anniversary) Retrospective
The following contains references to articles published by ModState over the past two years. If you don’t get it, then you didn’t read it. Tradition tells
Black History Month: Being About It
Talking about what might’ve been and thinking about what used to be only goes so far. Certainly not one opposed to reminiscing, I was wracked with grief over the comments
The Living and The Dead: Dystopia as Pastime [or: “The Road to Megiddo”]
If you’re awake and at all oriented to the world at large, you needn’t go far from the comforts of your mobile phone, laptop or television-hub to see that post-apocalyptic
Fabriquè en Babylon: Here There Be Monsters “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
Someday, we will look back knowing that Donald Trump gave birth to the 21st century. In a time where life is cheap and peace a punchline from the footnotes
Political Beast: Police Procedures [or: “Gee, does this sound boring?”]
When Political Beast decided to go back to the subject of police-community relations, we were a bit hesitant, since we’ve covered this pretty thoroughly in a former
Political Beast: Vietnam – Did People Actually Care?
When I heard Ken Burns, rock star of documentary film, was releasing a new PBS documentary, I was, of course, excited. When I heard the subject was Vietnam, I was