The Iconoclast

What a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Candidacy Would Mean for Democratic Party
by Roger L. Simon One of the clichés of modern American politics—and a relatively accurate one—is that Democrats, no matter their views, stick together, while Republicans go their separate ways. […]

Judicial independence: independence from what exactly?
by Lev Tsitrin Thomas Friedman of the New York Times has become exactly like me: he is obsessed with the judiciary. The trigger for our shared obsession is different, however: […]

Forget Ukraine, the US Military Should Annihilate the Cartels
by Roger L. Simon I am not a great fan of Vladimir Putin, to say the least. (I suppose I have to say that for the record.) Unfortunately, although I […]

Teen who planned Auckland terrorist attack targeting non-Muslims sentenced to prison
From the New Zealand Herald and iNews NZ An Auckland teen who, after years of isolation and online radicalisation, took steps to plan a local terrorist attack that he hoped […]

Batley Teacher has a new identity but is STILL in hiding after two years his family reveals
A teacher who feared for his life after showing pupils a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed during an RE lesson has been given a new identity but still remains in […]

Can the United States Cure Itself of its Many Chronic Ailments?
The world is waiting with disquietude and curiosity to see how the drama turns out. by Conrad Black Tucker Carlson’s screed on his Fox News program Thursday, urging Americans to […]

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombing in southwest Pakistan – SITE
QUETTA, Pakistan, March 6 (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack in southwestern Pakistan that killed nine policemen on Monday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. […]

Oxford woman to appear at Old Bailey over terrorism charges
From the Oxford Mail A Blackbird Leys (VERY tough housing estate – it isn’t just the industrial cities with areas to be wary of) woman has appeared before a court […]

How to save ourselves from Chinese, Democrat Party communism
by Steve Hecht The Biden regime’s support for socialists throughout Latin America is aiding China’s efforts to dominate the region. We must recognize and counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) […]

Before the Sanhedrin Court
The Urantia Book, paper 184: 184:0.1 (1978.1) REPRESENTATIVES of Annas had secretly instructed the captain of the Roman soldiers to bring Jesus immediately to the palace of Annas after he had […]

Boy at centre of Wakefield Koran row forced to leave his home due to arson threat
An exclusive from The Mail on Sunday Last week, a 14-year-old British boy was forced to flee his home and go into hiding, fearing for his life. Not because he […]

Why the WHO Pandemic Treaty Is a Horrible Deal
by Roger L. Simon FBI Director Christopher Wray has finally acknowledged that COVID-19 may have “leaked” from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Wray has even gone so far as to […]

Tragedies in Italy and Sweden
by Gary Fouse It’s been an especially bad week in Europe, specifically for Italy, Sweden, and the Netherlands. First, a smuggling boat that originated in Turkey, filled with some 150-200 […]

OUCH! CORRECTION
by Reg Green Last week in this column I said I returned home from a trip to mark my 94th birthday to find that my wife had bought […]

Iran: Dozens of schoolgirls taken to hospital after new gas poisonings
From the BBC and Al Jazeera Dozens of girls from 26 schools in Iran are reportedly being treated for poisoning at hospitals after another wave of apparent toxic gas attacks. […]

Five Lessons From Three Years Of Authoritarianism
Seth Smith writes in the Brownstone Institute: Three years ago, few of us knew the impending storm that was brewing; one that would upend the very fabric of global democracy, […]