The Post-Partisan Emporium

  An Illusion of Philanthropy by Hans Vogel Hans Vogel outlines the historical rise of robber barons and their legacy of influence through modern-day globalist philanthropy, showing how charitable foundations and NGOs, guided by the money-driven mindset of their predecessors, now shape international agendas on issues from climate policy to public health. When around 1900 the US economy was  growing  at dizzying rates, a small number of entrepreneurs became extraordinarily successful. That success was measured by a single standard: money. They amassed dazzling amount of dollars. Though none of them was called Scrooge McDuck, they were at least as rich and could swim in coin-filled pools. John Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Henry M. Flagler and dozens of tycoons made fortunes so enormous as had hardly ever been seen before. Their fortunes were made in banking, oil, steel, railroads, cotton, chemicals and other branches of trade and industry.

  Growing the Surveillance State: Drones, Facial Recognition, AI Enlisted to Fight Crime but at What Cost? By  Jesse Smith Big Brother is at it again. With rising crime as the backdrop, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is growing the surveillance state with a plan to use drones to fight crime in Central Park. Sadly, neither rising crime or increasing surveillance are unique to NYC, as both are becoming global trends indicative of a much greater agenda. Gone are the days when “Robocop” and “Skynet” were just dystopian ideas for Hollywood blockbusters. The dark, distant future those films portrayed is now  a present reality . In classic problem-reaction-solution fashion, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the NYPD are preparing to deploy surveillance drones to stop lawlessness in Central Park. According to the  New York Post , the drones could be patrolling the skies very soon: Central Park frolickers could soon find themselves under Big Brother surveillance from NYPD drones flying above them, as th