A Holiday Break and a 2025 Preview
Exposing and opposing would-be American authoritarians, regardless of where they fall along the political spectrum, will continue to be at the heart of the Sentinel's mission in 2025 and beyond.
It's tempting to want to simply forget 2024 ever happened, but we can't because elections have consequences, and this one will have many in 2025 and beyond. Accordingly, the Sentinel's publication schedule will be adjusted to meet the challenges that lay ahead.
First, I want to thank you, the subscribers to the Sentinel, for coming along for the ride. Bringing you the stories and fact-based information about government overreach and outright violations of our constitutional rights is and will remain the top priority of this publication in 2025. I've also decided that for 2025, the Sentinel will remain free to all subscribers. I am making some changes, however.
Trump has managed to make a lot of news since the election, and to influence events on Capitol Hill while still being a private citizen until January 20. Once he actually takes office and begins trying to implement his agenda, the news cycle will become even more intense than it is now. Accordingly, the Sentinel will shift its publication schedule and focus to match.
The December 23 edition of this publication will be its last for 2024. It will return on January 6 on a bi-weekly basis with dedicated, long form (i.e., 1000-1500 word) pieces that will be available to subscribers as well as the general public via the website.
In addition and as events warrant, the Sentinel will report on developments that threaten the Bill of Rights and individual liberties along with my analysis of those actions. This will include:
- Significant Trump administration administrative policies and executive orders
- Legislative actions by Congress
- Federal court decisions
Those stories will run on an ad hoc, events-driven basis and will be available only to Sentinel subscribers.
For now, I'll leave you with this thought.
In the nearly 250 years since American colonists declared their independence from Britain, this country has survived:
- A de facto reconquest attempt by Britain (War of 1812)
- A civil war that remains the bloodiest conflict, in terms of American dead, in our history
- Two world wars
- A "cold war" that could've, but didn't, result in a world-ending nuclear exchange
- Tremendous political and social turmoil made necessary in order to end Jim Crow and the Vietnam War, and further consolidate the rights of women and non-heterosexual people
Some of those social struggles remain unfinished, and new ones have emerged. But through each of these episodes during times of war and relative peace, one imperative has remained: the quest to make ours a more perfect union. It is a goal that can only be achieved if each of us is free to pursue our lives and dreams as we see fit, free from state-sponsored authoritarian acts and the political machinations of those who would use state power to impose their values on everyone else in society. Exposing and opposing would-be American authoritarians, regardless of where they fall along the political spectrum, will continue to be at the heart of the Sentinel's mission in 2025 and beyond.
Thanks for reading The Sentinel. If you're not currently a subscriber, please consider becoming one as doing so is free through 2025 and it's an easy way to show your support for my work. Also, please share this piece with family, friends, and anyone else you believe would benefit from reading it.
