Month: April 2011

PIGS Assault Funeral Goers

Article by William Norman Grigg. ——————————————————————————————— Within the space of about a day, New Jersey experienced two public displays of organized intimidation by paramilitary thugs. The first involved an armed assault by black-clad bullies whose conduct was indistinguishable from the criminal street violence of the Nazi SS. The […]

From Waco to Libya: 18 Years of Humanitarian Mass Murder

Article by Anthony Gregory. —————————————————————————————————— “The Davidian cult in Waco was dealt with by armored vehicles,” remarked Muammar Gaddafi in February, defending his own crackdowns in light of the U.S. government’s. April 19 marks eighteen years since the end of the Waco siege and exactly one month since […]

The Real Reasons for the Civil War

Article by Kirkpatrick Sale. —————————————————————————————————– It was not formally or informally, in the minds of either the Union armies or their civilian instigators, a war about slavery. The great myth that the Union was fighting for a high moral cause, the elimination of chattel slavery and freedom for […]

Totalitarian Pansies

Article by Andy Nowicki. ——————————————————————————————————- While many people are, no doubt, sincerely opposed to wanton acts of cruelty and humiliation by the strong and well-placed against the weak and vulnerable, one must nevertheless be aware that taking a political stand against bullying is, at best, a bland, empty […]

Anarchy Erupts in Greece as Austerity Bites

Article by Elena Becatoros in Keratea, Greece. ——————————————————————————————————- As Thessalonika riots, a town near Athens spins out of control with angry residents setting up massive roadblocks and hurling Molotov cocktails As explosions boom, the town’s loudspeakers blare: “Attention! Attention! We are under attack!” Air-raid sirens wail through the […]

A Split in the Right Wing

A classic article from Jerome Tuccille. —————————————————————————————————— Nor is it any longer a question of libertarians criticizing conservatives for their “over-indulgence of state welfarism.” The issue of state warfarism took precedence over that one long ago. The responsibility for the national disgrace brought about by our military presence […]

The Return of Anarchism

An article on historic and contemporary anarchism from the flagship publication of our primary enemies, the neoconservatives. It’s actually a fairly decent article. Read it here. If both the neocons and Hillary Clinton feel threatened enough by us to call us out by name, we must be doing […]

Revitalize Detroit: Legalize Dope and Hookers

Says famed attorney Geoffrey Fieger. —————————————————————————————————– Could Detroit be the new Amsterdam — a city where prostitution and marijuana are both legalized to help attract young people and turn the troubled city’s prospects around? Why not, barrister and occasional mayoral candidate Geoffrey Fieger said during a taping of […]

Neo-Anarchism: The Reformist Alternative

Yes! This critique sums up what’s wrong with the mainstream anarchist movement. ——————————————————————————————————– Why are these reformist tactics used? Because the neo-anarchist, like their Social Democrat and Leninist forbears, never really broke with liberalism. Today’s new ‘anarchist’ is simply the same old reformist but only dons a different […]

Judge "Let Me Go"

Article by Andrea Estes and Scott Allen. ——————————————————————————————————– It looked like Carl Lemon would be going back to jail for the 20th time. Saddled with a 25-year record of shoplifting, drug dealing, and assorted other crimes, not to mention eight aliases, Lemon had made it easy for prosecutors. […]

The Good, the Ignorant, and the Dumb

Chris George on the foolishness that still guides drug prohibitionists. —————————————————————————————————- NPR’s Planet Money has a podcast posted featuring segments of an interview with Freeway Rick Ross, a big name former cocaine and crack dealer in ’80s and ’90s Los Angeles. They compare and contrast his experiences with […]

Is This a Free Market?

No, says Chris George. ——————————————————————————————————- From The Economist: Faith in the free market is at a low in the world’s biggest free-market economy. In 2010, 59% of Americans asked by GlobeScan, a polling firm, agreed “strongly” or “somewhat” that the free market was the best system for the […]

Democracy: Enemy of the Left?

Devin Saucier thinks so. ——————————————————————————————————- Despite leftist rhetoric about the wonders of democracy, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the left’s worst enemy is true democracy, in its primary meaning as rule of the dêmos. As the West descends deeper into the once-outlandish fantasies of 1960s radicals, ordinary […]

Soviet Marxism and Cultural Marxism: The Parallels

F. Roger Devlin is interviewed by Tom Sunic. ————————————————————————————— Tom Sunic and F. Roger Devlin discuss: * How the anti-Russian character of the Bolshevik revolution parallels the anti-White movement in the West today; * Solzhenitsyn’s works, The Red Wheel and Two Hundred Years Together; * The Jewish involvement […]

In Defense of the Rich

No, I haven’t gone over to the side of the vulgar libertarians. But this article by Gavin McInnes has some great anti-PC swipes. ——————————————————————————————————— As Mark Steyn points out, “What’s about to hit America is not a ‘shock.’ It’s not an earthquake, it’s not a tsunami, it’s what […]

America’s Peculiar Institution

Article by Kevin Carson. ——————————————————————————————————- Once upon a time, a major portion of the American economy centered on a peculiar institution, which depended on a certain bizarre “property right.” The peculiar institution was defended by preachers and politicians, by lobbyists, and by an army of editorialists, arguing that […]

Removing Obstacles or Erecting Them?

Article by David D’Amato. —————————————————————————————————— “[T]he European Commission,” reports the New York Times, “[recently] proposed a dozen measures to dismantle barriers still obstructing the free flow of people, goods and services in the European Union.” The European Union, which has now taken on many of the attributes traditionally […]

Persecuted for his Cross: Religious Persecution in PC England

Article by Jonathan Petre. ——————————————————————————————————- An electrician faces the sack for displaying a small palm cross on the dashboard of his company van. Former soldier Colin Atkinson has been summoned to a disciplinary hearing by the giant housing association where he has been employed for 15 years because […]

Fascism, Anti-Fascism, and the Welfare State

Lecture by Paul Gottfried. —————————————————————————————————————————————— The senior and adjunct faculty of the Mises Institute discuss the history, theory, and contemporary meaning of the fascist temptation, and what the Austrian economists are doing to combat it. Mises Institute Supporters Summit 2005, October 7-8, Auburn, Alabama. http://mises.org Paul Edward Gottfried […]

Is America Addicted to War?

Article by Stephen Walt. —————————————————————————————————— The United States started out as 13 small and vulnerable colonies clinging to the east coast of North America. Over the next century, those original 13 states expanded all the way across the continent, subjugating or exterminating the native population and wresting Texas, […]

"Without police, wouldn't there be chaos?"

Santa Cruz anarchists say no. ——————————————————————————————————– Without police, wouldn’t there be chaos?” “What about the bad people?” As anarchists we get asked these legit questions all the time. It’s time we began to wrestle with some possible answers. This workgroup is an attempt to put together a replicable […]

Reflections on the Jacobin-Feminazi Alliance in France

France declares war on the world’s oldest profession. ——————————————————————————————————- Now France, upending a century’s old tradition of tolerance, is contemplating making patronizing prostitution a crime. What’s the rationale? According to this report in France 24, “The new proposals would help demystify the trade, say the authors. ‘It would […]

Trump This!

Article by veteran libertarian Jerome Tuccille. —————————————————————————————————– But Trump for President? Let’s get real. This is not the first time Donald Trump has announced his intentions to run for the highest political office on Planet Earth. A few years back he all but shanghaied the Reform Party before […]

People Disposed Of

Article by Darian Worden. —————————————————————————————————– A New York Times article, “Prostitutes’ Disappearances Were Noticed Only When the First Bodies Were Found,” (Apr 7) reveals the danger of devaluing human life. Little attention was paid to missing people until their corpses were found. The Times report quotes Gary Ridgway, […]

Hunger on the Rise in the U.S.

Article by Gabe Pressman. ————————————————————————————————— Hunger is on the rise in the New York City. Seven hundred thousand more people get food stamps in the New York City today than did five years ago, according to Joel Berg of the Coalition Against Hunger. In all, the Coalition estimates, […]

The World's Oldest Man Dies

Sounds like an interesting character. ————————————————————————————————— Walter Breuning’s earliest memories stretched back 111 years, before home entertainment came with a twist of the radio dial. They were of his grandfather’s tales of killing Southerners in the Civil War. Breuning was 3 and horrified: “I thought that was a […]

Commies: American vs Greek

US communist leader challenged by the Greek communists. —————————————————————————————————— Sam Webb, who chairs the Communist Party, USA published an interesting thinkpiece in the party’s internet magazine Political Affairs with the title ‘A Party of Socialism in the 21st Century’. It is fair to say that this has created […]

Repression of Food Not Bombs in Orlando, Florida

Court upholds Orlando’s homeless feeding rules. —————————————————————————————————- A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida city’s ordinance that restricts the feeding of homeless people at city parks. The 2006 Orlando ordinance was challenged by the Orlando chapter of the group Food Not Bombs, which said the law restricted […]

Duke Lacrosse Accuser's Boyfriend Dies After Stabbing

Wow! ——————————————————————————————————- Family members of a man who was stabbed in his home April 3 say he died Wednesday evening. Crystal Mangum, the Durham woman who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape in 2006, has been charged with assaulting him. Durham police confirmed Thursday morning […]

Trans Fat Ban: The Therapeutic State Advances

Food fascism in Illinois. —————————————————————————————————— The Illinois House today passed a ban on the use of artery clogging trans fats in food served in restaurants and in school vending machines starting in 2013. Although many cities and counties have passed bans, if the bill passes the state Senate […]

The Spinoza Strategy: Defeating PC by Telling the Truth

Article by Paul Deussen. ——————————————————————————————————– It is probably asking a lot of alternative Right writers to appear loyal to, let alone adoring of, the gods of multiculturalism, diversity, and egalitarianism, but employing such a strategy when writing for politically correct audiences would be far more effective than directly […]

Selfishness, the Movie

James Kirkpatrick reviews the film version of Atlas Shrugged. I was never an Ayn Rand fan anyway, but this sounds awful. ——————————————————————————————————- Even the promotional literature distributed by the makers of the movie doesn’t really reflect reality. It says, “What would happen if our producers disappear—Steve Jobs, Sergey […]

The Planned Chaos of National Security Socialism

Article by Scott Lazarowitz. ——————————————————————————————————- With Peace Prize Laureate Barack Obama’s new war of Orwellian peaceful violence in Libya, this is yet another reminder of why socialism and central planning in security is a bad idea. The conservatives who are the most outspoken opponents of “socialism” are the […]

Capitalism: Unfortunately Alive and Well

Article by David D’Amato. ——————————————————————————————————- In an article for Business Insider entitled Is Capitalism Dead?, Larry Doyle bemoans “the incestuous nature of the Wall Street-Washington relationship.” Observing that a “few gigantic banks dominate our markets,” Doyle reflects that “Wall Street as it currently exists is an oligopoly,” and […]

Manning Marable's Controversial Malcolm X Biography

Article by David Montgomery. —————————————————————————————————— A blistering review of historian Manning Marable’s best-selling new biography of Malcolm X was rejected this week by ­TheRoot.com, a daily online magazine devoted to African American perspectives whose editor in chief, Henry Louis Gates Jr., is an admirer of Marable’s work. “ […]

Discover Where Corporations are Getting Taxpayer Handouts Across the United States

Check out the Subsidy Tracker. —————————————————————————————————— A growing number of state governments are disclosing which companies they are giving tax breaks and other subsidies in the name of job creation and economic development. Yet much of that information is being disseminated through hard-to-find reports and web pages. SUBSIDY […]

In Defense of Men

Video from the hilarious Sonja Schmidt. —————————————————————————————————— Are men all just sexual abusers, and oppressors? Find out as Sonja points out the contradictions of the 007/James Bond PSA. See Sonja’s own PSA defending the integrity of all things male on this episode of Left Exposed.

Resilient Villages – A rough blueprint

From American Indian/Alaska Native – Attack The System. ——————————————————————————————————- Over at the Republic of Lakotah website, there’s a brief outline of a strategy for developing an independent network of largely self sufficient villages. 1. Joining the Republic of Lakotah isn’t about having American Indian blood, it’s about wanting […]

Politics And The State

by Michael Bakunin We have repelled energetically every alliance with bourgeois politics, even of the most radical nature. It has been pretended, foolishly and slanderously, that we repudiated all such Political connivance because we were indifferent to the great question of Liberty, and considered only the economic or […]

Manning, Obama and U.S. moral leadership

Article by Glenn Greenwald. ————————————————————————————————- On December 15, when I first reported the inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning’s detention, I did not assign any blame to — or even mention — Barack Obama. Although, as Commander-in-Chief, Obama was technically responsible for Manning’s treatment, there was no evidence that […]

The State: Who Needs It?

Anthony Gregory is interviewed by Scott Horton. ——————————————————————————————————— Anthony Gregory, Editor in Chief of Campaign for Liberty, discusses the case for anarcho-capitalism – pushing beyond “limited government” to eliminate the last vestiges of “essential” state functions like police, courts and national defense; the possible market alternatives that, while […]

Sowell Attacks the Crony Capitalists

I’m glad to see Thomas Sowell bashing corporate welfare. He often leans way too much towards vulgar libertarianism for my tastes. ————————————————————————————————— Since everybody else seems to be coming up with plans on how to cope with the skyrocketing national debt, let me try my hand at it […]

International Crime Syndicate Targets Libya

Article by David D’Amato. —————————————————————————————————– On Wednesday (April 13), reports BBC News, “[a]n international summit on Libya [began] in Qatar, with delegates being told there is a ‘race against time’ to help Libyan civilians.” Comprising representatives from, among others, the United Nations, the European Union, and Nato, the […]

The State vs the Homeless

Article by Stephen Smith. ——————————————————————————————————- Anthony Ling, an excellent Brazilian blogger who also happens to be an avowed market urbanism, gives us an interesting look at the politics and economics of low-income housing in Brazil: In Brazil there is a vast regulation defining what are the minimum requirements […]

A Proposal to Fix the Deficit

by Peter Bjorn Perls I was watching the Obama budget address on Youtube today. I wanted to post this, but they only allow unreasonably short suggestions, plus the submissions was closed at the time I’d written this. So here goes: A) Cut military expenses by 75%, by ceasing […]

TSA: Proper procedures followed in child's pat-down

Apparently even child molestation is fine so long as it’s done in the name of national security. ————————————————————————————————— An officer who conducted a pat-down of a 6-year-old girl in the New Orleans airport last week “followed proper current screening procedures,” the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday. However, the […]

Henry David Thoreau: One of America’s Most Thoughtful Nonviolent Secessionists

Article by Thomas Naylor. —————————————————————————————————– There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly. Henry David Thoreau “Civil Disobedience” […]