controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
It's Time to Stop the Lawless Killing in the Caribbean
For more than a year, the waters of the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean have been turned into a unilateral firing range. Under the banner of a Pentagon campaign named Operation Southern Spear, the United States military has systematically hunted down and destroyed small vessels in international waters, executing hundreds of people on the mere suspicion of drug smuggling. These lethal attacks, carried out without arrest, trial, or public evidence, represent a profound abandonment of the rule of law and amount to state-sanctioned murder on the high seas.
By Elliott J. Schuchardta day ago in The Swamp
Beware the armchair warriors
Armchair experts are usually people who share their thoughts and perceived “expertise” based on no official information or any training in the subject. They are the people that go to where a person is mossing because they might be able to think of things the police didn’t. They are the people that ignore hundreds of studies on a subject, and decide the one study that agrees with them must be true. I have 37 years experience supporting people with Autism and I have studied the subject for that period. Yet if I say there’s no link between Autism and vaccines, as proven hundreds of times” i am being paid by big pharma or I need to do my own research.
By ASHLEY SMITHa day ago in The Swamp
Why It's Time to Formally Audit America's Gold
In 2013, Germany asked the United States to return 300 metric tons of German gold. Germany had stored the gold in New York during the Cold War, to keep it safe in the event of a Russian attack. The U.S. Federal Reserve informed Germany that the gold wasn't available. The Americans told the Germans that they could have their gold back seven years later, in 2020. The Federal Reserve blamed the delay on logistical challenges and verification requirements.
By Elliott J. Schuchardt4 days ago in The Swamp
Meghan Markle's Brussels Appearance Takes an Unexpected Turn: Why Prince Harry Will Speak Alone
Sometimes a single change in a public schedule tells a much bigger story. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were expected to stand together in Brussels on November 10, delivering a joint message about one of the most important issues facing modern families: children's safety online.
By Behind the Curtain4 days ago in The Swamp
Why Tennessee Urgently Needs to Reform its Judicial Ethics System
The Tennessee Court of the Judiciary was established by the state legislature in 1979 as a formal mechanism to investigate and discipline judges accused of misconduct. Decades later, following systemic gridlock, it was replaced in 2012 by the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct. While the name changed, the core structural flaw remained identical: a self-policing architecture that prioritizes institutional self-preservation over public accountability. If Tennessee is to ever establish a fair, transparent legal system, it must fundamentally reform its judicial ethics system, beginning with the elimination of the insider majority that shields corrupt judges while weaponizing ethics rules against reform-minded outsiders.
By Elliott J. Schuchardt4 days ago in The Swamp
Lame Duck or...?
So we are still waiting on the senate races in Mississippi (who would have ever thought, but the vote difference there at the moment is 65, yes, sixty-five, leaning the Democratic candidate) and Alaska (might take awhile because of the state's ranking system of voting), but the Dems have won big last night, in both the Senate and the House races. JD Vance sourly pointed out that the GOP has lost the Senate for the next six years.
By Lana V Lynx9 days ago in The Swamp
Why "Fortess America" is a Betrayal of the Public Trust
In late September 2026, the Department of Defense unveiled a plan that sounds more like the plot of a futuristic novel than military procurement. The initiative calls for the construction of a massive domestic military installation, which the government is calling "Fortress America."
By Elliott J. Schuchardt12 days ago in The Swamp
Why We Must Adopt Permanent Daily Savings Time
by Elliott J. Schuchardt Every spring and autumn, tens of millions of Americans participate in a jarring, mandated collective ritual: they alter their clocks by sixty minutes, disrupting the fundamental rhythm of daily life. While the phrase "spring forward, fall back" sounds like an innocuous seasonal reminder, the reality of Daylight Saving Time (DST) is far more grim. What began as a well-intentioned wartime experiment to conserve energy has transformed into a modern bureaucratic relic that disrupts human biology, compromises psychological well-being, and inflicts measurable economic and physical harm. It is time to abandon this artificial manipulation of time and establish a permanent, unchanging clock.
By Elliott J. Schuchardt12 days ago in The Swamp
Why Tennessee Must Reject Amendment 1
By Elliott J. Schuchardt In November 2026, Tennessee voters will face a critical decision on their ballots that threatens to fundamentally alter the state's legal landscape. Tennessee Amendment 1 , a proposed constitutional amendment passed by the state legislature, seeks to significantly expand the categories of crimes for which judges can completely deny bail. Currently, the Tennessee Constitution guarantees the right to bail for all defendants, with a singular, strict exception for capital offenses—which in practice applies almost exclusively to first-degree murder. Amendment 1 proposes to strip away this historic protection, allowing judges to deny bail entirely for a broad list of additional offenses, including aggravated rape, rape, aggravated stalking, terrorism, and certain domestic violence charges.
By Elliott J. Schuchardt24 days ago in The Swamp
