Our most popular article this last week was Laurent Guyénot’s discussion of the deep ideological roots of the Jewish Holocaust in both religious Judaism and secular Zionism, with both those movements being replete with descriptions of  extreme sacrifice of human life being necessary to achieve their goals of establishment of a state of Israel.  The resulting discussion veered in various direction, with nearly 300 comments totaling over 40,000 words.

Ranking second was Philip Giraldi’s focus on the improper role played by top serving CIA and FBI officials during the 2016 presidential campaign, during which they sought to eliminate the possibility of outsider Donald Trump’s nomination or election by producing and distributing false indications that he was under the improper influence of Russia, and effort that was transformed into the “Russiagate investigation” after he was unexpectedly elected.

Our third most popular featured article was Anatoly Karlin’s discussion of numerous interesting and important but little-known demographic facts, drawn from the Ancient world into modern times, and often casting an entirely new light on geopolitical issues of global importance. These varied matters drew nearly 500 comments totaling over 50,000 words.

The recent massacre of members of an expatriate Mormon community in Mexico has provoked angry rhetoric from some American political figures and Fred Reed’s fourth-ranking column focused on the disastrous consequences of an American military intervention in that country, which would be ferociously resisted by a nation with considerable historical resentment against its powerful northern neighbor, drawing more than 400 contentious comments totaling over 45,000 words.

Fifth place was held by Gilad Atzmon’s analysis of Israel’s severe vulnerability in the event of a new military conflict with Iran, with Israeli cities subject to extensive missile bombardment, which provoked nearly 500 comments totaling almost 60,000 words.

And rounding out our most popular articles was Karl Nemmersdorf’s very lengthy and meticulously documented history of the life and activities of Fay Stender, a prominent Jewish radical activist and attorney for the Black Panther militants of the 1960s San Francisco Bay Area, who played an important historical role in disrupting established society and herself came to tragic end.