Donald Hank column
Until July of 2009, Don Hank was operating a technical translation agency out of his home in Wrightsville, PA. He is now retired and residing in Panama with his wife and daughter.

A former language teacher, he holds an undergraduate degree in French and German from Millersville State University (PA), a Master's degree in Russian language and literature from Kutztown State College (also in PA), has studied Chinese for 3 years in Taiwan at the Mandarin Training Center, and is self-taught in other languages, having logged a total of 8 years abroad in total immersion situations.

He is also the founder of Lancaster-York Non-Custodial Parents, a volunteer organization that provides Christian counseling for non-custodial parents.


The latest fake story from US intel
Donald Hank
December 22, 2016

The latest MSM reports about the supposed Russian hacking are all focused on a side issue and their aim is to deceive you through a subtle ruse.  . . .


There's only one way Europe can be saved
Donald Hank
March 25, 2016

Fox News recently reported that there are some 400 ISIS fighters poised to unleash hell against the foolish Europeans who insist on importing them to their . . .


Merkel down for the count
Donald Hank
March 17, 2016

You see what is happening all over the Western world as a result of incontinent immigration and perpetual war policies? Last year the French regional . . .


Security conscious Americans entrust the most vital security task of all to amateurs
Donald Hank
February 11, 2016

Americans are funny critters. Many of us are very fussy about safety, as we should be. Most of us are careful to avoid smoking and excessive drinking; we get . . .


Hammond standoff in Oregon: Feds MAY NOT own that land
Donald Hank
January 26, 2016

If you read the story of the armed protesters in Burns, Oregon, you may well get the impression that these people are a bunch of cranks and that the locals don . . .


Cruz or Trump: Who supports the Founders?
Donald Hank
January 20, 2016

There's a new meme in the GOP presidential campaign. The sheeple are now saying that Cruz is more "constitutional" and more "conservative" than the others  . . .


How the oligarchy will die
Donald Hank
January 4, 2016

The concept of "case law" as the determinant of the judicial fate and future of our country is not constitutional. The Constitution does not mention this . . .


The only solution to Washington tyranny: Restore state sovereignty
Donald Hank
December 15, 2015

The San Bernardino terror and the ease with which two jihadi killers entered and took up permanent residence in the US show that the US is putting US citizens . . .


RMB up, dollar down
Donald Hank
December 2, 2015

The Chinese yuan, or RMB, has now done what Chinese policy makers said it would, and in even less time. It is now reported to be the second most used currency . . .


No, Obama is NOT a Muslim
Donald Hank
November 25, 2015

I regularly receive propaganda pieces from various organizations with assertions representing a very common viewpoint among Neocons, worded essentially as . . .


Hey Fox: Is there still a country called Russia?
Donald Hank
November 24, 2015

I was once an avid viewer of Fox News. I still watch when my wife tunes in. A lot of my friends are in the same category with me, having once seen Fox as . . .


Even after Paris, Libertarians endorse open borders
Donald Hank
November 20, 2015

The libertarian think tank Mises Institute just published an article titled ISIS May Be Our Ally Some Day. (My thanks to our friend Peter in the UK for this tip . . .


We are being played again
Donald Hank
November 16, 2015

In this commentary, written the day after the recent terror attacks in Paris, I warned that French president Hollande may use the Paris terror attacks to . . .


President Hollande finally notices ISIS's war on civilization
Donald Hank
November 15, 2015

French President Hollande said after last night's attacks in Paris: "C'est un acte de guerre" commis par une "armée terroriste, Daech" – This is an . . .


The US loses another battle for hearts and minds
Donald Hank
November 1, 2015

I never see in the media or the political world any connecting of the dots with regard to the US's loss of prestige, and yet the ground is giving way under our . . .


Ron, they never knew ye
Donald Hank
October 12, 2015

In the context of the current Syria crisis, I am seeing articles by "conservatives" suggesting that Ronald Reagan would have solved this by threatening the . . .


What Adolf did with malice, Merkel does with kindness
Donald Hank
September 21, 2015

Germany is finding out what cosmic justice is (if you are a Christian, you call it divine justice). Back in 2011, Germany pledged 100 million euros to . . .


US policy: ISIS is bad but stopping its opponents is top priority
Donald Hank
September 17, 2015

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34263955 "The state department statement said Mr Kerry warned that Russia's support for President Assad was  . . .


The New World Order is Christ-centered
Donald Hank
August 18, 2015

A recent report from the UK bears the revealing title: Muhammad is top boy's name; 1 in 2 young people identify as not 100% heterosexual; regular church . . .


The framing of Iran by the godless
Donald Hank
August 10, 2015

An article in globalresearch describes Neocon attempts to spread a false narrative (http://www.globalresearch.ca/iran-accused-of-being-behind-9-11-attacks/30777 . . .


China an unreliable tool of the New World Order
Donald Hank
July 10, 2015

It is helpful to look back at the way Americans thought not long ago and see how old analyses of events and old plots by the billionaires who think they own our . . .


What's behind Bolivia's economic success?
Donald Hank
July 3, 2015

The Mises Institute ran an eye-opening article on Bolivia today, showing that its leftist-populist president Evo Morales has surprised everyone and turned his . . .


Grexit? A flesh wound compared to Frexit (exit of France from EU)
Donald Hank
July 1, 2015

The Telegraph reports this morning that Greek economic minister Varoufakis now threatens to sue in a higher court if the EU attempts to force Greece to leave . . .


"Holy" matrimony administered by a Satanic state
Donald Hank
June 29, 2015

Karl Denninger, who normally writes about secular stuff like economics, just wrote a particularly thought-provoking opinion piece on the Supreme Court decision . . .


Do you really want WW III?
Donald Hank
June 24, 2015

Pat Buchanan warns in a recent article that unless the dogs of war – like notably John McCain – can be leashed, the world could soon be looking down . . .


How Putin's Greek policy could change the map of Europe
Donald Hank
June 23, 2015

As you know, I do not make predictions about politics and geopolitics. That's because the givens of the equation keep changing, so really, who knows, ever?  . . .


Too much Jesus? Or not enough Jesus?
Donald Hank
June 20, 2015

When I was a boy growing up in Lancaster Country, PA, I had several crucial experiences with Christian pastors that contributed to my loss of faith. Mind you I . . .


How to turn the tables on a Muslim proselytizer
Donald Hank
June 10, 2015

There is a reason why Muslims choose the sword over reason. It seems their religion does not lend itself to an objective approach in converting the infidel.  . . .


Surprise! Wikileaks report bears out year-old analysis
Donald Hank
June 6, 2015

I sometimes wonder why I bother writing anything but Ruth Hank pie recipes (Mom could have patented some of her recipes, quite honestly). I can't remember how . . .


Ideology, hidden obstacle to reason
Donald Hank
June 2, 2015

I was recently surprised to note that a prominent British libertarian had sent out a bulk email suggesting that leaving the EU would not be much of a boon to . . .


Soros predicts the past with uncanny accuracy
Donald Hank
May 25, 2015

George Soros just warned that something that just happened might happen. Soros is portrayed as a pundit by the msm. But in fact, he is generally a step or . . .


State-level civil disobedience
Donald Hank
April 22, 2015

The difference between the Article 5 convention and nullification is like the difference between a pop gun and a machine gun. Nullification has stopping . . .


You need to know about these three news blackouts
Donald Hank
April 12, 2015

Regarding geopolitics, economics and finance, and US foreign policy, there are three key developments that almost all media outlets, including independent web . . .


ISIS gains ground in nuke-armed Pakistan
Donald Hank
April 11, 2015

The second link on this page shows that ISIS is expanding into Pakistan. It now has its marauding throat slashing troops in Africa, Syria, Iraq and God knows . . .


Two thousand years of "imminent" Second Coming
Donald Hank
April 6, 2015

Jesus answered him, "It is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God and serve Him only." Luke 4:8 Some Christian spiritual leaders are fond of . . .


A sister in Christ admonishes me
Donald Hank
March 23, 2015

I received an email from a sister in Christ just now. It seems when she saw that I did not wholeheartedly suspport John Hagee, she assumed I had lost my faith . . .


Why World Bank can't compete with Chinese AIIB
Donald Hank
March 19, 2015

My translation into English of a press conference given by the top China monetary policy expert Chen Yulu appeared in December of 2014 at American Daily Herald. . . .


How the petrodollar perpetuates Islamic terror
Donald Hank
March 14, 2015

Casey Research has done an outstanding job of explaining the origin and workings of the petrodollar. To summarize their analysis, In 1971, Richard Nixon . . .


Are you guilty of the unpardonable sin? It's blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
Donald Hank
March 11, 2015

The author of a Christian newsletter I receive speaks of "Spiritual warfare" against Netanyahu, referring to those who do not want Israel to attack Iran . . .


Saudi Arabia (not Iran) ranks 2nd in religious persecution, after N. Korea
Donald Hank
March 9, 2015

When discussing or analyzing reports from the Muslim world, we need to always keep in mind: The Saudis are SUNNI (the more fundamentalist and violent sect) . . .


Here we go again: Bibi pulls a Dubbya
Donald Hank
March 6, 2015

There are 2 important developments that Americans need to keep their eye on: 1-Israel and Saudi Arabia are working in concert to bring down . . .


US vs us
Donald Hank
March 5, 2015

Groping about in a thickening fog of cognitive dissonance, Americans absurdly refer to two antagonistic groups as the "US," namely, (1) the American people (We . . .


Boris Nemtsov's murder -- who dunnit?
Donald Hank
February 28, 2015

First a review of the current geopolitical landscape. Nothing ever happens in a vacuum. The world is divided essentially into 2 geopolitical . . .


Effete elites will not and cannot fight
Donald Hank
February 27, 2015

I just got done reading a news report in an email from Dutch radio station BNR (Business News Radio). It seems a member of the Dutch 2nd Chamber by the name of . . .


US elites: Can't make peace? Make way for someone who can
Donald Hank
February 17, 2015

Don Feder recently wrote an article titled "Christians and Jews – Same Boat, Same Sharks," showing that Christians and Jews are both targeted by ISIS, the . . .


Divide and conquer not working out for US elites
Donald Hank
February 7, 2015

Something smelled rotten back in the 70s when Nixon and Kissinger started pushing Most Favored Nation (MFN) status for China, claiming, absurdly, that China was . . .


Greek Anti-bailout party win threatens US hegemony
Donald Hank
January 27, 2015

Greece just announced that its euroskeptic party Syriza has won the general elections by a big margin. So what, you say? First, what happens in Europe . . .


The alternate media are catching up to me
Donald Hank
January 23, 2015

Back on June 15 of last year, I wrote an article so controversial and scary that some of my usual blog publishers passed on it. I knew they would and I knew why . . .


Good jihadi bad jihadi, the winning formula
Donald Hank
January 14, 2015

Have you noticed? Even though Angela Merkel took part in the "I am Charlie" demo, she condemned "hate" (just before a German newspaper was torched by Muslims . . .


Europe: Nous sommes tous des Islamophobes
Donald Hank
January 12, 2015

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/paris-magazine-attack/we-are-still-here-crowds-world-leaders-march-paris-n283826 There is a mass demo in Paris this morning, . . .


Charlie Hebdo: sad people don't fight
Donald Hank
January 9, 2015

An old friend, a linguist who follows the original-language versions of the European press, asked me if I was saddened at the terror attack on Charlie Hebdo in . . .


Is the dollar really getting stronger?
Donald Hank
January 6, 2015

You've probably heard that the dollar is getting stronger against other currencies these days. Short sighted investors are pretending this means that the USD . . .


Warning from top Chinese monetary policy maker
Donald Hank
December 19, 2014

My translation of a report in Economic Daily (Jingji Ribao) on the July 20, 2014 interview with Chen Yulu re. RMB internationalization follows below. Note: . . .


From Moscow to Paris with love
Donald Hank
November 29, 2014

Below is a touching message from our friend Bernard Chalumeau, an authority on international law who has shared valuable insights with us here and here. You . . .


Just nullify it
Donald Hank
November 10, 2014

Facts and statistics on the alarming numbers of Americans killed by illegal aliens have been published from time to time, such as here, and in this list of . . .


What you mean "we," white man?
Donald Hank
November 6, 2014

Permit me to warm up an old joke: "The Lone Ranger comes riding up to Tonto at their hideout in the mountains. He's all out of breath and shouts: "The . . .


Edited text of Lavrov speech at UN
Donald Hank
October 25, 2014

I was recently challenged by a UK correspondent to edit the translation of the latest speech by Foreign Minister Lavrov at the UN. The edited text is shown . . .


Why our inconsistent foreign policy consistently fails
Donald Hank
October 18, 2014

Western foreign policy avoids the culture factor in its evaluation of friend vs foe. Yet without a knowledge of national cultures and subcultures, we are . . .


Dedollarization: Et tu Britannia?
Donald Hank
October 11, 2014

My recent article on dedollarization (http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/hank/141009) mentioned several countries that were dedollarizing but not the UK, which . . .


Are you wasting money on one of those "specialized" news sites?
Donald Hank
October 9, 2014

I recently had a complaint about a comment of mine on my private forum (applicants may apply at ) regarding Stratfor, which I said was a propaganda outlet. A . . .


Sacred sovereignty must be restored
Donald Hank
October 5, 2014

American conservatives and libertarians have always stressed the importance of the US Constitution as the ruling document in our government. Indeed sticking to . . .


Is your money safer under the mattress?
Donald Hank
September 28, 2014

Several investment advisers are now warning people not to put too much money in the bank, or if you have more than a 'safe' amount, to pull some out – and . . .


The Hague report on MH17 shootdown inconclusive
Donald Hank
September 11, 2014

The investigatory team of the OVV in The Hague said recently that the MH17 that crashed over E Ukraine was hit by shrapnel from an exploding missile. This . . .


Sharia enforcers in a Christian country -- Here it comes
Donald Hank
September 8, 2014

Bernard Chalumeau, founder of France Libre and expert on international law, sent me a link to a story of Sharia Police, an unauthorized group of Muslim . . .


Why doesn't America want to be sovereign?
Donald Hank
September 2, 2014

There is an urgent need for the US to recover its lost sovereignty, especially in terms of borders and immigration but also in more subtle ways such as freeing . . .


WE against us?
Donald Hank
August 27, 2014

Newsmax.com reported today that the US is making surveillance flights over Syria to gather intel on what ISIS is up to. They naturally infer what we all suspect . . .


How my son Mike came to recognize the wickedness in Washington
Donald Hank
July 24, 2014

A few years ago my son, a child of divorce, remarked to me that he was thinking about joining the military. I worried about him doing that not because I am . . .


Genocide and culturicide in Ukraine
Donald Hank
July 22, 2014

The NYT recently ran an article on the Malaysian jet shoot-down, quoting analysts from both Ukraine and Russia. It ends with a de rigueur statement from a US . . .


Keynes = Marx to the tenth power
Donald Hank
June 28, 2014

The Von Mises organization recently published an article showing how Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pronounced Ah‛-bĕ) is severely damaging the . . .


Facts be damned: Russia is foe, China is friend
Donald Hank
June 26, 2014

GOP mouthpieces are stating or suggesting in unison that, while China is guilty of economic misdemeanors, Russia is the most formidable military foe America has . . .


Deconstructing same-sex "marriage"
Donald Hank
June 25, 2014

The same sex marriage issue can be viewed from a Judeo-Christian viewpoint and from a secular viewpoint. If you are a Christian, then the first part of this . . .


Washington: the seat of the Caliphate
Donald Hank
June 16, 2014

ISIS is now fighting fiercely in Iraq to establish a world Caliphate and it is killing everyone in its path without mercy. So where does that brutal . . .


Will 2017 look like 1917?
Donald Hank
June 10, 2014

I average about 120 emails a day, mostly forwards and opinions on current political and economic events and conditions. Lately, I am seeing a trend: More and . . .


Soros mourns the passing of the EU
Donald Hank
May 30, 2014

Open Society: a voluntary association of equal states that surrendered part of their sovereignty for the common good. George Soros, Founder, Open Society . . .


Europe longs for the sovereignty it has lost
Donald Hank
May 22, 2014

My translation from the German of part of a recent interview with Marine LePen, whose anti-EU party Front National is trending to become the most popular in . . .


WSJ warns of Putin's 'ominous' new internet law
Donald Hank
May 13, 2014

A friend just shared with me an introduction to an article in the Wall Street Journal whose title suggests that Putin's new internet law banning certain types . . .


How the EU strangles its core
Donald Hank
May 12, 2014

Today, more than ever since the fall of the USSR, East and West have squared off one against the other and the cold war is returning. This time, however, the  . . .


Did Putin read Tolstoy's philosophy of history?
Donald Hank
May 8, 2014

On April 20, 2014, the New York Times reported on its front page that photographs had surfaced linking pro-Russian separatists with Russia. The report included . . .


Informed consent for war time volunteers
Donald Hank
April 27, 2014

From a reader: Here's a question, Don. Two actually. In the unlikely event the US gets in a shooting war with Russia over Ukraine, whose side would you be on . . .


A weakened Washington is a boon to the States
Donald Hank
April 23, 2014

On April 18, 2014, Salt Lake Tribune reported that fifty political leaders from 9 Western states had just met in Salt Lake City to discuss ."their joint . . .


Interview of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the Sunday Evening Show with Vladimir Soloviev
Donald Hank
April 21, 2014

Original interview on video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Itd9WaolJtY Original Russian text: http://el-murid.livejournal.com/1717453.html This . . .


Text of the interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the Sunday Evening Show with Vladimir Soloviev
Donald Hank
April 20, 2014

Question: Hello, Sergey Viktorovich. What a feeling it is to realize that you are now not just the Minister of Foreign Affairs, but also the Minister of Foreign . . .


Russia demands money for oil? Send in the Marines!
Donald Hank
April 11, 2014

A local paper in Panama reports that Russia is threatening to make Ukraine pay up front for oil and gas. The Western response to this makes it seem equivalent . . .


No more votes for evil
Donald Hank
April 10, 2014

I am hearing from more and more alienated and ex Republicans who are vowing never again to vote for a Bush and many will never vote for another neocon. I will . . .


How they deceive us with the truth
Donald Hank
March 29, 2014

The following is a true account. In 1964, an athlete in his prime savagely attacked an older, handicapped man with his fists in full view of countless . . .


John Bolton for president?
Donald Hank
March 8, 2014

Some Americans are stirred up over John Bolton's speech at CPAC, which is linked to in enthusiastic viral emails. I'm sure you've seen it by now. The fact is, . . .


Text of Geert Wilders' speech in Ukraine debate
Donald Hank
March 6, 2014

It is invaluable to have information on events in Europe that parallel events transpiring here. A little while ago we learned that US lawmakers had fast-tracked . . .


The Russkies are coming, the Russkies are coming!
Donald Hank
February 26, 2014

I have written about Russia and its love of tradition here, its resistance to social Marxism here, and have shown here that in terms of economic policies and . . .


The EU supporting anti-Semitism
Donald Hank
February 23, 2014

Not a few conservative leaders are suggesting that the bankrupt US should heroically wade into another military conflict to "help" Ukraine to gain "freedom." . . .


EU supporting anti-Semites in Ukraine
Donald Hank
February 22, 2014

Not a few conservative leaders are suggesting that the bankrupt US should heroically wade into another military conflict to "help" Ukraine to gain "freedom." . . .


Ukrainian revolt is "staged and faked"
Donald Hank
February 20, 2014

"Forget your recent past. It was staged and faked." Ex CIA asset Robert Baier to the people of the former Yugoslavia Paul Craig Roberts recently . . .


Russia asks: What good is a street that does not lead to a church?
Donald Hank
February 19, 2014

A recent article by William S. Lind in American Conservative points out the obvious: Vladimir Putin's Russia is now the world's foremost defender of . . .


The Pharisees are still raging
Donald Hank
February 16, 2014

There are numerous commentaries in the msm and the conservative media that condemn Ed Snowden as a traitor. In fact I occasoinally receive angry emails from . . .


Time to relearn sovereignty
Donald Hank
February 14, 2014

Sovereignty: For centuries past, the idea that a state could be sovereign was always connected to its ability to guarantee the best interests of its own . . .


Snowden controversy: elites vs the People -- whose side are you on?
Donald Hank
February 10, 2014

I sent out an inquiry to my email list this morning to see what conservatives think about Ed Snowden. As it turns out, most conservatives were forgiving of or . . .


Origin of Obama's master plan to wreck the economy
Donald Hank
November 11, 2013

We know that welfare now tops $1 trillion/year under Obama. CNNMoney showed in 2012 that 41% of working age Americans were not working. Most of us, on some . . .


NSA and Cellphone Gate: Framing the issue correctly
Donald Hank
October 30, 2013

There is little danger that the spy agencies will be defunded as a result of the NSA's excessive spying on allies, despite the warnings of zealous conservative . . .


Anarcho-Capitalism: Fresh fish or yesterday's catch?
Donald Hank
October 19, 2013

I want to thank Brian White for taking the effort and time to respond to my commentary on AnCap (Anarcho-Capitalism, or AC). His response forced me to think . . .


Anarcho-Capitalism: the road less traveled to serfdom
Donald Hank
October 11, 2013

After years of investigation and thought, I have decided that, despite the libertarian rejection of socialism, I do not accept American libertarianism. The . . .


The ancient defenders of a decrepit ideology
Donald Hank
October 10, 2013

Did you notice that many of the openly pro-amnesty Senators (ike John McCain and Mitch McConnel) are really really old? Now why would that be, do you suppose?  . . .


Government creates drug demand, then serves 'customers'
Donald Hank
October 8, 2013

Reports seem to show that: First the CIA helped usher in the drug culture, thanks to . . .


Nairobi's White Widow, a symptom of the times
Donald Hank
September 30, 2013

We now know that one of the radicals behind the horrendous Nairobi Westgate Mall attack last week was a young native born ethnic English woman who learned and . . .


RIP common sense
Donald Hank
September 18, 2013

Fellow American, you need to be aware of and prepare for something that will happen: The US economy will eventually sputter and fail. At that point, the . . .


Putin bashing
Donald Hank
September 15, 2013

Several articles have come out recently claiming that Putin and Obama are really identical in philosophy and are working toward the same destructive end.  . . .


Kidnapped Italian journalists expose truth about Syrian "rebels"
Donald Hank
September 10, 2013

Journalist Pierre Piccinin created a furor lately, testifying in a videotaped interview that, while kidnapped, he had overheard conversations indicating that it . . .


Were Syrians massacred using a toothpaste ingredient?
Donald Hank
September 5, 2013

First, let's get one thing straight. I try to avoid using Splenda, adding the natural product stevioside to my coffee instead. And I brush my teeth with baking . . .


Viral report of Syrian rebels causing Sarin release ignored by Big Media
Donald Hank
September 2, 2013

There is a now-viral report by AP reporter Dale Gavlak that the Sarin gas release in Syria, blamed by virtually all Western governments on President Assad, was . . .


The truth about Putin through neocon glasses
Donald Hank
August 26, 2013

Canada Free Press recently ran an article dissing Putin, who opposes our involvement in Syria. The reason many traditionally minded Americans warm up to . . .


China's most powerful 'killer mace' can instantly destroy the United States
Donald Hank
July 26, 2013

The following is a translation of an article from Chinese military periodical Junshi, July 3, 2013. http://junshi.xilu.com/20130702/news_44_370475.html  . . .


Why don't conservatives see eye to eye with moderates?
Donald Hank
July 22, 2013

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the . . .


Blatant MSM lies about Morsi
Donald Hank
July 8, 2013

ABC, in lockstep with Obama, wants you to believe Morsi is the first democratically elected leader to be arrested in Egypt. Their headline reads: "President . . .


Definition drift in the Ed Snowden case
Donald Hank
July 4, 2013

Most Americans still associate the idea of illegal informants or spies with people like the Rosenbergs, who leaked nuclear secrets to the Soviets. Indeed, . . .


Here comes the switch, don't take the bait
Donald Hank
May 15, 2013

Two items of interest today. Item 1 Mark Zuckerberg wants more immigrants to work cheap in his air conditioned sweat shops. He has founded FWD.us, a front . . .


Will the 'collegiality effect' bring down Obama?
Donald Hank
May 13, 2013

Recently, CBS executive Jonathan Karl went on the Bill O'Reilly show and did something unprecedented. He sided with the conservative viewpoint that there was . . .


Rand Paul discovers "security concerns"
Donald Hank
April 26, 2013

Sen. Rand Paul, who serves on a committee called Homeland Secturity and Government Affairs, just now woke up and realized that an immigration reform bill of the . . .


The reprobate Keynesian mind
Donald Hank
March 30, 2013

I recently had a stimulating discussion with a UK pastor regarding the imminent legalization of a radical new definition of marriage, which for 5000 years, in . . .


For the immigrants' sake, do not support amnesty
Donald Hank
January 15, 2013

I had recently said that immigrants allowed to enter illegally and en masse to the US would eventually suffer the same fate as immigrants to Europe who had once . . .


The perfect socio-economic storm
Donald Hank
January 14, 2013

There is a perfect socio-economic storm coming and part of it is here now. Items 1-8 below are some of its components, which can be described as: Government . . .


Guns don't kill, government kills
Donald Hank
December 21, 2012

Obama gave heavy weapons to Al Qaeda in his zeal to get rid of West-friendly Ghadaffi and evidence shows he may be doing the same thing in Syria. US ambassador . . .


A survival plan for the States
Donald Hank
September 22, 2012

Tyler Durden, a crack analyst at zerohedge.com, has noted some activity in at least one fiscally irresponsible state, Illinois, that suggests states may someday . . .


QE3, a little hair of the dog that bit you
Donald Hank
September 2, 2012

Ben Bernanke said yesterday he is in the mood to print more money now. He claims 25 million unemployed is a "tragedy" and he can't sit idly by any more and . . .


Cloudy and scattered rioting in France
Donald Hank
August 16, 2012

Yes, I know. Why even mention it? In France, it's like talking about the weather. The talking heads in the videos linked below are reporting that the riots . . .


All three parties want poverty for the US
Donald Hank
August 7, 2012

The below-linked report shows that of all factors studied, the one most strongly correlated with GDP, or national wealth, is strength of the rule of . . .


Why the West is deliberately failing
Donald Hank
July 15, 2012

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so... The scientific method, while still used in . . .


Racially integrated mobs (with no white, Asian or Hispanic members)
Donald Hank
July 11, 2012

Ever since about the time of the Trayvon Martin incident, I have been receiving regular, roughly daily, forwarded reports of unprovoked attacks by mobs of  . . .


A true conservative candidate vs. a libertarian/ Part II
Donald Hank
December 22, 2011

Does Ron Paul understand cultural Marxism? Ron Paul's scoffing attitude toward those of us who care about culture makes me wonder whether his administration . . .


A true conservative candidate vs a libertarian. Part I
Donald Hank
December 21, 2011

Before you read this, check out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUZIVYuluc Ok, here's what I saw when I viewed it. I was impressed by Ron's . . .


Newt Gingrich thrice denies the public record in public debate
Donald Hank
December 12, 2011

Last night there was a Republican debate among the candidates in Iowa. Michele Bachmann told three easily proven truths about Newt Gingrich, all a matter of . . .


Opposing the tyrant while drinking his Kool-Aid
Donald Hank
December 3, 2011

Pat Condell has a unique way with language, as a recent video shows. Look at this delightful phrase: " [the EU]...will collapse under the weight of its own . . .


Government's back door censorship
Donald Hank
November 30, 2011

If you are censored and told what you may or may not say, it probably will not be the result of government action. The government still has First Amendment . . .


Fleecing the lambs once more: the Greek debt "haircut"
Donald Hank
October 31, 2011

The site linked to below (The Economic Collapse) had predicted just a day or two ago that the "haircut" on Greek debt would increase the chances of recovery of . . .


The neglected Libyan public
Donald Hank
October 29, 2011

It was supposed to be all about the Libyan people. Remember? Yet missing in all the news on the subject of Libya are 1 — the reaction of the LIBYAN . . .


Snatched Swedish boy may be permanently separated from parents
Donald Hank
October 27, 2011

Both the ADF and HSLDA are asking for letters to be written in an attempt to renew attention to the Johanssons' case. You can download a sample letter using . . .


A gulag of your own making
Donald Hank
October 26, 2011

Originally published at http://laiglesforum.com/a-gulag-of-your-own-making/2784.htm Matt. 25:45 Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of . . .


Just as I told you: Sharia law coming to Libya
Donald Hank
October 25, 2011

Newsmax just now reported that the new unelected leader of Libya is a strong proponent of Sharia law — in contradistinction to the moderate Ghadaffi whom . . .


So now it's all the banks' fault?
Donald Hank
October 23, 2011

When the banks crashed in 2008, people on the Right figured out that the CRA (Community Reinvestment Act, which forced banks to lend more money to the  . . .


So now it's all the banks' fault?
Donald Hank
October 20, 2011

When the banks crashed in 2008, smart people on the Right figured out that the CRA (Community Reinvestment Act, which forced banks to lend more money to the  . . .


Corporations: A government in the shadows
Donald Hank
October 15, 2011

There is a certain resistance among the public to admit that it is not you and I but the corporations and their lawyers, partnering with the Federal Reserve, . . .


Who owns the movement?
Donald Hank
October 7, 2011

I caught a lot of flack from my conservative readers over my article suggesting that left and right should come together on the issue of the banking oligarchy. . . .


Is hatred for the Fed erasing the Left-Right divide?
Donald Hank
October 4, 2011

The video linked below provides a glimpse of why we are not a free nation, but also, how we can be free if we play our cards right and at least temporarily stop . . .


I told you so, again
Donald Hank
August 23, 2011

Obama's Libya: I don't mind one bit saying "I told you so" to all those — particularly journalists — who ignored my objective, fact-supported . . .


Further proof of higher drug use since decriminalization in Portugal
Donald Hank
July 10, 2011

In the previous article, one of my readers questioned the translated excerpt from the article in the Portuguese medical journal Saude. He pointed out that when . . .


Further proof of higher drug use since decriminalization in Portugal
Donald Hank
July 9, 2011

In the previous article, one of my readers questioned the translated excerpt from the article in the Portuguese medical journal Saude. He pointed out that when . . .


Cato's Portugal drug study based on false/distorted government data?
Donald Hank
July 5, 2011

The libertarian Cato Institute recently ran a study of the drug situation in Portugal, which legalized drugs de facto in 2001. It published some figures showing . . .


Investigate the link between homosexuality and disease/death
Donald Hank
June 12, 2011

Psalm 86:15, NIV. "But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness." I have often gotten weary of . . .


Consequences of Global Ruling Class policies: more unintended than intended
Donald Hank
June 5, 2011

On June 3, the BBC broadcast a report on how fishermen were forced to throw back perfectly good caught fish dead into the sea. The report failed to mention that . . .


Global "leaders" want felons decriminalized
Donald Hank
June 3, 2011

The title of the report linked below, and appearing on the Yahoo home page under the innocuous sounding title "Global leaders call for major shift to . . .


Police officer sacrificed on the altar of 'integration'
Donald Hank
June 1, 2011

Kevin Will, a Houston area traffic cop, was run down and killed yesterday in the Houston area for the sake of the North American Union. That's right. In . . .


How Western powers abet Christian persecution
Donald Hank
May 20, 2011

Recently, it was reported that Chinese Catholics will defy their government's ban on observing the International Day of Prayer. But how can there be a . . .


The recompense of their error
Donald Hank
May 17, 2011

And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and . . .


Never the twain shall meet
Donald Hank
May 8, 2011

Oh East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet. — Rudyard Kipling (the Ballad of East and West) Recently, a quiet philosophical . . .


They're still catching up to Laigle's Forum
Donald Hank
May 5, 2011

As I have said before, the world is slowly catching up to Laigle's Forum. I have written a fair amount about the hypocrisy of US policies that coddle Mexican . . .


Is the fake birth certificate REALLY my fault?
Donald Hank
April 29, 2011

Yesterday I told my friends to hold off on sending me emails because I have a big project to deal with. But as usual, something gigantic happened in the news: . . .


Sustainability Agenda 21 doesn't sustain
Donald Hank
April 24, 2011

Agenda 21 purports to promote sustainability, but it does just the opposite. In fact, it would seem as if the real motive behind this plan is to redistribute . . .


Scandinavia finally learns -- the hard way
Donald Hank
April 20, 2011

Scandinavia, having been forced — along with other countries with strong economies — by their EU Rulers to pay bailouts to irresponsible banks and . . .


Does Obama want you dead?
Donald Hank
April 18, 2011

Think long and hard about the answer to that question. There's evidence that he does. An interview with Larry Grathwohl, a former member of the Weather . . .


US media cover up Ivory Coast massacre details
Donald Hank
April 15, 2011

US media cover up vital Ivory Coast massacre details: killers were Muslims loyal to UN-backed Quattara, electoral fraud likely. The Huffington Post recently . . .


Akhtar Hussain, thank you for making the right choice
Donald Hank
April 12, 2011

My Muslim friend Mahmoud sent me an email with an attachment regarding a Pakistani man, Akhtar Hussain, who burned a Bible at a church in Pakistan as a protest . . .


This Brit has had enough!
Donald Hank
April 10, 2011

...and he is not alone. Not by a long shot. I wouldn't think of running an article like the one appearing below if Guy Leven-Torres's rage were an isolated . . .


A glimpse of the coming hell
Donald Hank
April 9, 2011

Friends, provided below, by archeologist and freedom friend Guy Leven-Torres, is a glimpse of life in Britain, the America of tomorrow if the Left has its way  . . .


Donald Trump, you're HIRED!
Donald Hank
April 8, 2011

Click on the link, scroll down and click on the arrowhead pointing to Donald Trump. Listen: http://www.terrylakinactionfund.com/donaldtrump.html This . . .


Multi-religious leaders declare peace on al Qaeda, Taliban, war on YOU
Donald Hank
April 5, 2011

I honestly did not set about to write about those eminently peaceful Muslims today. But the little rascals keep getting into the news. I just keep finding . . .


Will Muslims rule the West?
Donald Hank
April 4, 2011

Anyone who is paying attention nowadays knows that the Ruling Class in the West, from the White House to Sarkozy and Cameron in Europe, has a strong interest in . . .


Why not family values AND common sense?
Donald Hank
April 1, 2011

The top leadership of the GOP today is almost indistinguishable from the Democrat Party. Here is a little insight from Steve Deace, and it is just the tip of . . .


Bank of America's thanks for that bailout
Donald Hank
March 27, 2011

Aren't you thrilled that your government chose to bail out the banks with the most irresponsible lending policies? After all, they have a way of making you . . .


School does propaganda exercise for Homeland Security
Donald Hank
March 25, 2011

I recently received an urgent report, which says, in part: "This Saturday, Pottawatamie County and Homeland Security are conducting an exercise with the . . .


The far-left connection to the Near-East rebellion
Donald Hank
March 23, 2011

It is now well known that Obama pals and Marxists Bill Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn and Jody Evans were instrumental in instigating the rebellion in Egypt:  . . .


Spare me the crocodile tears when Northern Africa explodes
Donald Hank
March 21, 2011

Jim Kouri reports at the Examiner.com that Western coalition forces have launched "Operation Odyssey Dawn" to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1973 to  . . .


Would you believe genocide against homosexuals?
Donald Hank
March 16, 2011

Is there a danger that gays in Western countries may soon be exterminated by hordes of dangerous homophobes? Pretty ridiculous question, isn't it? No, . . .


Why I am not on "our" side any more
Donald Hank
March 8, 2011

"What do you mean 'we,' white man?" — Tonto, many moons ago Today's morning paper reported that Qadaffi is winning out against the rebels in Libya.  . . .


Is this Albanian for "thanks"?
Donald Hank
March 5, 2011

I just received an article reminding that it was Albanians who killed those American military men in Frankfurt and that the US and allies had staunchly defended . . .


Freedom or destruction, your choice
Donald Hank
March 4, 2011

Let's face it: The Big Government-Big Banking dictatorship that rules most of the Western world can succeed in destroying our jobs, our credit and our currency . . .


Oh my aching government!
Donald Hank
March 3, 2011

I am tired of reading about innocent people being killed as a result of federal actions and policies. I first noticed this when the Christians in Iraq . . .


Are Muslims God's enforcers?
Donald Hank
February 22, 2011

Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is . . .


Regulation vs taxpayer subsidies
Donald Hank
February 4, 2011

In a recent video featuring former finance regulator Bill Black exposing fraud and corruption in major financial institutions, the GOP is seen as sticking to a . . .


Mitt joins Obama, Carter in calling radical Islamic mob "democratic"
Donald Hank
February 2, 2011

Mitt Romney has broken with conservative opinion in his statement on the Egyptian crisis, coming down on the side of the mob of angry Islamists and Barack . . .


MSNBC massages poll, calls national TV show "private"
Donald Hank
January 22, 2011

Censorship has always happened in one form or another, since the beginning of time. However, the censorship in the US has usually been more or less muted, based . . .


We are all loonies now
Donald Hank
January 18, 2011

There is at least one report that Jared Lee Loughner may be associated with the so-called "patriot movement," sort of second cousins to the Libertarians. Indeed . . .


There's no future in history
Donald Hank
December 21, 2010

The people behind the progressive agenda (at least the homosexual aspect of it) believe science supports homosexual behavior, proposing, for example, the . . .


The bank crisis for dummies
Donald Hank
October 30, 2010

What the below-linked article by Steph Jasky boils down to is that the government is lying to us (some think Bush and Obama both lied — well, maybe they . . .


Ninth Circuit "legalizes" voter fraud, undermines all authority
Donald Hank
October 27, 2010

According to the judges of the 9th Circuit, Arizona laws requiring potential voters to present documentation for AZ elections are "illegal." Supposedly they . . .


European court imposes immorality on Russia
Donald Hank
October 24, 2010

The European court, which has played the part of God to packed houses in continental political theaters for decades, is now trying to assert the same role in . . .


Just as you thought the DOJ couldn't get more anti-American
Donald Hank
October 6, 2010

Obama is probably the only White House resident we have ever had who has not made a gesture toward the grassroots in a major election cycle. His Department of . . .


Obama no match for China
Donald Hank
September 17, 2010

Obama has been pushing China for a long time to revalue the RMB upward. In view of their refusal, he has recently made noises of wanting to erect trade barriers . . .


Mexican Church confirms my 2006 accusation
Donald Hank
September 8, 2010

In March of 2006, I wrote an open letter to President Vicente Fox in which I accused Mexican authorities of the hypocrisy of blaming the US for abusing Mexican . . .


Is "gay marriage" a historical imperative?
Donald Hank
August 14, 2010

According to expert testimony before the House in 1963, the 26th of the "Current Communist Goals" was: 26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity . . .


"Same-sex marriage"? There is no such thing!
Donald Hank
August 5, 2010

We now know that a judge activist in California has taken it upon himself to change the definition of marriage. This action on the part of the judge is, sadly, . . .


It's not a party, it's World War III
Donald Hank
July 28, 2010

We Americans keep forgetting that America is really just a microcosm that reflects a nearly-uniform situation existing throughout the Western world. Not only . . .


DOJ official resigns over Obama's racism
Donald Hank
July 7, 2010

The below-linked is one of the most important reports I have read because it indicts Barack Obama as the racist he is and always will be. It shows what many . . .


A problem solving method that is not -- and is popular
Donald Hank
June 19, 2010

Despite the affirmations of petroleum experts that BP's wildcat well in the Gulf may not be cappable, numerous pundits are now complaining that BP is tapping . . .


It's official: Petroleum is a waste product
Donald Hank
June 15, 2010

A clear-cut obvious and elegant solution to the BP oil spill is now available and its use would not violate union rules. As Gergory Sullivan reports in . . .


Rick Warren calls dissenting Christians fake
Donald Hank
June 13, 2010

I was recently surprised to read that Rick Warren is calling other Christians fake and calling for phony Christians to leave his church. He is targeting in . . .


Americans rate non-response same as prompt same-day response?
Donald Hank
May 28, 2010

And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died... (Revelation 8:9) The answer to the title question: Progress. We have . . .


Bank robbery in reverse
Donald Hank
May 26, 2010

Remember when little guys robbed banks? Well, now big crooked bankers rob us, thanks to the crooks we put in office. Alternet recently ran an amazing article . . .


Court-ordered homelessness
Donald Hank
March 24, 2010

There is a scam in the UK (and I have heard of this happening in Canada as well) that seems to have been going on for some time: judges are allowing people's . . .


Milan court sentences Google officials to prison for posting whistleblowing video
Donald Hank
February 26, 2010

I have shown before that the internet is very much under attack in Europe, which now completely controls it. Censorship-happy Europe is the very worst place to . . .


The rotten fruits of the "carbon credit" scam
Donald Hank
February 23, 2010

The notion of "global warming" has been used to introduce perhaps the biggest tax in history, and one of the avenues for this tax was so-called "carbon offsets" . . .


Is God Almighty laughing at Gaia?
Donald Hank
February 10, 2010

If you live in the northern part of the US as far south as Washington, DC, you will notice that there is a lot of snow outside your window. And there was a lot . . .


Glenn Beck and how Americans got this way
Donald Hank
January 10, 2010

Recently, a lot has been written about Glenn Beck and his refusal to look at the eligibility issue and his disdain for those of us who care about it. First, . . .


In the beginning was the Word
Donald Hank
December 3, 2009

Stephen Meyer's book "Signature in the Cell" may be the most enlightening book I have ever read. Please try to get it if you haven't yet. It contains all the . . .


The REAL climate conference in Copenhagen
Donald Hank
November 30, 2009

While the elitists are busy lying through their teeth in Copenhagen to control your mind, there will be a conference of real scientists and prominent speakers . . .


BBC survey shows world disenchanted with capitalism
Donald Hank
November 11, 2009

Soon after last year's disastrous bank crash, liberals and RINOs were quick to infer, from evidence to which only they seemed to be privy, that the capitalist . . .


The EU wants unlimited fines for Christian speech
Donald Hank
October 20, 2009

I have sometimes heard American conservatives say that what happens in other parts of the world is of no consequence to us. They get impatient with those of us . . .


Home schooled boy grabbed by police on plane in Sweden
Donald Hank
September 10, 2009

Christer and Annie Johannson are a Swedish couple from Gotland that attempted last year to home school their son Dominic, a bright and happy 7 year old, just . . .


Just invert the compass, Part II
Donald Hank
September 1, 2009

The goal of worldly "leaders" is not to engage the opponent but to annihilate him by any means possible. Fairness is not an issue. The mob rules. In . . .


Just invert the compass, Part I
Donald Hank
August 31, 2009

Imagine a world in which schools, universities, the media, government, rich bankers and corporations everywhere taught that there is no such thing as the sun, . . .


Cute gecko becomes obnoxious chameleon
Donald Hank
August 25, 2009

WorldNetDaily recently reported that Glenn Beck, one of the boldest and most brilliant talk show hosts on Fox News, has been targeted by a smear campaign headed . . .


Hitler, the Holocaust, and the Bible
Donald Hank
June 6, 2009

The left is the most Christ centered religion in the world; they are perfectly centered on making the historic Jesus Christ and the faith He inspired in . . .


Playing politics with your health
Donald Hank
May 1, 2009

Barack Obama refuses to close the border with Mexico and has not changed his policy of encouraging Mexicans to enter the US illegally. The swine flu pandemic . . .


Does Trump only pick on women?
Donald Hank
April 24, 2009

Most of you probably know that a judge in Donald Trump's Miss USA pageant called one of the most promising contestants a foul word and drew a pornographic . . .


My challenge to Christopher Hitchens
Donald Hank
January 5, 2009

The article "How atheism is being sold to America" by David Kupelian, author of the best seller The Marketing of Evil, discusses how atheism is being sold by . . .


GW Bush's "Christian" globalism-socialism gobbledygook
Donald Hank
December 23, 2008

George W. Bush could well be the most confused man on the planet. He calls himself a conservative but never saw a socialist give-away program he didn't like. . . .


Open season on Christians
Donald Hank
December 21, 2008

When is hate not hate? Why, when the victims are not victims. Make sense? It does to the Left in America, where, according to an analysis by Public Advocate . . .


Just say no to civility
Donald Hank
December 19, 2008

The Left seeks to destroy all that is good and decent on this planet, including traditional family, truth and knowledge, the free market (our life blood), . . .


America lacks standing
Donald Hank
December 9, 2008

Well, the Donofrio case against Obama (one of the many court cases the media refused to tell you about for months), demanding the showing of a real birth . . .


The socialist state: A hotbed of capitalism
Donald Hank
November 29, 2008

Gerald Celente has chalked up a formidable list of correct forecasts, having predicted all the major market downs for years. He is now predicting an . . .


America in full suicide mode
Donald Hank
November 28, 2008

John Wallace has written a brief history of the CFR showing how this group has had a socialist and globalist influence on the world since the 1920s. Before . . .


Is the owner of Snopes.com a liberal?
Donald Hank
November 27, 2008

Snopes.com has been accused of being run by a "flaming liberal." But now a defender of Snopes, about.com, has rushed to their aid, writing a story about how . . .


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