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Private Prisons 2.0! The Rise of Immigration Detention as Big Business

Corporations Are People, My Friend: How the Economics of Incarceration Found Its Next Market There is a longstanding American instinct to describe policy as the product of principle, law, order, safety, and the abstract promise of justice. Beneath that language, however, sits a more operational reality. Policy often follows incentives. Few systems expose that truth […]

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The Deafening Silence Around America’s Oil Dependence—and Why the Conversation We’re Not Having Matters More Than Ever

Corporations Are People, My Friend: Dependence on Oil and the Political Silence Around Alternatives The United States remains dependent on oil, and that dependence is exposed every time prices spike. Despite record domestic production, Americans still pay more when global conflicts disrupt supply. Oil is priced on a global market, not controlled domestically, so events

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A Coalition Is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Counties is What the March 28 “No Kings” Rallies Revealed in America’s Deep-Red Towns

You know that saying in sports—and even at work—that you’re only as strong as your weakest player or person? Source: A Coalition Is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Counties is What the March 28 “No Kings” Rallies Revealed in America’s Deep-Red Towns

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Air Power, Hormuz Leverage, and the Search for an Off-Ramp in the Current Iran War

Context and Timeline of the Conflict The current war involving Iran and Israel has rapidly evolved from an initial shock campaign into a broader conflict defined by coercion, economic leverage, and diplomacy under pressure. The U.S. military campaign began in late February 2026, with the stated goal of dismantling Iran’s military capabilities and neutralizing perceived

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The Democrats Still Sound Out of Touch even as of today in March 2026

Corporations Are People, My Friend – Read on Substack – Follow on Substack There is a persistent disconnect in American politics right now, and it is not subtle because it is still playing out in real time, in interviews, in messaging, and in the way certain political figures continue to interpret a country that has

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Congress Can’t Even Pass a Bill to Balance the Budget – They Are Not Even Trying!

‘Corporations Are People, My Friend’ Balanced Budget Amendment Fails in the House as Congress Rejects Its Own Opportunity to Rein in Spending A proposed constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to maintain a balanced budget failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 18, 2026, despite receiving majority support, underscoring a growing frustration across

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Democrats Still Don’t Understand Messaging—And It will Continue to Cost Them

Corporations Are People, My Friend The problem is not complicated. Democrats are bad at messaging, and Republicans are very good at it. That gap is deciding what people believe, not just how they vote. Republicans keep it simple and repeat it constantly. Two or three words, over and over, said loudly and confidently. It doesn’t

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Why Reality TV’s “Survival” Fantasy Still Exploits Animals for Entertainment — And Why Survivor Should Finally Stop Handing Out Chickens

Why Reality TV’s “Survival” Fantasy Still Exploits Animals for Entertainment — And Why Survivor Should Finally Stop Handing Out Chickens Source: Why Reality TV’s “Survival” Fantasy Still Exploits Animals for Entertainment — And Why Survivor Should Finally Stop Handing Out Chickens

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War, Operation, or Something the Public Was Never Supposed to Name? What the Iran Fight Reveals About Power, Language, and Why the Label Changes the Moment the Missiles Come Back

So I Had to Ask: Why Not Call This a Military Operation or Targeted Military Action? I Did Not Expect to Get an Easy Answer! There is a reason so many people look at the current Iran fight and instinctively say: this did not begin as a “war” in the way the public usually imagines

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