J. Peder Zane

On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, Jim Varney and I speak with Jacob Siegel about his masterful new book, “The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control,” which details how technology and progressivism have helped give rise to mass censorship, surveillance and propaganda. realclearinvestigations.com/video/2026/03/…

Without saying Joel Embiid, Allen Iverson, Julius Erving, or Moses Malone name a 76er….

RealClearInvestigations Seeks Applicants for $20,000 Reporting Grants realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/…

She is not stupid, so she's just dishonest. At the very least, we will have vastly degraded Iran's military, nuclear program and terrorist proxies. Global energy supplies are under pressure but oil cost more after Biden let Putin invade Ukraine that it does today.

As the Supreme Court Book is set to hear a case on birthright citizenship tomorrow, read this excerpt from Peter Schweizer's new book detailing how China is exploiting that tradition. realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2026/…

As SCOTUS gets ready to hear a birthright citizenship case Wednesday, here's a look back at Paul D. Thacker's RCI article about the issue. realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2025/…

Those who do not remember the past ...

Once again the legacy media pretends that Trump's absolutely normal conduct is beyond the pale. The Journal reports that Trump wants the court to "rubber-stamps his agenda." Please name a president who hasn't desired that? wsj.com/us-news/law/tr… via @WSJ

"The Grateful Dead sang the National Anthem at "Opening Day" in 1993. Willie Mays was at Candlestick that day. "Mr. Mays,” said Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally, “can I introduce you to Jerry Garcia? He’s going to be singing the National Anthem today.” “No!” Mays replied. Jerry Garcia watched the exchange with delight and envy. "Jerry Garcia was so fed up with people wanting something from him, that the idea that somebody didn’t give a shit who he was, absolutely made his day." "Deadheads" Linda Kelly. Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Vince Welnick.

Jacob Siegel discusses his terrific new book, "The Information State: Politics in the Era of Total Control," on the next episode of RCI Podcast. Visit realclearinvestigations.com to read an excerpt from his book right now and again on Saturday to watch the entire interview. @Jacob__Siegel #informationstate #censorship

My Google search shows only conservative-leaning sites have picked-up this feel-good story. ICE agent save's life of unresponsive child in TSA line at JFK airport foxnews.com/video/63917650… #FoxNews

Interesting piece on the evolving doctor/patient relationship. Who Can You Trust To Cure What Ails You? via @forbes forbes.com/sites/forbesbo…

@VinnysCorner1 Wilt's Lakers career wasn't long enough for him to be considered the best ever to wear the purple & gold. But remember: his famous block in Game 7 of the Bulls series allowed them to go one and win their first championship. Guess who was the Finals MVP?

Who is the GREATEST Laker of all time?

@JanTheMan2010 @DannyDrinksWine McTeague! The Octopus was also great. Sadly, you can write classics and still be largely forgotten. Life is humbling.

@JPederZane @DannyDrinksWine Based on a great 1899 novel by Frank Norris.

Christopher Nolan’s 30 favourite films of all time: 1) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Kubrick) 2) 12 Angry Men (1957, Lumet) 3) Alien (1979, Scott) 4) All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, Milestone) 5) Bad Timing (1980, Roeg) 6) The Battle of Algiers (1966, Pontecorvo) 7) Blade Runner (1982, Scott) 8) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978, Spielberg) 9) First Man (2018, Chazelle) 10) For All Mankind (1989, Reinert) 11) Foreign Correspondent (1940, Hitchcock) 12) Greed (1924, Stroheim) 13) The Hit (1984, Frears) 14) Koyaanisqatsi (1983, Reggio) 15) Lawrence of Arabia (1962, Lean) 16) Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983, Oshima) 17) Metropolis (1927, Lang) 18) Mr. Arkadin – (1955, Welles) 19) The Right Stuff (1983, Kaufman) 20) Saving Private Ryan (1988, Spielberg) 21) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977,Gilbert) 22) Ryan’s Daughter (1970, Lean) 23) Star Wars (1977, Lucas) 24) Street of Crocodiles (1986, The Brothers Quay) 25) Sunrise (1927, Murnau) 26) Superman: The Movie (1978, Donner) 27) The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933, Lang) 28) The Thin Red Line (Malick, 1988) 29) Topkapi (1964, Dassin) 30) The Tree of Life (2011, Malick) ("Christopher Nolan’s 30 favourite movies of all time", Jack Whatley, Far out Magazine, 2024)

The case against Flynn was phony from the start - he did not "discuss" sanctions with Russia after the 2016 elections; he pleaded guilty so the feds wouldn't go after his family. The Times, of course, doesn't mention Biden's shameful $2M payout to Strzok & Page for alleged privacy violations after their anti-Trump texts ON GOV PHONES were released. nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/…

Both the NYT story below and the Washington Post don't tell you what Flynn's alleged false statements were. I think there's a good reason for that omission. The dominant media narrative back then, and that of the guilty plea, was that Flynn had lied about discussing US sanctions with the Russian ambassador, Kislyak. When the transcripts of his calls with Kislyak were finally released in May 2020, they showed that in all of Flynn's multiple conversations with Kislyak in December 2016 and January 2017, the issue of sanctions only got one fleeting mention – by Kislyak. Because those transcripts were kept private throughout the Russiagate saga, anonymous officials, the Mueller team, and Russiagate stenographers turned this into an imaginary scandal wherein Flynn had floated a payback for Russia's alleged 2016 election help and lied to cover it up. And this came after FBI officials essentially entrapped Flynn, as one FBI agent on the Mueller team, William Barnett, later complained about. Flynn therefore had grounds to fight this case and receive a settlement. And not only did it fuel Trump-Russia conspiracy innuendo, it helped further criminalize diplomacy with another nuclear-armed power.

@FurkanGozukara I can believe Trump is not playing it straight but notice how she is quick to believe the lyin' Iranians.

CNN's Christiane Amanpour exposes Trump's massive lie. She confirms the White House admits off the record that "peace talks" with Iran are completely fake. Iran is calling it fake news and accusing Trump of just trying to manipulate the stock market.

@FastbreakHoops5 The Big Dipper

Best NBA nicknames.

Long TSA lines are the latest proof that the Democrats have been captured by the radical left - they are happy to inconvenience American citizens to protect illegal immigrants. And the protection racket legacy media helps them obscure it all. mol.im/a/15679153 via @DailyMail