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Anointed Misinformation Prevention

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Anointed Misinformation Prevention

By James Quillian, Political Analyst & Teacher of Natural Law

For the first time in recorded history, governments and major institutions have taken it upon themselves to “protect” the public from hearing lies. Not to punish fraud after the fact, not to let courts sort out truth from fiction, but to prevent citizens from hearing certain ideas in the first place. That sudden shift didn’t come from evolution. Nothing in society changes that fast without a hidden hand pushing the wheel.

It’s worth noting that the public never asked for this protection. Not once. Consumer protection laws have always required evidence, hearings, and rulings. But this new crusade against misinformation bypasses all of that. It is pre‑emptive, selective, and strangely reverent — as if certain ideas must be shielded from daylight for the public’s own good.

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The Hypocrisy of the U.S. Attacking Iran

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The Hypocrisy of the U.S. Attacking Iran
By James Quillian, Economist, Political Analyst, Teacher of Natural Law

Back in the 1950s, the United States toppled the only democratic system Iran ever managed to build for itself. That’s not conspiracy, that’s history. We remember 9/11 and will for generations. Why on earth wouldn’t the Iranians remember what was done to them in the 1950s? Memory doesn’t stop at the water’s edge.

And here at home, in a country where a president can assume sweeping, near‑dictatorial powers and walk away without so much as a political bruise, we still insist on calling ourselves a republic. That’s the label. But Natural Law teaches us to judge by function, not by definition. If it quacks like a dictatorship and governs like a dictatorship, the label on the stationery doesn’t change the smell in the room.

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What Safety Really Costs

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What Safety Really Costs

By James Quillian, Economist, Political Analyst & Teacher of Natural Law

There’s an old story about a fellow who spent forty‑odd years working in a factory. Time finally caught up with him. His back was shot, his hands were worn out, and he couldn’t keep pace with the younger men anymore. The company didn’t have the heart to fire him, so they gave him a “job” out by the woodpile, shooting rats.

One day a friend stopped by and pointed out a rat scurrying across the boards. The old man didn’t even lift his rifle. “I never shoot all of ’em,” he said. “If I did, they might decide they don’t need me.”

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The Salvation of Cuba

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The Salvation of Cuba

By James Quillian, Economist, Political Analyst, Teacher of Natural Law

In natural law, I make it a habit to judge people and institutions by how they actually function, not by the labels they pin on themselves. A thing is what it does. That rule clears away a lot of fog.

The United States is defined as a republic. Officially it is, but it hasn’t functioned like one in a long time. The public gets a steady diet of surface‑level information, while anything meaningful or controversial is tucked out of sight. And truth be told, most citizens don’t seem eager to oversee their government anyway. Human beings have a long history of trading freedom for comfort. Once comfort settles in, the appetite for reform dries up.

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