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Theocratic Fascism and the Emerging Political Order of the Middle East

This essay examines whether political mechanisms historically associated with fascism are necessarily dependent upon secular nationalism, or whether analogous mechanisms can emerge…

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Ray Miller

Ray Miller was a Change Agent

I first met Senator Ray Miller in August of 2006 when I arrived at The Ohio State University from Purdue University where I taught for eight years, but I was familiar with his work long before…

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You're A Terrorist If You Resist Genocide Or Mass Surveillance

The US has joined the UK in adding the activist group Palestine Action to its list of designated terrorist organizations.

The UK proscribing Palestine Action was already arguably the most…

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The CIA's John Ratcliffe Goes to Moscow

Last Monday the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director (DCI) John Ratcliffe and his retinue boarded a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster transport plane at Joint Base Andrews airfield in Maryland,…

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Action Alerts

Olde Towne East Porch Music Festival

Sunday, August 30, 2026 - 1:00-6:00pm
Various front porches and community spots throughout the Olde Towne East neighborhood (including a kickoff/presence around the Olde Towne East Pocket Park and specific addresses like 953 Bryden Rd and 47 N. Monroe. Bring a chair or a blanket and stroll around the streets of grand Victorian homes in what was once the city’s affluent Silk Stocking District, and enjoy all kinds of music being performed on multiple neighborhood porches, patios, and lawns.

Culiminating with concert  from 4-8:30pm at Central Community House, 1251 Bryden Rd,…

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Naftali Bennett Should Tell His Children Why Israel Is So Widely Resented

Oh, cry me a river!

Rather than simply presenting the incident as evidence that Israelis are victims of irrational hostility, perhaps Bennett should use the opportunity to explain to his daughter why Israel has become the object of such…

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Before You Donate to FIDF, Ask Who Pays the Price

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) was named the top Jewish charitable organization of 2023 by The Jerusalem Post.

So, before you donate, ask yourself: What is your money helping to fund—and who ultimately pays the price?…

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Wheres The Beef...From?

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Voting

Price of Pandering: How Statewide Candidates Alienate the Coalition They Need

When political candidates take their core voters for granted, hide behind calculated identity PR, or refuse to stand on core principles, those voters notice—and they respond at the ballot box. ​History provides a clear blueprint. 

In…

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