A Warning: Why Should Anyone Trust Anonymous?

This week, Michelle Cottle, a member of the New York Times editorial board, not only acknowledged the existence of a Deep State, but also praised it as "a collection of patriotic public servants-career diplomats, scientists, intelligence officers and others-who, from within the bowels of this corrupt and corrupting administration, have somehow remembered that their duty is to protect the interests, not of a particular leader, but of the American people."

The most (and least) identifiable member of this movement to subvert the U.S. government's only elected office is the still anonymous author of the New York Times op-ed, "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration." Published last September, the author describes him- or herself as one of many members of the administration who are "working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his [Donald Trump's] agenda and his worst inclinations."

The author is described by the Times as a "senior official in the Trump administration," most likely someone at the equivalent of a cabinet-level position. Numerous people have been sources of speculation, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis, conservative stalwart and former DNI Dan Coats, or even Vice President Mike Pence. Almost three dozen officials have denied authorship.

Now, the same author has written an entire book to reveal "the truth about the president," so that the American people can stand in a voting booth informed over "whether to give him another term." The book, entitled A Warning, will be published next month and pre-orders have already boosted it to #1 on Amazon.

"Who elected Anonymous? Why is it their duty to subvert an elected president? That to me is the bigger issue than publishing a book anonymously or pseudonymously," says James Antle, editor of The American Conservative.