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B.S., J.D.

Peace thru Peace: What Does this Mean?

March 22, 2026March 22, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

A Major theme on this Page is “peace thru peace”. What does peace-thru-peace mean? The word peace itself is a broad spectrum of meanings unique to each individual who considers the word. In the political realm, on one extreme side

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Too Much to Think About?

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

There has been speculation that the current U.S. Administration will orchestrate an attack on Iran in order to divert attention from the ICE raids and the Epstein files. Unfortunately, at the moment, the ICE raids and Epstein files are diverting

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The People Who Run the World

February 15, 2026February 16, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

Before we begin, and to be clear, none of this essay intended to inspired hatred towards any group of people. We all: rich, poor, and in-between, are products of a highly flawed system, i.e, capitalism, which largely shapes us, and

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Peace? Though Strength?

February 7, 2026February 7, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

“Out with utopian idealism; in with hardnosed realism.” “National Defense Strategy”, Department of War, 2026. The above statement, from the National Defense Strategy 2026 document, was produced by the now appropriately labeled Department of War (formerly the Department of Defense).

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Capitalism & Fascism

January 26, 2026January 27, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

Why fascism? It is the inevitable result of late stage capitalism. Capitalism works well in developing nations: jobs are created, living standards rise, the people are optimistic. The jobs, however, are often drained from developed capitalist nations where wage rates

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Capitalism, War, & Venezuela

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

Recently, I published an essay on this Page entitled: “Capitalism and War”. It argued that the competitive nature of capitalism, along with its materialistic value system, naturally ends in war. Capitalism operates in the realm of competition. Competition is worshiped,

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Authoritarianism vs. The Liberal Order

January 4, 2026January 6, 2026 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

Authoritarianism is sweeping the globe. It is characterized by hyper nationalism, consolidation of power in the executive branch through a takeover of the judiciary, and the loss of civil liberties, particularly freedoms of speech. The liberal elites, the internationalist if

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The Wealth Gap & Deficit Spending

December 26, 2025December 28, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

A Wall Street Journal article about family offices caught my attention. A family office consists of a staff of advisors who cater to a wealthy family’s financial and personal “needs”. Families with net worths in the upper tens of millions

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Capitalism and War

December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

Capitalism and War: Is there a connection? Without question, the answer to this question is yes. There are several reasons for this: the most fundamental of which is that capitalism promotes materialism. Not materialism in the philosophical sense of the

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Tolstoy on Economics

November 23, 2025December 7, 2025 by Michael McCormick B.S., J.D.

“Whatever the opinions and degree of education of a man of to-day, whatever his shade of liberalism, whatever his school of philosophy, or of science, or of economics, however ignorant or superstitious he may be, every man of the present

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