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  • The Reality of the Fake News Hysteria

    Since the 2016 election, “fake news” has become a stunningly popular topic among politicians in America and around the world. As of November 2017, the term’s usage had increased by 365 percent since 2016. Donald Trump played a major role in its popularization, with his attacks on the media often laced with the term “fake…

  • Wikileaks, an Illegitimate NGO

    Americans, and most people around the world, instinctively tend to trust non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This public trust is generally for good reason; NGOs are ostensibly not-for-profit, independent of governments, mostly run by volunteers, and almost always guided by a laudable, moral cause. Whether an NGO focuses on spreading health awareness, encouraging government transparency, or fighting…