April 21, 2025

Author: Alan Nafzger, editor

anti-progressive rhetoric / Argentina politics / Authoritarianism / Brazil politics / capitalist populism / Classical populism / Clientelism / Constituent assemblies / cultural conser / cultural conservatism / Deregulation / Economic inequality / economic reforms / Evo Morales / fiscal austerity / Getúlio Vargas / Hugo Chávez / Jair Bolsonaro / Juan Perón / labor unions / Latin American populism / market liberalism / mass mobilization / Mauricio Macri / middle class / National sovereignty / Neoliberal populism / neoliberalism / Paulo Guedes / Peronism / polarization / Political polarization / Political Thought / populist rhetoric / privatization / pro-market agenda / radical populism / Rafael Correa / right-wing populism / small businesses / traditional values

Populism in Latin America

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Populism in Latin America Latin America has long been the epicenter of populism. From the 1930s to the present day, populist leaders have repeatedly reshaped …

counter-WMD technology / Defense Threat Reduction Agency / DTRA inefficiency / DTRA reform / Government Spending / military threat reduction / National Security / nonproliferation efforts / privatizing counter-WMD functions / reducing DTRA costs / reducing government spending. / security cooperation

DOGE Analysis of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

DOGE Analysis of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Purpose of the Agency The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is a combat support agency of …

Bureau of Labor Statistics / decentralization / economic indicators / federal inefficiency / government reform / Government Spending / labor market data / limited-government perspective / privatization / public-private partnerships / real-time data collection.

DOGE Analysis: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

DOGE Analysis: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a federal agency tasked with measuring labor market activity, working conditions, …

CIA operation / covert surveillance / dirty bomb threat / drone mystery / National Security / national security drones / NJ drones / Port of Newark / presidential inauguration security / Round Valley Reservoir / U.S. inauguration drones

Could the NJ Drones Be the Groundwork for the CIA’s Dirtiest Trick in U.S. History?

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Could the NJ Drones Be the Groundwork for the CIA’s Dirtiest Trick in U.S. History? The skies over New Jersey have been abuzz with reports …

Biden-Trump feud. / Biden-Trump transition / chemical threats / chemical weapons detection / CIA intelligence analysis / CIA national security / counterterrorism / dirty bomb threat USA / drones in New Jersey / inauguration preparation / Iran nuclear program / Iranian dirty bomb / Iranian threat briefing / January 20th threats / National Security / national security transition / News / NYC terrorism threats / pre-inauguration security / president-elect briefing / presidential transition / radiological threats / Round Valley Reservoir / sleeper cells / Trump Biden transition / U.S. homeland security

Trump Locked Out of the Transition

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

National Security in Turmoil: The Biden-Trump Transition and the Stakes for America’s Safety Drones Over New Jersey and a Nation on Edge In recent weeks, …

chemical weapons leak / dirty bomb NYC / enriched uranium threat / Hezbollah in the U.S. / International / Iranian dirty bomb / Iranian terrorist proxies / National Security / New Jersey drone sightings / psychological warfare NYC. / radiation detection drones / Round Valley Reservoir radiation

Iranian Dirty Bomb

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Mystery Drones Over New Jersey Spark Iranian Dirty Bomb Fears Experts Narrow Possibilities to Iranian Dirty Bomb Scenarios The skies over New Jersey have turned …

DARPA reform / defense innovation / defense research / Government Spending / limited government critics / military technology / privatizing defense research / public-private partnerships / R&D efficiency. / reducing redundancy / streamlining DARPA

DOGE Analysis of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

DOGE Analysis of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Purpose of the Agency The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the central research …

anti-corruption / Central and Eastern Europe / centrist populism / European Union / Euroskepticism / Fidesz / GERB / governance / Greater Romania Party / institutional reform / Jobbik / Law and Justice / liberal democracy / nationalism / party systems / Political Thought / populism / post-communist transition / radical populism / Smer-SD

Populism in Central and Eastern Europe

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

Populism in Central and Eastern Europe: A Deep Dive into Radical and Centrist Variants Introduction: Populism in Post-Communist Transition Populism has emerged as a persistent …

block grant funding / community grant savings / CPD fiscal waste. / CPD reform / decentralizing CPD / federal housing programs / Government Spending / housing privatization / HUD inefficiency / Office of Community Planning / state-led development

DOGE Analysis of the Office of Community Planning and Development

Alan Nafzger, editorby Alan Nafzger, editor

DOGE Analysis of the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Report The Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), …