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In a world at war, we must fight for the truth

CultureJanuary 2, 2023

The blatant lies of the mainstream media in setting the table for our cultural discourse is always in plain sight. Thus, we find snide references inserting a bias in all sorts of stories. It is so insidious and subtle that even if we notice it, we brush it

Alaska’s excessive regulations hurt students, parents, teachers, schools

EducationJanuary 2, 2023

By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The Heritage Foundation recently released its inaugural Education Freedom Report Card for the U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Alaska ranked 45th in the nation

Anchorage Assembly’s war on free speech is a threat to us all

FeaturedDecember 30, 2022

Free speech advocates across the political spectrum should be concerned about the Anchorage Assembly’s effort to empower its newly formed Equity Committee to combat unwanted speech by members of the public. As recently reported in the Watchman, the Equity

Equity Committee plans to undermine unwanted speech at Anchorage Assembly meetings

CultureDecember 29, 2022

Powerful and well-connected left-leaning activists, who comprise the newly formed Anchorage Equity Committee, are formalizing a strategy to root out what they deem to be unwanted “hate” speech, so-called “systemic racism” and other social or

Judge says Eastman can serve in Alaska Legislature despite Oath Keepers membership

FeaturedDecember 26, 2022

Alaska State Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) cannot be disqualified from holding public office simply because he is a member of the nation Oath Keepers organization. This was the final ruling, issued Dec. 23, by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna in a

Leading free speech group raises constitutional concerns over effort to ban Eastman from AK Legislature

FreedomDecember 20, 2022

Editor’s note: The following analysis is published with permission from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) which is a national leader in promoting free speech advocacy and legal defense. “Are you now or have you ever been a member

OPINION: Alaska Supreme Court blocks grand juries from investigating corrupt officials

CrimeDecember 19, 2022

Alaska Supreme Court Order (SCO) #1993 (effective Dec. 1, 2022) just rewrote Criminal Rule 6 and 6.1 to unconstitutionally suspend the right of Grand Juries to investigate and indict corrupt public officials. This was done immediately after the Kenai Grand

FBI counter-terrorism expert testifies at Eastman trial, says Oath Keepers doesn’t promote violent insurrection

FeaturedDecember 17, 2022

A prominent former special FBI agent, who worked in counter-terrorism efforts, testified during the ongoing trial of Alaska State Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla), saying Oath Keepers never intended on overthrowing the federal government on Jan. 6, 2021, nor is

Twitter restores account of world-renowned scientist, Dr. Malone, who traveled to Anchorage

COVIDDecember 16, 2022

Renowned scientist Dr. Robert Malone, who traveled to Anchorage in 2021, was reinstated to Twitter on Dec. 12, thanks to actions by new Twitter owner Elon Musk. Malone participated in the 2021 “Early Treatment Summit for COVID” in Anchorage, to help warn

Plaintiff attorney struggles to paint Rep. Eastman as supporter of Jan. 6 violence

CrimeDecember 15, 2022

Amid frequent bandwidth complications, audio interruptions and frozen video feeds, Alaska State Rep. David Eastman (R-Wasilla) took to the virtual stand – via Zoom – on Thursday in a lawsuit challenging his eligibility to serve in public office due to

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