Michael Ruppert is the founder and editor of From The Wilderness, a newsletter and website dedicated to investigating political cover-ups. On August 16, 2006 Ruppert announced that he was leaving the United States permanently, citing years of harassment for his ongoing dissident activities.[1]

After returning to Los Angeles, Ruppert started writing again from retirement. On March 24, 2008, Ruppert published an article called RETROSPECTIVE - 2008. He has written three more articles dated September 17, September 29, and November 5, 2008. All four of these new articles are posted at his From The Wilderness website. In the Sep. 29th article, Ruppert wrote, "I have broken an unspoken deal with the government to remain retired and not speak out."

Ruppert was the subject of the 2009 documentary film Collapse, in which he was interviewed about his theories, writings and life story.

From The Wilderness was a newsletter published by the media company From The Wilderness Publications, which claimed to be ahead of the mainstream media by as much as one year. The newsletter covered a range of political and governmental issues. It was published eleven times per year but featured weekly updates online. It was started by Michael Ruppert in 1998. Critics such as David Corn[2] and Norman Solomon argued that Ruppert on occasion veered off into making unsubstantiated conspiracy theory claims. Ruppert himself said he documented his sources, and is a trained police detective (ex-LAPD narcotics officer).

Their website says that the newsletter was about "the publication of documented truth and the letting go of fear through education" and claimed to distribute to "16,000 subscribers in 40 countries including 35 members of the United States Congress and professors at 30 universities around the world" before being shut down.