PinnedNew WebsiteHello everyone! This post is to let you know that all of my new articles will now appear on Brettheinz.com, rather than this Medium…Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023
New Report: Subsidizing the Military-Industrial ComplexI have a new report out today titled “Subsidizing the Military-Industrial Complex: A Review of the Secretary of Defense Executive Fellows…Apr 23Apr 23
Why Is the US Condemning Honduras For Fighting Corruption?A recent State Department report criticizing President Castro suggests that private interests take priority over public accountability.Oct 6, 2022Oct 6, 2022
The Fake News Machine: How Meta Endangers Brazilian Democracy — CEPRA tidal wave of “fake news” circulating on Meta’s social media platforms is helping Bolsonaro’s candidacy in Brazil.Sep 30, 2022Sep 30, 2022
Bitcoinization: The Spread of a Bad IdeaEl Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment seems to have flopped. But debt pressures and the IMF are helping it spread globally.Jun 23, 20221Jun 23, 20221
Does the US Government Want You To Believe in UFOs?In the Cold War, the US government hid experimental jets by letting the public think they were UFOs. Is the same happening today?Oct 6, 20213Oct 6, 20213
Turning Memes to Money in El Salvador — CEPROn June 5, President Nayib Bukele announced his plans to make El Salvador the world’s first country to accept Bitcoin, a popular digital…Jun 25, 20211Jun 25, 20211
The Iron Grip of the Magic Kingdom — The American ProspectThis is far from the first time that the presence of Disney World has allowed the Walt Disney Company to operate above the law.Jun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021
“Being the Good Guys”: SOUTHCOM’s Monroe Doctrine — CEPRIn testimony earlier this month, Admiral Craig S. Faller told Congress: “This Hemisphere in which we live is under assault…. We are losing…Mar 29, 2021Mar 29, 2021