WASHINGTON The Evergreen State has once again been named the best state in the country in which to live by US News, thanks in large part to its burgeoning tech sector, economy (the fastest growing in the country), low carbon… Read More ›
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The Deep State and the Rule of Law
Despite the nefarious character attributed to the deep state, especially by the current administration, a closer examination of the concept reveals that, for good and sufficient reasons, there is a positive aspect to it. P45 entered the governing scheme of… Read More ›
Where We Go One, We Go All
Between 1925 when Adolph Hitler was first rising in politics and 1933, when he was appointed chancellor of Germany, the nation had a population of between 62-65 million people. The US has a population 5 times greater than the Third… Read More ›
The US Deep State Is Not Blue
The origins of the term Deep State arose in modern times from the secretive Turkish network known as derin devlet. This group was founded in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk with the purpose of undertaking clandestine acts to preserve the… Read More ›
Gok’s Uncertainty Principle
Editors’ Note: Reporting based upon an article in The New York Times, March 2, 2020. For over three years now, or perhaps even longer, a number of Trump critics and observers have shared a sense of dismay that the President… Read More ›
No Resistance. No Cabal. Public Servants. They are Us.
From a New York Times editorial, October 21, 2019. Editors’ Note: VoxFairfax has published several articles satirizing the administration’s concern with a “deep state” as cited by Steve Bannon to justify an attack upon individuals–always unnamed but dangerous–to White House policies… Read More ›
Deep State Rising
Editors’ Note: In 2019 alone, VoxFairfax has run four previous pieces on the deep state, on March 3, 24, 31, and April 14. Using the term “deep state” in our search box will easily find these articles for you. Alternatingly serious and… Read More ›
Once Again, the Deep State of Governance Rescues Us from Autocracy
Editors’ Note: This article is excerpted from The Washington Post, March 30, 2019. The administration’s battles with the Deep State are likely to continue as it pursues objectives that violate governmental processes. By Juliet Eilperin A federal judge in Alaska… Read More ›
Medicaid Work Requirements Blocked in Two States by the Deep State
At a recent rally in Michigan, the President railed against efforts by the “deep state” to overthrow the 2016 election results as he claimed vindication following publication of the Mueller report. As VoxFairfax has previously reported, the administration’s frustrations with… Read More ›