"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle," - George Orwell.

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

Essays and analysis about elections, media, sports, poker, and all the other things I care about.

News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.

Reporting on free speech, civilization, and humanity.

People before politics. Country before party. Peace, prosperity, security and freedom.