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Do we have the time, or is this the beginning of the end of life in America as we have known it? This is where you will find a range of Editorial postings and comments by a select group of writers, many of who have had long term relations with Kettle Moraine Publications – and EACH of whom provide us with THEIR Perspectives as this Nation ignores the warnings as we live in the end of days – for most Americans’ are Too Blind to See – and we once again convert back to one of our OLD and DEFINITIVE categories – POINT BLANK!

That Was the Week That Was: May 19 – 24, 2002

from our Archives… You will note the original date of publication.

Ain’t life just ducky, you mammy jammers? Another week of life goes by for 28,000 unborn babies and tens of thousands more from starvation, ‘war’ and other depravations perpetrated by uncaring governments. And here we go again….

POINT BLANK debuted this week on The Federal Observer to rave reviews and commentary by the viewing audience. It just goes to show you, that with provocative titles and titillating front page commentary – even so-called Christians, Patriots and conservative readers are tempted by National Enquirer tactics. Sex still sells! Continue reading

Hickman: 29% of Americans Have Finally Figured Out The Problem

A new Gallup poll finds that 29% of Americans now say government itself is the country’s biggest problem.

That’s a higher percentage than people who think America’s biggest problem is the economy. Or immigration. Or inflation.

Think about that for a moment. The institution whose entire job is to solve problems has become, in the eyes of the public, the single biggest problem of all.

Joseph Tainter described exactly this phenomenon in his 1988 book, The Collapse of Complex Societies. Tainter studied empires from Rome to the Maya and found the same pattern every time: as societies grow, they create layers of bureaucracy and complexity to solve problems. Continue reading

Whitehead ~ Preemptive War, Permanent Emergency: The Real Cost of Trump’s Iran Strike

From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:13–14

“This is insane. Regime change will result in a bloody civil war… Resist this!”Charlie Kirk (2025)

The military-industrial complex and the American police state have joined forces.

War abroad and war at home are no longer separate enterprises. They have fused.

This did not happen overnight.

Every modern president has stretched the limits of war-making power. Some have shredded those limits altogether.

Each time that boundary is breached, the Constitution recedes a little further.

THIS is one of those moments. Continue reading

Judicial Tyranny vs. the Rule of Law

When the Rule of Man replaces the Rule of Law, the constitutional order that once secured American liberty becomes poisoned and discarded, leaving only a path toward tyranny, decay, and the eventual destruction of liberty…

The Founding Fathers feared judicial tyranny. They had watched British judges operate as little more than a rubber stamp for the Crown and Parliament, enforcing political will rather than the law. That experience shaped the debates at the Constitutional Convention, where some delegates even argued against creating a federal judiciary at all. A federal court system ultimately prevailed only because disputes between states, maritime cases, and controversies involving the federal government required it.

Even then, the Framers rejected the idea that the courts should be the final arbiters of the law or the Constitution. Judicial review, as we now know it, was not granted in the Constitution. The concept was discussed, and rejected on the floor of debate. However, it was later asserted by Chief Justice John Marshall in his judicial opinion regarding Marbury v. Madison (1803). Over time, political elites and the legal class accepted that assertion, and the judiciary gradually elevated itself above the other branches. Continue reading

A 3,000-Year-Old Bible Fable Perfectly Explains Why Our Politicians Are So Terrible Today

We are all exhausted by modern politics. But a 3,000-year-old story in Judges 9 perfectly explains why the worst people often end up in power.

In Jotham’s fable, the trees are looking for a king. They ask the olive, fig, and vine trees to rule, but these productive trees refuse because they are too busy bearing good fruit. Finally, they ask the thornbush. Having nothing useful to offer and only producing pain, the arrogant thornbush eagerly grabs the power. The Bible knew thousands of years ago that truly good, productive people often avoid the toxic pursuit of political power, leaving the door wide open for useless, prideful “thornbushes” to rule over us. Continue reading

DeWeese: Tyranny Always Uses the Same Tactics – Now it’s Racing Across Our Nation…

Are We Freedom Fighters or Passive Enablers?

                       APC President Tom DeWeese with the late UNITA VP Jeremias Chitunda.

The world-wide battle against the tyrannical Left and its drive for the destruction of free societies never ends. Their goals and tactics rarely change — rob, lie, cheat, steal elections, and destroy the forces of freedom.

Whatever it takes. 

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Gen Z students Unable to Read a Sentence

‘There’s so much they can’t process.’

Gen Z students are struggling to read and comprehend a sentence, one Pepperdine University professor recently said.

“It’s not even an inability to critically think,” Humanities Professor Jessica Wilson told Fortune. “It’s an inability to read sentences.”

“I feel like I am tap dancing and having to read things aloud because there’s no way that anyone read it the night before,” the professor said. Continue reading

Garrison: Iran’s Involuntary Regime Change

Iran’s Ali Hosseini Khamenei, is dead.

For too long, the Supreme Leader proclaimed in no uncertain terms that Israel should be wiped off the map. He sent money to Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis to murder Israeli citizens while he worked on the development of a nuclear weapon. He spent money on war that could have been spent helping Iranians. Under the incompetent theocracy, Iran ran out of water and their currency is worthless. Iran could be one of the richest nations in the world – after all, they are rich in oil and resources. But no, the clerics in Iran wanted war instead.

The US and Israel bombed Iran’s nuclear sites in 2025, but Khamenei didn’t learn his lesson. Instead, he attempted to quickly rebuild Iran’s nuclear capability while dragging his feet and delaying the negotiations with Trump. In other words, Khamenei used a strategy of FAFO. It didn’t end well for him. In fact, it was the end of him.  Continue reading

March 2, 2026: WAR – What is it Good For?

Resurfaced Clip of Trump Telling Host His Plan for Iran in 1980 Goes Viral

Trump Says Iran Operations Likely to Last 4 to 5 Weeks, but Prepared ‘to go far longer

The president said U.S. forces are out to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities, wipe out its naval capacity, stop the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon and “ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm fund and directors armies outside of their borders.”

He said U.S. attacks have already “knocked out” 10 ships, and that attacks on Iran’s missile capacity is ensuring they is destroyed while stopping “their capacity to produce brand ones.”

This was our last, best chance to strike — what we’re doing right now — and eliminate the intolerable threats posed by this sick and sinister regime,” Trump said… (Continue to full article)

Trump Warns Iran the US Can Drag out the War for Longer for Four Weeks… and insists ‘I won’t get bored

They’re HERE!

Donald Trump on Monday assured the American public that the US was equipped to fight a lengthy war with Iran if necessary, but boasted that Operation Epic Fury was already ahead of schedule.

The President also stressed he would not get ‘bored’ if the war dragged on longer than expected.

Trump was in the East Room for a Medal of Honor ceremony when he gave his first public comments on this weekend’s Iran strikes, which resulted in the deaths of four US troops.

Today, we grieve for the four heroic American service members who have been killed in action, and send our love and support to their families,’ the President said. ‘In their memory, we continue this mission with ferocious, unyielding resolve to crush the threat this terrorist regime poses to the American people.’

‘We have the strongest and most powerful, by far, military in the world, and we will easily prevail,’ Trump said.

The four deceased soldiers have yet to be identified… (Continue to full article)

Sick and Sinister Regime’: Trump Outlines War Aims and Says US Seized ‘Last, Best Chance’ to Hit Iranian Theocracy ’s Remorse: The Regret Election
In his first live address since striking the Iranian regime, President Donald Trump said the campaign dubbed “Operation Epic Fury” could last four to five weeks but is “substantially ahead” of schedule. Its aim, Trump added, is to cripple Iran’s missiles, navy, nuclear program, and terror proxies.

“This was our last best chance to strike … and eliminate the intolerable threats posed by this sick and sinister regime,” Trump said Monday during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House. “And they are, indeed, sick and sinister.”

Trump said he initially expected the campaign to last “four to five weeks, but we have capability to go far longer than that.” At the same time, he said the campaign is “substantially ahead of our time projections.”

“We thought we had a deal, but then they backed out,” Trump said Monday. “I said, ‘You can’t deal with these people. You gotta do it the right way.’”… (Continue to full article)

Trump Said “I Can Destroy the Country” During a Press Conference After the Supreme Court Struck Down His Tariffs.
He Called It a “Chilling” Power He Holds. He Said He Won’t Use It. Then He Signed New Tariffs the Same Night.

Critics called the statement alarming. Supporters said he was making a philosophical point about executive restraint. Legal scholars noted that the statement came on the same day the Supreme Court told him, in its strongest terms yet, that he had exceeded his constitutional authority.

He Said He Wouldn’t Destroy It. Then He Signed New Tariffs Before Midnight… (Continue to full article)

The Road to World War III
The failure of Putin and Xi to stand up for their countries in the face of Washington’s aggression has convinced Trump that he can act with impunity anywhere in the world. Remember, Trump said words to the effect that he can do whatever he wants. Trumps words reminded me of Lenin when he declared that “the scientific concept of dictatorship means neither more nor less than unlimited power, resting directly on force, not limited by anything, not restricted by any laws, nor any absolute rules. Nothing else but that.”

With AI destroying endless thousands of American jobs, Trump will have plenty of canon fodder with which to invade Cuba, Turkey, Egypt (“from the Nile to the Euphrates”), and with which to occupy Taiwan.

The Iranian government shares responsibility for the attack on Iran with Russia, China, Israel, and Trump. The witless Iranian government allowed itself to again be deceived, thinking that they were in peace negotiations with Trump while Trump and Israel were preparing an attack on Iran… (Continue to full article)

Iran – Beyond The Obvious

The attack on Iran will likely have deeper meaning and more significant consequences across the globe than are immediately apparent. History will be the judge;

This last weekend, the US and Israel executed precision military strikes on numerous targets in Iran. Although Iran responded by launching thousands of drones and ballistic missiles against targets in Israel and in numerous nearby middle Eastern states, with only a few exceptions, most of those drones and missiles were intercepted. As expected, groups sympathetic to Iran initiated terrorist attacks in other countries, including the US. Likely, similar attacks will continue for weeks to come.

What is not so obvious are the consequences flowing from two major aspects of Iran’s activities and policies

The joint attacks on Iran successfully eliminated most of the high level leadership of the Islamic regime, as well as many of the Iran Republican Guards, and numerous military supply, support, and naval facilities. The Iranian people have been called to take back their country, and the response from expatriate Iranians has been overwhelmingly positive.

All this and more was anticipated and reasonably expected… (Continue to full article)

Iran Raises The Red Flag Of Revenge Over The Jamkaran Mosque As Shiite Muslims All Over The Globe Start To Commit Acts Of Terror

I don’t think that most people in the western world fully grasp the importance of what has just transpired. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was not just the supreme leader of Iran. He was a direct descendant of the Muhammad, and that gave him the right to wear the black turban. For Shiite Muslims, the direct descendants of Muhammad are considered to be the only legitimate spiritual and political successors to Muhammad. They are believed to possess divine knowledge and authority, and killing such an individual is considered to be unthinkable. There are statues and photographs of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei literally everywhere you go in Iran, and now that he is dead there are 200 million Shiite Muslims all over the world that are extremely angry.

The Iranians have also been hitting U.S. military bases located throughout the Middle East…

Following Israel and the Untied States’ initiation of a coordinated large-scale military assault against Iran, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has conducted large scale ballistic missile attacks against Israel, and also targeted U.S. military bases in the Gulf region including in facilities Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Footage from countries across the region have shown explosions at the targeted bases, although the extent of the damage remains unknown. The United States has maintained a large military footprint across the Gulf region since 1990, when it first established bases in Saudi Arabia to stage a military buildup against Iraq, which paved the way to a full scale U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003.

Sadly, it appears that the Iranian strikes have caused at least some American casualties. For many Shiite Muslims, there is no limit as to what they would be willing to do to get revenge.

They will never forgive, and they will never forget.

Yes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is gone, but his legacy will be with us for a long time to come…. (Continue to full article)

Marquardt: Do You Think Property Rights Exist Now in America? – Well, Think Again!

There is no way I can possibly count all the ways our property is being stolen from us by our so-called government “of the people, by the people, for the people”. But we are losing our property rights at breakneck speed and soon we will be property if we don’t put a stop to this iniquitous thievery.

Washington State Supreme Court Justice Richard B. Sanders sagely and succinctly wrote: “Property in a thing consists not merely in its ownership and possession, but in the unrestricted right of use, enjoyment, and disposal. Anything which destroys any of the elements of property, to that extent, destroys the property itself. The substantial value of property lies in its use. If the right of use be denied, the value of the property is annihilated and ownership is rendered a barren right.”

That should go without saying. Continue reading

Hickman: The 92% Tax Rate That Nobody Ever Paid

In 1954, Frank Sinatra was on top of the world. He’d just won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here to Eternity — a comeback role that rescued his career after years of decline and a voice hemorrhage that nearly ended it all.

Hollywood was paying him handsomely again. But there was a problem. The top marginal income tax rate was 92%, and Sinatra was about to watch most of his comeback earnings disappear before a single penny ever hit his bank account.

So Ol’ Blue Eyes did what every major Hollywood star at the time was doing: he set up what was known as a “collapsible corporation.” Continue reading

Snyder: Has America Reached Peak Idiocracy?

We live in a lowest common denominator society. For the last several decades, virtually every major institution in our society has become less civilized, and that is because our entire population has become less civilized. 20 years ago, a film entitled “Idiocracy” was released. It was about an average American that was selected for “a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten and left to awaken to a future so incredibly moronic that he’s easily the most intelligent person alive”. It was an incredibly stupid movie, but the truth is that we are living it right now. Did you see the Super Bowl halftime show?

The FCC has ruled that it didn’t violate any federal decency regulations. Of course we might as well not have any decency regulations at all, because our television shows and our movies are filled with some of the raunchiest material imaginable and nobody ever seems to get in trouble for it. Of course that is only part of the equation. Most of the “programming” that we constantly consume also seems to be specifically designed for people of extremely low intelligence.

Sadly, this is not a coincidence. It has been said that art imitates life, and that is certainly accurate in this case. Continue reading

GOP Rep: ICE Agents Are Cleaning Up Mess Left Behind by Biden Admin

Under political pressure to punish Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its agents, a Republican lawmaker says the Trump administration is enforcing immigration laws that were trampled on by the open-borders Biden administration.

U.S. Rep. Josh Breechen (R-OK), who sits on the House Homeland Security Committee, was interviewed on the “Washington Watch” program Wednesday after participating in a contentious committee hearing. The hearing featured Democrats grilling and lecturing ICE Director Todd Lyons after two anti-ICE activists, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis with phone cameras recording the incidents. Continue reading

Hickman: When Government Subsidies Stopped – Doritos Got 15% Cheaper

PepsiCo spent $2.8 million last year lobbying to keep junk food eligible for food stamps.

But last week – after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got 18 states to ban SNAP purchases of products like soda, candy, and processed snacks – PepsiCo announced price cuts of up to 15% on Doritos, Lay’s, Tostitos, and other Frito-Lay products.

The company’s official explanation was “affordability.” CEO Ramon Laguarta cited low-income consumers are switching to store brands.

But the timing tells the real story. Continue reading

Garrison: The Off Switches

Many of us suspect the protests in Minnesota are by no means grass-root. The protestors are well-organized, carry slickly-printed signs, and uniformly shout the same messages. They used a cell phone message program called ‘Signal’ to implement their movements around town to counter ICE agents. They are getting paid by billionaire agitators such as George Soros and his son. Continue reading

Hickman: Does America Still Have the Tools to Solve Its Problems?

Two days ago I wrote to you about How Elizabeth Warren Destroyed an American Technology Company headquartered in her home state.

She killed a deal for Amazon to buy iRobot – maker of the popular Roomba robot vacuum cleaner. And as a result, iRobot filed for bankruptcy and got scooped up for peanuts by a Chinese rival.

All of that US intellectual property, not to mention mountains of personal data on iRobot’s US consumers, was handed over to the Chinese… courtesy of America’s favorite Cherokee warrior. Continue reading