The Post-Partisan Emporium

  An Assembly of Generals Karen Kwiatkowski It’s rare in peacetime, a meeting of  all your flag officers in one place  – and even more rare when a country is at war. The first question we must ask our generals and admirals, and our brand spanking new Secretary of War, is “Are we at war?” This question – frankly pertinent and simultaneously impertinent – would stymie our American generals and those who lead them into harm’s way, and more commonly, down dead end streets,  over the cliffs of insanity, and into fire swamps . Like former President Joe Biden, they Simply. Don’t. Know. Obviously, this one question needs to be answered, and constitutionally explained by the Secretary of “War.” It’s the least we can ask of the young man. Then, I would imagine that, given Secretary Hegseth is the MAGA man in the Pentagon, he will give the following short speech. Thank you all for coming. I hope you packed your sh!%. Putting America First means change for the Pentagon. Some of ...

  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 flyin...