The Great Depression and the 1934 Government Power Grab
A Lasting Legacy of Control
The Great Depression and the 1934 Government Power Grab: A Lasting Legacy of Control
The year 1934 marked a critical turning point in American history, where the federal government, under the guise of responding to the Great Depression, seized unprecedented control over individual rights, private wealth, and industry. Laws such as the National Firearms Act, the Gold Reserve Act, and the Communications Act reshaped the landscape of personal freedom in America, centralizing power in Washington in ways that remain entrenched nearly 90 years later. This article examines how the economic crisis provided the justification for an expanded bureaucratic state, laying the foundation for modern federal overreach, economic manipulation, and restrictions on fundamental liberties. …READ MORE…
WATCH: Trump issues veto threat on bipartisan bill to rein in his tariff authority
Trump would veto a bipartisan bill seeking to rein in his authority to impose tariffs, according to a White House statement sent to Senate Republicans and obtained by ABC News. …WATCH HERE…
The Weight Behind the Badge: When Our Guardians Suffer in Silence
“The best way out is always through.” — Robert Frost.
But what happens when there’s no way out or one to lead you through?
They do not die in shootouts, in car chases, or at the hands of violent criminals. They die alone, often in silence, by their own hand. And they do so at an alarming and increasing rate. These are not isolated incidents or statistical flukes. They are clear, grim warnings about a system that protects the public but too often neglects its protectors. …READ MORE…
A Walk With My Dog
I am walking my blind dog in a public park. We are on one of those community tracks.
People exercise everywhere. Joggers. Walkers. Cyclists. One woman is power walking, wearing earbuds, having a violently animated phone conversation with an invisible person.
My dog, Marigold, and I have been walking a lot lately. It’s not easy, walking. We have very few “good walks” inasmuch as walking in a straight line is impossible when you can’t see. So mainly, we walk in zig-zags until both of us are dizzy and frustrated and one of us needs to sit down on a bench and use expletives. …READ MORE…
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