This week: a "suicide" in Putin’s inner circle, a renegade American diplomat triggers Cuba's fury, and Hungarian freedom fighters defy Orbán. Plus: Trump's most ridiculous Fed threat yet. The Global Fight Against Tyranny Renegade American Diplomat Roils Cuba Hungarians Show "Pride"—with Defiance Ukrainian Civilians Pay for Trumpian Chaos Hamas' Death Grip on Gaza Crumbles "Sudden Russian Death Syndrome" Spreads Country names are followed by their 2025 freedom scores according to Freedom...
3 days ago • 7 min read
Hello Reader, "No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come."When Finance Minister Manmohan Singh spoke these words to Parliament in 1991, India was hemorrhaging. Inflation spiraled out of control. Gold reserves were being secretly airlifted to London as collateral for emergency loans. The nation teetered on the edge of bankruptcy. But Singh wasn't proposing to fix the economy—he was announcing its liberation. The unstoppable idea was economic freedom, and nearly a billion people...
9 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, Plus: Brazil's aging strongman watches his authoritarian alliance crumble, China severs a Filipino seaman’s thumb, and I find common cause with an unexpected ally on immigration. The Global Fight for Freedom BRICS Fractures Under Feeble Lula Strongman Stomps on Africa’s Democratic Beacon Shia Decline Yields Iraqi Hope Thailand's Brittle Monarchy Quashes Dissent China's Clandestine War in the Philippines Country names are followed by their 2025 freedom scores according to Freedom...
10 days ago • 8 min read
Hello Reader, In 1945, as Winston Churchill delivered one of history's most prophetic warnings to the House of Commons, America's own Vice President was working to advance Soviet interests from within the highest levels of government."The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries," Churchill thundered to Parliament. Months earlier, Henry Wallace had returned from his guided tour of Soviet Siberia,...
15 days ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, This week, we witness the final gasps of movements that once filled millions with hope. From the remote villages of Myanmar to the waterfront of Dar Es Salaam, tyrants perfect new methods of crushing the human spirit. The Global Fight Against Tyranny Colombia's Leftist Death Spiral Begins Tanzania's Leader Joins Dark Sisterhood Stolen Child Epitomizes Chinese Tyranny Myanmar's "Rebel Alliance" Refuses to Yield Hong Kong: Freedom's Final Breath Country names are followed by their...
17 days ago • 7 min read
Hello Reader, "Bedlam broke loose" and "delirium reigned supreme" in Chicago as William Jennings Bryan reached his crescendo. "You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!" he thundered, sending the 1896 Democratic Convention audience into a frenzy. When he decried "financial magnates who, in a back room, corner the money of the world", it was the apex of American populist fervor.Bryan's "cross of gold" speech marked the birth of modern populist fury against concentrated wealth. His...
22 days ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, A tectonic shift in the Middle East, a student revolt in Eastern Europe, and Trump’s dirty deal in Africa. Plus, I get salty with the trolls. The Global Fight Against Tyranny Serbia's Rebel Youth Refuse Surrender Trump's Dirty Deal in the Congo Syria Severs Its Persian Chains Iran Bleeds from Old Wounds Made in China: Russia’s War Machine Country names are followed by their 2025 freedom scores according to Freedom House. Sixteen lives crushed beneath a railway canopy last...
24 days ago • 8 min read
Hello Reader, When is the last time you saw a major media outlet describe a global right-wing leader as simply "right" without a "far" or "hard" qualifier before it?The media lumps together a remarkably diverse spectrum of “global right” movements under one dismissive umbrella. In doing so, they miss its extraordinary breadth—from libertarian reformers in Buenos Aires to constitutional conservatives in Rome. The Pretenders: How the Right Went Wrong Maybe you've been called far-right for...
28 days ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, This week, I'm covering Canada first to welcome our many new Canuck readers. Unfortunately, I'm bound to piss off half of them—which sucks since Canadians are genuinely the friendliest people on earth. My peace offering: I'll record a video rendition of "O Canada" if anybody changes my mind. The Global Fight for Freedom Albertans Decry "Hostile Federal Government" Mexico's Iron Lady Crushes Little Chapos Western Greed Fuels African Upheaval Mossad: Freedom's Most Relentless...
about 1 month ago • 9 min read