# lewrockwell (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover lewrockwell. Page: Feed: --- ## [Top 20 Products LRC Readers Bought This Week on Amazon](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/top-20-products-lrc-readers-bought-this-week-on-amazon/) _2026-08-22 · No Author · LewRockwell_ LewRockwell.com readers are supporting LRC and shopping at the same time. It’s easy and does not cost you a penny more than it would if you didn’t go through the LRC link. Just click on the Amazon link on LewRockwell.com’s homepage and add your items to your cart. It’s that easy! If you can’t live without your daily dose of LewRockwell.com in 2026, \[…\] The post Top 20 Products LRC Readers Bought… ## [Some Shattering Illusions of Our Declining Empire](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/some-shattering-illusions-of-our-declining-empire/) _2026-08-22 · No Author · LewRockwell_ Now that the lofty 250th-anniversary rhetoric about the greatness of our country has faded, it is time to face the reality of our country’s actual behavior. The U.S. fashions itself as a generous and benevolent world leader enforcing the “rules-based order”—a deceptive construct used by globalist elites to bully other countries. The rules are arbitrarily \[…\] The post Some Shattering Illusions of… ## [Exclusive: How Trump Tried To Bribe the Head of the IRGC](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/exclusive-how-trump-tried-to-bribe-the-head-of-the-irgc/) _2026-08-22 · No Author · LewRockwell_ Mafia, piracy, bribing, extortion: talk about a flexible Empire at work Empire of Chaos, Lies, Plunder, Piracy. And bribes. Mike Pompeo, former aspiring Tony Soprano, admitted: “We lie, we cheat, we steal.” And we bribe. A Transition Protocol source, as we revealed live, is unequivocal: The President of the United States – despite having “won” the \[…\] The post Exclusive: How Trump Tried To Bribe… ## [Can the World Survive Putin’s Well Intentioned Mistake?](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/paul-craig-roberts/can-the-world-survive-putins-well-intentioned-mistake/) _2026-08-22 · Paul Craig Roberts · LewRockwell_ Yesterday on Canadian Prepper Nate and I discussed the dangers in Putin’s patience with an ever-widening war and the puzzle that Putin prefers the risk of these dangers to quickly winning the war. There is no question that the war has greatly widened. The first widening of the war occurred from the increase in capability of \[…\] The post Can the World Survive Putin’s Well Intentioned Mistake?… ## [Alan Greenspan’s Off-Key Legacy](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/george-f-smith/alan-greenspans-off-key-legacy/) _2026-08-22 · George F. Smith · LewRockwell_ I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could rise in the music business, so I left the band and enrolled at New York University. — Alan Greenspan When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton reportedly said, “Because that’s where the money is.” That wasn’t necessarily a wisecrack, and Sutton \[…\] The post Alan Greenspan’s Off-Key Legacy appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Fox News: Instrument of Death](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/james-anthony/fox-news-instrument-of-death/) _2026-08-22 · James Anthony · LewRockwell_ The way that we let things get to where they are is simple enough. Power flows from producers adding value. Control adds value when customers buy value. People with weapons take a cut by seizing some control, which also gives them some power. These people fight amongst themselves. The immediate victors are the people who \[…\] The post Fox News: Instrument of Death appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [The Strait of Hormuz Is Repricing the Entire World Economy](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/martin-armstrong/the-strait-of-hormuz-is-repricing-the-entire-world-economy/) _2026-08-22 · Martin Armstrong · LewRockwell_ The politicians continue to speak about the Strait of Hormuz as though this were merely a regional dispute between Iran and its neighbors. That is complete nonsense. The strait is one of the most important arteries in the global economy, carrying roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas shipments. Brent crude has moved above \[…\] The post The Strait of Hormuz Is Repricing the Entire World… ## [‘Rogue AI Agents’ Aren’t Rogue, They’re Fulfilling Their Functional Goal: Automating Sociopathology](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/charles-hugh-smith/rogue-ai-agents-arent-rogue-theyre-fulfilling-their-functional-goal-automating-sociopathology/) _2026-08-22 · Charles Hugh Smith · LewRockwell_ Add all this up and what we’re hyper-hurriedly “manufacturing” is an automated army of self-cloaking digital sociopaths. Since the status quo is characterized by self-serving PR, misdirection and delusions, it shouldn’t surprise us that “rogue AI agents” aren’t actually rogue, they’re doing exactly what they’re designed to do, which stripped of PR, hype and misdirection, \[…\] The post ‘Rogue AI… ## [Police AI Drones Take the Surveillance State Airborne](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/police-ai-drones-take-the-surveillance-state-airborne/) _2026-08-22 · No Author · LewRockwell_ Police departments across the country are deploying autonomous drones that can launch from rooftops, fly beyond visual range, track vehicles, and transmit live video directly to police command centers. Increasingly, artificial intelligence helps analyze those feeds, flag objects, and connect aerial surveillance with other police data. Federal funding is helping speed the buildout. Public oversight… ## [Why the French Revolution Was Not a Libertarian Revolution](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/ryan-mcmaken/why-the-french-revolution-was-not-a-libertarian-revolution/) _2026-08-22 · Ryan McMaken · LewRockwell_ This essay is adapted from a lecture presented at Mises University, July 25, 2026. A common misconception about the French Revolution is that it was some sort of classical liberal or libertarian revolution. That is, some still claim that the revolution was, for all its flaws, in “the spirit” of what is historically known as liberalism. \[…\] The post Why the French Revolution Was Not a Libertarian… ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ZoZUVVNUK5xW) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [Huxley to Orwell: contrasting dystopias](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/huxley-to-orwell-contrasting-dystopias/) _2026-08-21 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · Political Theatre Archive - LewRockwell_ —— Click here: OffGuardian The post Huxley to Orwell: contrasting dystopias appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Viganò condemns Pachamama ritual performed before Pope Leo’s Peru visit](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/vigano-condemns-pachamama-ritual-performed-before-pope-leos-peru-visit/) _2026-08-21 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ —– Click here: Llifesite News The post Viganò condemns Pachamama ritual performed before Pope Leo’s Peru visit appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Medical Experts: Trump is “Mentally Unfit”, Urgent “Removal From Office”](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/medical-experts-trump-is-mentally-unfit-urgent-removal-from-office/) _2026-08-21 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ —– Click here: Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Felicity Arbuthnot The post Medical Experts: Trump is “Mentally Unfit”, Urgent “Removal From Office” appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Trump’s FDA nomination: Heidi Overton](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/trumps-fda-nomination-heidi-overton/) _2026-08-21 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ —– Writes S.P.: Robert Malone on Heidi Overton: I’m not on X, but looks like Malone had more to say on her: Rumor has it that Dr. Heidi Overton, formerly West Wing, has been nominated to Commissioner of the FDA. Her academic mentor at Johns Hopkins was Surgeon and former FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary. \[…\] The post Trump’s FDA nomination: Heidi Overton appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [“The Elite Is Neat.” “The Masses Are \_\_\_\_\_”](https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/the-elite-is-neat-the-masses-are-_____/) _2026-08-21 · Charles Burris · LewRockwell_ “The Elite Is Neat.” “The Masses Are \_\_\_\_\_” “Asses.” “And What Is An Ass? A Dumb Beast of Burden Who Labors For Someone Else. The Ruling Principle of The Coercive Oligarchic State For All Time Since the Sumerians. “Taking the State wherever found, striking into its history at any point, one sees no way to \[…\] The post “The Elite Is Neat.” “The Masses Are \_\_\_\_\_” appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [The New Great Game, Revisited](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/the-new-great-game-revisited/) _2026-08-21 · No Author · LewRockwell_ It took only a few Yemeni missiles on Saudi refineries to wake up “leadership” vectors of the Ummah; not over 100,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by the death cult. The Mecca Sunni NATO pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan remains a puzzle. Or dodgy sub-standard theatre – complete with photo ops and sparse intel \[…\] The post The New Great Game, Revisited appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [A Cinematic Tour of the Pompeii of Jordan](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/a-cinematic-tour-of-the-pompeii-of-jordan/) _2026-08-21 · No Author · LewRockwell_ How Gerasa, Jerash, is the largest well-preserved Roman city outside Italy—and why did the Greeks choose this place to build a great city? In the fertile hills of northern Jordan lies Gerasa, ancient Jerash, one of the most remarkable surviving cities of the Roman world. Its vast ruins preserve monumental streets, theatres, temples, plazas, fountains, \[…\] The post A Cinematic Tour of the Pompeii… ## [The U.S. Has a Plan for the Next Yen Rescue. You’re Funding It.](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/the-u-s-has-a-plan-for-the-next-yen-rescue-youre-funding-it/) _2026-08-21 · No Author · LewRockwell_ Last week, I wrote to you about the operation in which the United States and Japan went into the currency market together to prop up the falling yen, the first coordinated action of its kind since 1998. Japan reportedly put in around $75 billion of its dollar reserves. The Treasury put in five to ten billion (selling \[…\] The post The U.S. Has a Plan for the Next Yen Rescue. You’re Funding It.… ## [The Killing Fields](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/the-killing-fields/) _2026-08-21 · No Author · LewRockwell_ Bright red blood that covers towns and plains Of Kampuchea, our motherland, Sublime blood of workers and peasants, Sublime blood of revolutionary men and women fighters! The blood, changing into unrelenting hatred And resolution struggle On 17 April, under the flag of revolution, Frees us from slavery! – from the national anthem of the Khmer \[…\] The post The Killing Fields appeared first on… ## [Equality Before the Law, Not Privilege by Group Membership](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/equality-before-the-law-not-privilege-by-group-membership/) _2026-08-21 · No Author · LewRockwell_ Ludwig von Mises defended the principle of equality before the law as it was understood within the classical liberal tradition of “the eighteenth and the early part of the nineteenth century.” Eighteenth century liberalism rejected the notion of “a select class of privileged persons” who had special rights and freedoms. The fundamental purpose of equality under the \[…\] The post Equality Before the… ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1gYnk1wyhKZO) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [The Digital World Is Becoming a Nightmare](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/paul-craig-roberts/the-digital-world-is-becoming-a-nightmare/) _2026-08-21 · Paul Craig Roberts · LewRockwell_ Modern technology has provided government with growing capability to monitor our lives. The amount of freedom in a “free American” is slowly being reduced to nothing. Flock cameras are one such freedom-destroying tool. This article referenced below about police misuse and incompetent use of Flock surveillance cameras should scare you to death. And it is not just about \[…\] The post The Digital… ## [CE Worked With Iranian Regime to Set Up Deportation Flights as Trump Laid Plans for War](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/ce-worked-with-iranian-regime-to-set-up-deportation-flights-as-trump-laid-plans-for-war/) _2026-08-20 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ —– Click here: Noah Hurowitz The post CE Worked With Iranian Regime to Set Up Deportation Flights as Trump Laid Plans for War appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Sen. Darlene Graham Isn’t Wrong](https://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/sen-darlene-graham-isnt-wrong/) _2026-08-20 · Daniel McAdams · LewRockwell_ Watch today’s Liberty Report here. The post Sen. Darlene Graham Isn’t Wrong appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [The End of Western Hegemony? Jeffrey Sachs on the New World Order](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/the-end-of-western-hegemony-jeffrey-sachs-on-the-new-world-order/) _2026-08-20 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ The post The End of Western Hegemony? Jeffrey Sachs on the New World Order appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Moderna, the Rasputin Company](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/moderna-the-rasputin-company/) _2026-08-20 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ —– Click here: John Leake The post Moderna, the Rasputin Company appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Moderna, the Rasputin Company](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/moderna-the-rasputin-company/) _2026-08-20 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · Political Theatre Archive - LewRockwell_ —– Click here: John Leake The post Moderna, the Rasputin Company appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [The ‘Pindia Challenge’: A Stark Warning To The West](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/the-pindia-challenge-a-stark-warning-to-the-west/) _2026-08-20 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ —– Click here: Modernity News The post The ‘Pindia Challenge’: A Stark Warning To The West appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Rupert Lowe’s Mass Deportation Plan: ‘We Will Deport Them’](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/rupert-lowes-mass-deportation-plan-we-will-deport-them/) _2026-08-20 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ The post Rupert Lowe’s Mass Deportation Plan: ‘We Will Deport Them’ appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Catherine Austin Fitts Warned that Depopulation Is Used to Change the Economy](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/catherine-austin-fitts-warned-that-depopulation-is-used-to-change-the-economy/) _2026-08-20 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ —– Thanks, Bill Madden. Need to Know The post Catherine Austin Fitts Warned that Depopulation Is Used to Change the Economy appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [Pennies Have Been Abandoned. Now What Will Be Done with Nickels?](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/pennies-have-been-abandoned-now-what-will-be-done-with-nickels/) _2026-08-20 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · LewRockwell_ —– Writes Adam Dick: The United States government minted its final penny in November of 2025. This came after fiat money inflation succeeded in depriving pennies of nearly all their value. Pennies are still circulating, but it is increasingly common for stores to round cost totals to avoid giving pennies in change. Also, people seeing that the \[…\] The post Pennies Have Been Abandoned. Now What… ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/d1yZFJ22DtaE) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [ICE Wants Our Emails](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/andrew-p-napolitano/ice-wants-our-emails/) _2026-08-20 · Andrew P. Napolitano · LewRockwell_ When a government agency comes to an internet service provider demanding information about Americans because of what they have said on social media, the provider should discard the demand, close the door or hang up the phone. The government is not entitled to rummage through the political opinions, associations, criticisms and angry rhetoric of anyone \[…\] The post ICE Wants Our Emails appeared… ## [1694: The Year the World Changed](https://www.lewrockwell.com/2026/08/no_author/1694-the-year-the-world-changed/) _2026-08-20 · No Author · LewRockwell_ “If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.” — Attributed to Thomas Jefferson \[…\] The post 1694: The Year the World Changed appeared first… ## [Why Fiat Currency Is Bad](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/why-fiat-currency-is-bad/) _2026-08-19 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · Political Theatre Archive - LewRockwell_ —– Writes Bill Madden: . There are two interesting charts in this discussion of debt. See this. . Our dollar transitioned from money to unconstitutional fiat currency in August of 1971. The chart on our federal interest expense shows a decided increase and long-term trend up just about that time. With gold backing the international \[…\] The post Why Fiat Currency Is Bad appeared first on… ## [NIAID’s David Morens Pleads Guilty to Concealing Records of Coronavirus Gain-of-Function Research Grant](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/niaids-david-morens-pleads-guilty-to-concealing-records-of-coronavirus-gain-of-function-research-grant/) _2026-08-19 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · Political Theatre Archive - LewRockwell_ —– Click here: John Leake The post NIAID’s David Morens Pleads Guilty to Concealing Records of Coronavirus Gain-of-Function Research Grant appeared first on LewRockwell . ## [‘Strangle’ Iran Over Time](https://www.lewrockwell.com/political-theatre/strangle-iran-over-time/) _2026-08-19 · Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. · Political Theatre Archive - LewRockwell_ —– Click here: Zero Hedge The post ‘Strangle’ Iran Over Time appeared first on LewRockwell .