The Ring of Neoliberal Empire has been cast into the fires of Market Doom, and $auron, Lord of the Rings, is no more. Let us praise the Eurohalflings who brought forth the Fourth Age!

War of the Ring: Historical Personages Dramatis personae
US military casualties in Iraq America's finest were sacrificed in an illegal and criminal war
Cost of War on Iraq $590 billion


Palantir of Orthanc The Design of the Enemy
Barad-dur The Eye of the Enemy, whose corporeal form has vanished into nothingness. This copy of its web-sigils is preserved to teach future generations about the prehistory they were fortunate enough to miss.