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23 Mar 2026

Smithsonian’s Hidden History

The sixth American president, John Quincy Adams, served as the driving force behind the creation of the Smithsonian Institution in 1846, drawing upon funding left by British scientist James Smithson for the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.”

But has the Smithsonian Institution served its intended purpose, or has it served as a center for the spread of historical inaccuracies and false timelines? Are there vast periods of the past that have been buried and remain now largely forgotten?

Here, researcher James L. gets into an extended discussion with Mel K, addressing some of the lore that’s been shuffled aside. There’s talk of giants who stood eight to nine feet tall, as well as a Grand Canyon now buried. Much of the focus is on the mysterious mounds that once dotted the North American continent — estimated to have been constructed from 1,000 to 9,000 years ago. Hang onto your hats for this edition of The Mel K Show.

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11 Jan 2026

Raiders Used Secret Weapons

Top-secret weapons were used by the U.S. military and intelligence agency forces who raided Venezuela, capturing the dictator Nicolas Maduro. A small, crack force of about 20 soldiers carried out the raid, subduing more than 200 defenders. Not only were secretive hypersonic weapons used, but also the latest in armed technology including directed energy weapons and aerial drones.

The SCIF, the blog of the National Security Institute at George Mason University in Fairfax Va., reported, “The Americans arrived undetected. Advanced electronic warfare systems completely disabled Venezuelan radars and other equipment.”

“20 elite American soldiers, armed with cutting-edge technology, dismantled defenses and neutralized hundreds without a single casualty on their side. This isn’t just a story of victory — it’s a master class in modern warfare supremacy.” Here’s more from Benny Johnson.

Posted in On the Front Lines and tagged asymmetrical warfare, Benny Johnson, directed energy weapons, drones, Fairfax, George Mason University, modern warfare, National Security Institute, Nicolas Maduro, The SCIF, U.S. hyper-supersonic weapons, U.S. military, Venezuela, Virginia | Leave a comment

27 Apr 2016

The Minimum Wage Cruelty

The much-debated $15 minimum wage became the law of the land for millions of citizens in California and New York, but the real impact of the legislation could be devastating. George Mason University economist Don Boudreaux, like a majority of economists, is a staunch believer in the economic theory that if you raise the price of something, everything else being equal, you get less of it.

Thus implementing the $15 minimum wage will destroy jobs for the least skilled members in the workforce. “The vast majority of studies on the minimum wage, I’m estimating 70 percent, show a significant negative effect on minimum wages on the employment of unskilled workers, usually proxy by teen-agers,” Boudreaux says. But not only do you have job loss, Boudreaux reasons, the unskilled workforce, almost 4 percent of them under the age of 25, will lose the valuable opportunity to gain experience in the workplace.

Boudreaux joins host Nick Gillespie to further explain the conundrum in this edition of Reason.TV.