Article by Spencer Sunshine. Notice how these critics never say a word about the participation of Stalinsts, Maoists, Trots, Castroites, or pro-North Korean groups in these movements. This article even seems to have some favorable words for the Popular Front. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————
Article by Matthew Lyons. This is a howler. This reads like some of kind fundamentalist cleric or theologian who wishes to purge all of the impure or heretical tendencies from the faith and insure that all of the believers remain unblemished in their allegiance and adherence to the […]
Article by Stuart Bramhall. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– The American political landscape is undergoing rapid change. A book I published seven weeks ago on political change (Revolutionary Change: An Expatriate View) is already out of date, and I’m hard at work on a second edition. No one dared hope that the […]
Article by Thomas Knapp. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– The New Republic‘s Michael Kazin detects the influence of a “throwback” ideology — anarchism — on the Occupy movement. He’s right, of course: We’re there. And refreshingly, Kazin doesn’t just arrogantly write our influence off as a bad thing. “[T]here is something both bracing and […]
Article by Matt Zwolinski. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Ari Kohen responds to my recent post on sweatshops with a few lingering concerns. Among other things, he raises important questions about whether the evils of sweatshop labor can be compensated for by increased charitable giving, and about whether we shouldn’t recognize that American companies have […]
Article by Kevin Carson. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- Domenico Letizia of biblioteca dell’egoista had some nice things about Larry Gambone, market anarchism and me in an article entitled “le Cooperative e la cultura americana.” He earlier mentioned Roderick long, free market anticapitalism, and me in an article at Anarchismo Liberale. When I contacted him […]
Article by Pat Buchanan. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— (Editor’s Note: Northern Italy wants to secede from the rest of Italy. Quebec wants to secede from the rest of Canada. Germany is making noises about leaving the European Union. Texas wants to be independent again. It seems that it’s the producers that […]
From The American Dream. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Have we completely and totally failed an entire generation of young men? Have we failed to equip them with the tools that they need? Have we raised an entire generation of young men that do not know how to be men? Today, young adult […]
Article by Russell Longcore. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- I have a fellow traveler on the Liberty Road named Kerodin. He blogs very thoughtfully at Memento Mori and Three Percent Patriots. Recently he wrote about secession and Balkanization and that got my attention. What is a “Three Percent Patriot”? (from Sipsey Street Irregulars) ”During the American Revolution, […]
This is the full text of my lecture to the H. L. Mencken Club on November 5 in Baltimore. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Carl Schmitt was without question one of the most important political philosophers and legal theorists of the 20th century. During his extraordinarily long life, Schmitt wrote on public […]
Hell, no. Article by John Schuessler. ————————————————————————————————————————————————– November 3, 2011 The author’s views are his own and do not represent those of the Air War College, the Air Force, or the Department of Defense. Dan Drezner, one of my mentors while at the University of Chicago, asks an excellent […]
Article by Justin Raimondo. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Why is the US involved in endless war around the world? Why, for that matter, do nations – or, rather, their governments – act the way they do? The number of answers is no doubt nearly equal to the number of questioners. It’s all about economics, […]
Article by Stuart Bramhall. ———————————————————————————————————————————————– Inside Job Produced, written and directed by Charles Ferguson (2010) Film Review The 2010 film Inside Job should be required viewing for Fox pundits and other media skeptics who still question the rationale behind the #OccupyWallStreet movement. The film lays to rest once and for […]
Article by Kevin Carson. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- In my last column, I argued that the real significance of Occupy Together is not its effectiveness in pressuring the 1%’s state to enact reforms, but rather in showing the 99% our own strength. We’re an entire society in ourselves, the producers, and […]
Article by David D’Amato. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Writing at Fareed Zakaria’s GPS blog at CNN.com, the Peterson Institute’s Gary Hufbauer and Martin Vieiro undertake to defend big business as “good for America,” contending that the recent backlash against it is “based on three common misconceptions about major U.S. corporations.” Hufbauer and Vieiro argue […]
Article by Becky Akers. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- Let me count the ways I love the English language, with its depth and breadth and height, its “feeling out of sight/For the ends of Being and ideal Grace,” its precision, flexibility and color. But we exhaust even its pejorative riches when describing […]
Article by Captain Eric H. May. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— By Captain Eric H. May While I always hope to be wrong in my worst-case analysis, my Wednesday article,Nuclear November, is supported by a cascade of alarming indicators that make it certain that Israel is about to prove Europeans […]
Article by Wayne Madsen. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- The United States government and military revels in death and pornographic intimidation. The videos and photographs of howling Iraqis celebrating the hanging of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein after his U.S.-administered kangaroo court trial in Iraq and the physical abuse, alleged sodomizing, and execution […]
Article by Paul Craig Roberts. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- November 03, 2011 “Information Clearing House” — Every day that passes adds to the fraudulent image of what is called Western democracy. Consider that the entire Western world is outraged that the Greek prime minister announced that he is going to permit the […]
From CNN. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– Oakland, California, police form a line to disperse protesters who barricaded themselves on a street near Oakland City Hall early Thursday, November 3. Police say they fired tear gas at demonstrators after a crowd threw rocks and shot fireworks at officers. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: “I […]
Article by Thomas Naylor. ———————————————————————————————————————————————– Notwithstanding the fact that I am a strong supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement, I believe that two of the ideas embraced by many of its adherents, corporate personhood and political campaign finance reform, are complete no brainers which will lead the […]
Article by Thomas Naylor. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— The most compelling take away image from a visit to Zuccotti Park, home of the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street movement, is the almost unbelievable amount of global energy emanating from such a tiny plot of real estate. How is it possible for the […]
From CNN. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Washington (CNN) – The scene at a Mormon congregation here on a recent Sunday would surprise Americans who think of Mormons as young white missionaries in stiff white shirts, black ties and name tags. Yes, there are white missionaries handing out bulletins at Washington’s Third Ward […]
From CNN. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Atlanta (CNN) — Federal agents charged four Georgia men they say are part of a fringe militia group with plotting to attack government officials with explosives and the biotoxin ricin, prosecutors in Atlanta announced Tuesday. A government informant recorded the men discussing plans to manufacture ricin, […]
From Information Clearing House. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- November 01, 2011 “Jewish Federations of North America” – -Results of a new poll commissioned by the European Commission show that Israel is believed by Europeans in 15 countries to be the greatest threat to world peace, greater than North Korea, Iran or […]
Watch the video. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– A Miami Police officer was arrested at gunpoint and charged with reckless driving after allegedly leading the Florida Highway Patrol on a seven-minute chase in his squad car at speeds that reached 120 mph on Florida’s Turnpike in Broward County earlier this month.A […]
From DarkPolitrickss.Com ————————————————————————————————————————————————– UAV used against insurgents in Afghanistancan incapacitate suspects from above Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Monday, October 31, 2011 A Department of Homeland Security-funded surveillance drone deployed against insurgents in Afghanistan that can also be used to tase suspects from above has been unveiled by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s office and […]
Article by Andrew Bacevich. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- For students of twentieth-century American statecraft, George Kennan has long ranked as an intriguing figure, second in that respect only to Henry Kissinger. But unlike Kissinger, who served as both national security adviser and secretary of state (for a time holding both offices […]
Article by Glenn Greenwald. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Given the clarity of this law [Article 2 of the Convention Against Torture] and its multiple reiterations, what can explain the resolve of the political and media class to ignore it? Why do ostensibly adverse factions leap to one another’s defense even in […]
Article by Pat Buchanan. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- Appearing the other night on the Catholic network EWTN, I was asked by Raymond Arroyo what should be done about Muslim students at Catholic University demanding that the school provide them with prayer rooms, from which crucifixes and all other Catholic symbols […]
Article by Kevin Carson. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Capitalism is Statism Capitalism depends on state intervention in the market to enforce artificial property rights, to provide subsidies, to erect barriers to entry, and to maintain regulatory cartels — all so privileged holders of artificial property rights can live off artificial scarcity […]
Article by Joe Newby. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- In an interview with the Daily Caller, Occupy DC organizer Anthony Sluder called for secession in order to create a “new United States.” Sluder said the group is working on a declaration and have finished the preamble. “I read it last night and I […]
We need to hook this chick up with Francois Tremblay. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Population growth tends to get blamed on otherpeople: Africans and Asians who have “more kids than they can feed,” immigrants in our own country with their “large families,” even single mothers in the “inner city.” But actually the […]
WTF? ——————————————————————————————————————————————— A key panel of government advisers Friday recommended that the federal government sponsor a controversial study to test the anthrax vaccine in children to see whether the inoculation would protect young Americans against a bioterrorist’s attack. The National Biodefense Science Board, which advises the federal government […]
From Rehmat’s World. ————————————————————————————————————————————————
Article by Bob Adelmann. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– David Galland’s article for the Daily Reckoning painted a picture of imminent collapse of America’s monetary system, which was followed four days later by Clive Maund’s possible scenario of bank failures following on the heels of a eurozone collapse. Mamta Badkar raised the specter of hyperinflation in his Business Insider article by reviewing […]
Article by Fred Reed. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- I read frequently among the lesserly neuronal of the supposed honor of soldiers, of the military virtues of courage, loyalty, and uprightness–that in an age of moral decomposition only the military adhere to principles, and that our troops in places like Afghanistan […]
From CNN. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— CNN) — A Miami police officer in a marked squad car has been charged with reckless driving, accused of zigzagging through Florida Turnpike traffic at more than 120 miles an hour so that he could be on time for his off-duty job, the Florida Highway Patrol […]
Article by Richard K. Moore. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— This article was first published in New Dawn Magazine When the Industrial Revolution began in Britain, in the late 1700s, there was lots of money to be made by investing in factories and mills, by opening up new markets, and by gaining control of […]
From the Daily Bail. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- If the police claim that Scott Olsen attacked them, show them this clip. Olsen remains in critical condition. Officials at Highland Hospital in Oakland are refusing further comment at this time. At first, Doctors told Olsen’s friends that he was stable. Now they’re […]
From CNN. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Passenger Jill Filipovic found this note in her luggage last weekend. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Baggage screener found vibrator in bag, left note saying “Get Your Freak On, Girl” Passenger tweeted about note to open “a bigger conversation about privacy rights” TSA says it has “zero tolerance […]
From CNN. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer Domeij, 29, was killed in Afghanistan, along with two other soldiers, on Saturday. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Coach says Kristoffer Domeij’s death has been hard on community Domeij was one of 3 killed days ago while on a mission in Kandahar province He […]
From CNN. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, seen here in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in 2010, now faces murder charges. STORY HIGHLIGHTS A court martial began Friday for Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs He is the highest ranking soldier charged in connection with alleged “kill squad” Prosecutors allege Gibbs and […]
From CNN. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— New York (CNN) — As “Occupy” demonstrations continue largely unabated, officials in cities across the country appear to be pressing for more strict control of the loosely defined group, raising the stakes for the movement as it stretches into its second month. “These police actions only […]
From CNN. Monarcho-feminism? ————————————————————————————————————————————————— London (CNN) — Sons and daughters of British monarchs will have an equal right to the throne under changes to the United Kingdom’s succession laws agreed to Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron said. The leaders of the 16 Commonwealth countries that have the queen […]
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