Liberty and Freedom

Memorial Day 2025: “A More Perfect Union” Echoes of Abraham Lincoln’s Messages of Healing and Hope

Memorial Day 2025: “A More Perfect Union” Echoes of Abraham Lincoln’s Messages of Healing and Hope | On this Memorial Day, I reflected on Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address — a few brief words spoken amid war, when the nation was torn and the cost in American lives was unbearable. He stood…

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The Gathering Storm Series: Part 9 – The Dragon’s Coin: Breaking the Dollar, Buying the World (750 words) by Michael Stevens

The Gathering Storm Series: Part 9 – The Dragon’s Coin: Breaking the Dollar, Buying the World Follow the Coin Empires do not rise with gunfire. They rise on coin. On trade. On control of what the world needs—and who gets it. That was the essence of mercantilism centuries ago. And…

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Epilogue: Rearview Clarity Series – “After the Storm, the Plow” (250 words)(Op-Ed)

Epiloge: Rearview Mirror “After the Storm, the Plow” By Michael Stevens “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on.” —Ronald Reagan No generation inherits liberty untouched. We take it…

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Part 7: Rear View Mirror – “The Reckoning Ahead” (570 words)(Op-Ed)

“The Reckoning Ahead” By Michael Stevens The Reckoning Ahead: Why the System Fears What Comes Next The crackdown didn’t work. The silence didn’t hold. The narrative didn’t age well. People are waking up. Not all at once. Not loudly. But steadily. That’s what they fear most. It’s not the loud…

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Part 6: Rearview Mirror – “The Controllers and the Crackdown” (750 words)(Op-Ed)

“The Controllers and the Crackdown” By Michael Stevens The Controllers and the Crackdown: How the System Mutes Dissent and Manufactures Consent There was a time when censorship wore boots. Now, it wears a badge, a blue check, and a Terms of Service. What you say is not simply monitored. It’s…

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Part 5: Rear View Mirror Series – “The War on the Person in the Mirror” (720 words)(Op-Ed)

Part 5: Rearview Series “The War on the Person in the Mirror” By Michael Stevens The War on the Mirror: Identity, Memory, and the New Front Line The final terrain of PsyWar isn’t a border, a courtroom, or a campaign. It’s the mirror, and a face you will soon no…

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Part 4: Rearview Clarity – “The Constitution on Mute” (750 words)(Op-Ed)

“The Constitution on Mute” By Michael Stevens The Constitution on Mute: Lawfare, Impeachment, and Judicial Evasion You don’t need a dictatorship to silence dissent. Just bend the law, break the frame, and ignore the Constitution until it’s decoration. This is no longer just about media distortion or AI manipulation. This…

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Part 3: Rearview Clarity – “The Disappearing Man” (775 words)(Op-Ed)

Part 3: Rearview Clarity – “The Disappearing Man”By Michael StevensWord Count: 775 The Disappearing Man: From Forrestal to Weldon In psychological warfare, the most effective weapons are those no one sees—not tanks or tribunals, but whispers, doubt, silence, and erasure. This is the new front line—where credibility is assassinated without…

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Part 2 – Rearview Clarity: When the Truth Finally Catches Up (930 words)(Op-Ed)

Part 2 – Rearview Clarity: When the Truth Finally Catches Up By Michael StevensWord Count: 1,073 Lessons from History, Patterns in Power Series Recap In Part One, we tracked a pattern of silenced truths — concealed, delayed, and denied by those in power. Part Two now looks deeper, through Scripture…

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