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Category: New Idol

The Sacred Bureaucrats

The Sacred Bureaucrats

In the past, men bowed to priests for salvation.  Today, they bow to bureaucrats for permission.  The robes have changed, … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on October 31, 2025October 31, 2025Categories Inflation, New Idol, StatismLeave a comment on The Sacred Bureaucrats

The Theology of Power

The Theology of Power

The state proclaims itself supreme.  Nothing stands higher, not truth, not religion, not the individual.  It demands worship, not recognition.  … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 27, 2025October 10, 2025Categories New Idol, Psychology1 Comment on The Theology of Power

The Machinery of Control

The Machinery of Control

Control is never immediate.  Step by step it’s expanded.  They’ll never impose the full weight of their desire at once—there … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on September 15, 2025September 15, 2025Categories Ideology, New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Machinery of Control

The Cult of Control

The Cult of Control

Statism isn’t a system—it’s a cult.  It doesn’t merely govern.  It demands faith.  It rewards obedience, punishes dissent, and sanctifies … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 10, 2025August 10, 2025Categories Ideology, New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Cult of Control

Breaking the Spell

Breaking the Spell

Evil rarely announces itself.  It comes disguised—usually in official language, smiling faces, and noble-sounding causes.  It cloaks itself in … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on August 3, 2025August 3, 2025Categories Statism, New Idol, Psychology1 Comment on Breaking the Spell

The God of the Fallen

The God of the Fallen

Ideas die hard, but it’s difficult to replace them.  Even evidence fails to convince many.  Your highest ideal is your … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on June 1, 2025June 1, 2025Categories Ideology, New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The God of the Fallen

Marching into Obedience

Marching into Obedience

The modern citizen believes he’s free because he is allowed to choose between two approved options.  He isn’t free—he is … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 17, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Ideology, New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on Marching into Obedience

Crucifying the Truth | Statism, Mass Psychosis, and the Eternal Barabbas

Crucifying the Truth | Statism, Mass Psychosis, and the Eternal Barabbas

The Pattern Repeats

The crucifixion of Jesus is the most famous public execution in history.  It was more than a … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 11, 2025May 11, 2025Categories New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on Crucifying the Truth | Statism, Mass Psychosis, and the Eternal Barabbas

The Cult of Equality

The Cult of Equality

Equality has become the new golden calf.  People bow to it.  They chant its name.  They see it as salvation.  … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 10, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Egalitarianism, New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on The Cult of Equality

Why Choosing Your Master Isn’t Liberty

Why Choosing Your Master Isn’t Liberty

Democracy is the worship of the majority.  It’s the elevation of quantity over quality, of consensus over truth.  It’s sold … Read the rest

Author Michael DeVinneyPosted on May 8, 2025May 8, 2025Categories New Idol, Psychology, Statism1 Comment on Why Choosing Your Master Isn’t Liberty

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  • The Hidden Costs of “Buy Now, Pay Later” Culture November 19, 2025
    The modern debt culture—underwritten by the Federal Reserve’s expansionary policies—is not only harms capital development, but it also encourages short time preferences, which diminishes the structure of production.
    Hunter Smathers
  • Government Intervention, Not BlackRock, Is To Blame For The Housing Crisis November 19, 2025
    The rent is too high. However, government interference into rental markets has been the main reason rents are so high in the first place.
    Diyar Kasymov
  • Why I Won’t Be Mourning Dick Cheney November 19, 2025
    Cheney was an architect of both Iraq wars, and he was a perennial supporter of the American surveillance state, torture, and more.
    Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.
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