Government – Page 2 – Michael Stevens

Part 1 – Rearview Clarity: The Pattern We Weren’t Meant to See (1100 words)

April 13, 2025 Michael Stevens

Sometimes history doesn’t lie — it just whispers, waits, and then resurfaces with clarity. This series, Rearview Clarity, follows the recurring pattern of delayed truth, narrative control, and the steady erosion of public trust in official stories. From the mysterious death of James Forrestal to modern revelations of media suppression…

Government Law Politics

Coup by Gavel: Impeachment of Judges Under Article III “Good Behavior” aka “bad behavior”

April 3, 2025 Michael Stevens

Coup by Gavel: Impeachment of Judges Under Article III “Good Behavior” by Michael Stevens Word Count: 748 | Reading Time: ~4 minutes A Judge Who Got It Right On January 30, 2003, U.S. District Judge William Young sentenced Richard Reid—the “shoe bomber”—to life in prison. Reid tried to blow up…

Government Opinion-Editorial Tech

SignalGate: The CIA’s Quiet but Incidious Wiretap By Michael Stevens

April 2, 2025 Michael Stevens

SignalGate: The CIA’s Quiet but Incidious Wiretap By Michael Stevens Word Count: 650 Just weeks before Donald Trump returned to office, on December 18, 2024, the CIA quietly rolled out Signal as its preferred “secure” communication tool for national security staff. That timing wasn’t just tight. It was suspicious. Phones…

Constitution Government History Liberty and Freedom

The Purpose of Government – Thoughts from the Men Who Wrote Our Constitution

March 28, 2025 Michael Stevens

The Purpose of Government by Michael Stevens March 26, 2025 – 500 words – 3 min read Government is not our master—it is our shield. It exists not to rule but to secure. The Founders understood this. They had lived under a king who thought power was its reason. So…

Bible Trundles Government Liberty and Freedom Politics

The Power of Words: “Raca,” Political Hatred, and the Fall of a Nation (960 words)

March 11, 2025 Michael Stevens

Matthew 5:22 (CSB) “But I tell you, everyone who is angry with his brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Whoever insults his brother or sister will be subject to the court. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to hellfire.” The Weight of Words Words shape nations. History…

Constitution Government Opinion-Editorial Politics United States

Biden and Fitness for Office – Some thoughts on the incompetence that lingers (900 words)

March 8, 2025 Michael Stevens

Rule of Law or Rule of Convenience? Ah, the Constitution—remember that relic? The one requiring laws to be followed, funds to be properly appropriated, and the executive to actually execute? Cute idea. Too bad Democrats treat it as a speed bump while scrambling like arsonists fighting over a fire extinguisher…

Constitution Government Liberty and Freedom United States

Gaslighting a Nation: Without Virtue We Become Puppets to the Powerful, Without Education We Don’t Even Know It! (850 words)

March 8, 2025 Michael Stevens

Gaslighting a Nation: How the Virtueless Fall for Lies John Adams warned, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” He understood that self-governance depends on self-discipline. Without virtue, freedom rots from within. James Madison echoed this…

Book Reviews General Government History International Liberty and Freedom Opinion-Editorial Politics Tech

THE GREAT GASLIGHT: HOW AMERICA IS PROGRAMMED TO BELIEVE THEIR “LYING EYES AND EARS” — PART I (1100 words)

March 6, 2025 Michael Stevens

PART I OF III – The Great American Gaslight A. The Playbook – How Gaslighting Works Warnings, Warnings, Warnings: the Global Psyops That Have Controlled You for Years B. The Modern Machinery – Shaping Perception Hillary Clinton’s Blackberry – She Watched. She Knew. She Lied. The Whistleblowers Who Shattered Illusions…

Constitution Government Philosophy Politics

“Peace is the highest aspiration of the American people.” – President Ronald Reagan

March 5, 2025 Michael Stevens

Peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will NEGOTIATE for it. We will not surrender for it. Now or ever. We are Americans. — President Ronald ReaganThe pronoun “we” has meaning. And I gave it some more thought than just a rote repetition. Who are the “we?…

Fraud Waste & Abuse Government Opinion-Editorial

Judicial Overreach and the People’s Money: A Dangerous Precedent – An Opinion/Editorial

February 26, 2025 Michael Stevens

U.S. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told the press what USAID has been funding. She said, “These are some of the insane priorities that that organization has been spending money on: $1.5 million to advance DEI in Serbia’s workplaces. $70,000 for a production of a DEI musical in Ireland. $47,000 for…