Introduction

The latest celebrity distraction is the apparent meltdown of Kanye West who now goes by the name of Yay. While some may understandably dismiss the entire situation as something meant to divert our attention away from other more pressing topics, it seems to me there is something much deeper and concerning going on here that does deserve our attention. If you fully understand the domestic terror agenda and its antecedents as well as the role of the US national security state historically in manufacturing terror threats both at home and abroad, the entire situation with Kanye West starts to look very different. It also raises all sorts of other questions, some of which we will hopefully have time to broach today.