Between September and October 2025, as federal prosecutors announced charges against eight more defendants in Minnesota's massive welfare fraud scheme, the website for Rose Lake Capital quietly scrubbed the names and biographies of nine officers and advisors from public view. The venture capital firm, co-founded by Rep. Ilhan
by Gene Goodwin
A Story About Heroism, PR, and Why Nobody Wants Either Author's note: This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events, persons, or municipal governments that would prosecute Santa Claus is purely your imagination acting up. To be continued, because all good train wrecks need multiple
by Gene Goodwin
“Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it.” — Theodore Roosevelt How the Vera Institute Received America's Largest Anonymous Donation and Why No One Will Say Who Gave It An investigation into the mysterious funding behind one of
by Gene Goodwin
Last week, "Democracy for the Arab World Now" launched a database profiling 50 AIPAC leaders. The timing matters. President Trump had signed an executive order three weeks earlier directing the State and Treasury Departments to evaluate Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Jordan, Egypt, and Lebanon for Foreign Terrorist Organization
by Gene Goodwin
PART ONE: The Vera Racket How a Soros-backed nonprofit turned $10 million in foundation money into $1 billion in federal contracts while its prosecutor partners left a trail of bodies On July 15, 2025, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released a staff report on the Vera Institute of Justice.
by Gene Goodwin
Phoenix Convention Center, December 18, 2025 Phoenix Convention Center, December 18, 2025 The first AmericaFest since Charlie Kirk's September assassination was supposed to demonstrate conservative unity. Instead, it revealed a succession crisis with national security implications that extend far beyond internal Republican politics. Ben Shapiro spent 30 minutes
by Gene Goodwin
, A democratic socialist mayor-elect doesn't just pick controversial advisers—he collects them like a conspiracy theorist collects evidence "The revolutionary vanguard is distinguished by its complete immunity to irony." — Christopher Hitchenswho Let's establish what we're looking at here: Zohran Mamdani, the democratic
by Gene Goodwin
We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel (1986) On November 19, 2025, approximately 200 protesters assembled outside Park East Synagogue on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The demonstration, organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation-AWDA
by Gene Goodwin