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Nexus X HumectressArticle by Paul Gottfried. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– A book of mine, Leo Strauss and Conservative Movement in America: A Critical Appraisal,is about to come out with Cambridge University Press; and it has a special connection to the Mises Institute. Much of the critical thrust comes from attending conferences sponsored by the […]
Article by Kevin Carson. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— There’s some good in the Tea Party, but as far as I can see no good in the 53% movement at all. The Tea Partiers — some of them, some of the time — talk as if the Wall Street banksters were at […]
Article by Mo Karn. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— click to enlarge Scott Elmquist Shockoe Bottom, despite big plans to transform the area into a creative arts and culture district, continues to make news for violence outside of nightclubs. On Oct. 8, Justin R. Morgan was shot in the face and killed […]
Article by Niall O’Dowd. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– A green card bill that will be a bonanza for Indian, Chinese, Latino and Filipino immigrants is making its way through Congress and has passed the House of Representatives. It will have the impact of denying green cards to other countries, including Ireland,as […]
From CNN. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— updated 6:08 PM EST, Tue December 6, 2011 In a statement, Randy Babbitt said he didn’t want to “cast a shadow” on the work of colleagues at the FAA. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: FAA head Randy Babbitt resigns after a weekend charge of drunk driving NEW: Transportation […]
Article by Tom Naylor. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– The euro is going down and will most likely take the 17 nation euro zone with it, if not the entire 27 nation European Union. Or maybe it will be the other way around? Does it really matter? Having never recovered from the […]
From American Front. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Amnesty International has urged African nations to arrest former US President George W. Bush during his visit to the continent this month. “International law requires that there be no safe haven for those responsible for torture; Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia must seize this opportunity […]
From the Activist Post. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Good and evil doesn’t have a grey zone. Killing and stealing is bad. Violence is never “good” or necessary unless it is used to defend against killers and thieves. Indeed, that is the morality behind the “just war” principle as defined by international […]
Article by Paul Craig Roberts. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— During an interview with RT on December 1, I said that the US Constitution had been shredded by the failure of the US Senate to protect American citizens from the detainee amendment sponsored by Republican John McCain and Democrat Carl Levin to […]
Article by Kevin Carson. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Shills for the War on Terror say al Qaeda is motivated by hatred for “our freedoms.” The good folks in Congress, taking that message to heart, are acting to protect us by ensuring al Qaeda no longer has anything to complain about. William […]
Article by David D’Amato. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- BBC News reports that the world’s “big central banks launched plans for co-ordinated action aimed to support the financial system.” Noting that “[b]anks were particular beneficiaries,” the story details the market boost and investor cheers accompanying the news. The world’s political classes have also […]
Article by Sean Gabb. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– One of the ways in which a ruling class keeps control is its insistence on rules of debate that place opposition at a regular disadvantage. I cannot think of any time or place where opposition voices have been listened to on fully equal […]
From the Activist Post. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– The definition of slavery is not nearly as clear as it used to be when we could see the physical chains and whips that shackled human laborers. Therefore, it’s more vital than ever to identify the abstract ways in which humanity is confined. […]
From the Activist Post. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– What would Americans say if they found their polling stations and certain political parties entirely infiltrated by Chinese money, Chinese observers, and Chinese-backed candidates promoting China’s interests in an AMERICAN election? The answer ranges from incarceration, to trials featuring charges ranging from fraud, […]
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From The Blaze. PC trumps freedom of expression. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Should public school officials have the right to prevent students from wearing pro-American garb on Cinco de Mayo? This question has been at the heart of a California court battle between the Morgan Hill Unified School District and […]
From Rehmat’s World. WTF? —————————————————————————————————————————————————- On December 2, 2011, Al-Akhbar English published a research piece by American Jewish author, writer and blogger, Max Blumenthal. In the article, entitled ‘From Occupation to Occupy: Israelification of American Domestic Security’ – Max claims that the high-handed tactics used by American security forces against the Occupy Wall […]
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From CNN. ————————————————————————————————————————————————– A purse with a gun replica on it was flagged by the Transportation Security Administration at the Norfolk, Virginia airport. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Teen’s gun-themed purse gets flagged by TSA Apparel featuring gun replicas may fall on prohibited items list “A design on a purse. How […]
The New World Reporter. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– Are you young, strong and looking for a career? Why not become an ’Internment/Resettlement Specialist’ -for the United States Army? What might be your responsibilities, you ask? As an Internment/Resettlement Specialist, your duties, will primarily include day-to-day operations in a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility. […]
From CBC News —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Police in riot gear stand guard in front of activists during a protest ahead of the G20 summit in downtown Toronto on June 25, 2010. (Mark Blinch/Reuters) Related Links IN DEPTH: G8 and G20 summits P.O.V.: Are you satisfied with the result of the […]
From the Libertarian Party. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today regarding the indefinite detention provisions of Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012. “The Obama administration has already claimed that the president has the authority to kill Americans […]
From CNN. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– A bird’s-eye view of Washington, in an 1871 illustration. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Belief that America is an exceptional country is widely shared in the U.S. David Lake says it’s become a flashpoint, as conservatives dispute Obama’s belief in it He says liberals believe U.S. is exceptional […]
Article by Mike Adams. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– I don’t know if you’re all getting this through your heads yet, but Senate Bill 1867 —the National Defense Authorization Act— would openly “legalize” the U.S. government’s detainment and murder of OWS protesters and the assassination of talk show hosts, bloggers, journalists and […]
Article by Susan Rutberg. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— Forty years ago, on December 4, 1969, 21-year-old Fred Hampton, a charismatic leader of the Illinois Black Panther Party, was murdered as he slept in his home on Chicago’s West Side. Shortly before dawn, fourteen armed police officers, ostensibly serving a search warrant, […]
From Heritage Key. ————————————————————————————————- The Greek City-state, or Polis, is arguably the greatest political system ever created – remarkable given its appearance some 2800 years ago. The Greeks successfully built a system to foster those most elusive of human desires – freedom and equality, and their efforts have […]
Great interview with Roberts on Russia Today. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— There is a bill in the Senate that is attempting to keep torture alive as an interrogation technique. The National Defense Authorization Act is being debated in Congress and if passed, American citizens could be detained without a court hearing […]
Article by Ian Huyett. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— In September 2011, the Obama administration launched “We the People” – a program that allows anyone to submit a petition directly to the White House. The project was ostensibly intended to “make government more open and accountable to its citizens.” A petition is […]
Article by Ian Huyett. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- In 2001, dictator Robert Mugabe had just run Zimbabwe’s economy into the ground and was desperate for a way to revive it. Observing that those with money tend to be more prosperous than those without, Mugabe decided to simply print enormous sums of […]
A broken clock is still right twice a day. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Where Ron Paul Is Right The drug war works about as well as prohibition of alcohol did. Five years ago last month, Milton Friedman died at age 94. To the very end, the Nobel Prize–winning economist was astute, […]
Article by Nosakhare Boadi. —————————————————————————————————————————————————- International non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are global contractors, hired to execute the foreign policies of imperialism. They largely work without questioning the existing social system. Surely they complain about poverty and the suffering of the world’s poor, but most blindly only look to solutions within […]
Watch the trailer. Hat tip to Miles Joyner. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— ZONE 15 PRODUKKIONZ & MR. STEELE PRODUCTIONS LLC have joined forces to produce a documentary titled “Stop The Violence: After The Casket Closes” that finally tells the story from the communities accounts and perspective in an effort to find a […]
Thank Lucifer. Alex Kurtagic reviews Pat Buchanan’s new work. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————-Pat Buchanan’s Suicide of a Superpower is an apt follow-up to his 2002 volume, The Death of the West. Although the new book focuses on the United States, it restates and updates the narrative of the older book. It is no coincidence, […]
Article by Andy Nowicki. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Like Anders Behring Breivik with a side order of gratiutious profanity, but without the mass murder or the effete Nordic beauty and literary pretensions, Emma West, the “epic tram lady,” has become an instant folk hero to many on the Right. I do […]
Jim Goad is obviously the author of this unsigned editorial. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- After soul-shredding millennia of bloodshed and insane sectarian conflict, a small candle of hope finally flickers in the Middle East. That candle’s name is Binyamin Netanyahu, a man who may finally bring the world together. Across every […]
From Dancing Czars. ————————————————————————————————————————————————- How The U.S. Will Become A 3rd World Country The United States is increasingly similar to a 3rd world county in several ways and is accelerating towards 3rd world status. Economic data indicate a harsh reality that obviates mainstream political debate. The evidence suggests […]
Excellent. Maybe “the troops” will now have a distraction from raping local women in U.S.-occupied lands. It doesn’t get any better than this: Former Army Col. Bob Maginnis said some military lawyers have indicated that bestiality may be prosecutable under another section of the military code of justice […]
Gang warfare Israeli-style. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————– An indictment was filed Thursday against a key member of an extremist ultra-Orthodox faction following a “reign of terror” in Jerusalem’s Mea She’arim neighborhood. The indictment of Yosef Meir Hazan was a victory for police in their ongoing war against the Sikarikim, an extremist […]
This article is an excellent illustration of why reformist politics fails. If Paul plans to cut military spending by only 15% then by the time all of the usual political wrangling and negotiations are done the figure would be much smaller than 15%. A reduction in the U.S. […]
Article by W. F. Price. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— There’s been some controversy over what exactly is going on with Swedish/Scandinavian feminism, with some claiming that it’s worse than the Anglo version and others claiming that, actually, men have it better over there than in Anglo countries. I tend to favor […]
Article by Bill Quigley. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————- The Obama administration has affirmed, continued and expanded almost all of the draconian domestic civil liberties intrusions pioneered under the Bush administration. Here are twenty examples of serious assaults on the domestic rights to freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, […]
It looks like the system wants to keep all its flanks covered.
Watch the video. This is interesting as Bookchin describes how he moved past the classical socialist theory of class exploitation when he realized that the working class had become a middle class, that unions had become status quo institutions, and Marxism simply a new form of statist oppression. […]
Bill Lind’s classic. Doesn’t this sound just like the anti-ATS chorus? The most deadly aspect of Cultural Marxism/Totalitarian Humanism is that it identifies broad categories of human beings that are undefined as evil by virtue of their mere existence as the principal enemy, as opposed to attacking specific […]
All about Distributivism. It’s always seemed to me that the appropriate economic paradigm for anarcho-pluralism/pan-secessionism would be a synthesis of distributivist ideas like John promotes and the ideas of classical libertarian socialism of the kind Larry Gambone has described in detail incorporated into a broader ideological framework of libertarian […]
Article by Larry Gambone. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— I see Occupy’s situation today as analogous to that of the Civil Rights Movement. As long as they stayed in the South Northern liberals loved them. But when the movement went North and started confronting racism there, it became “Dr. King, you are […]
Article by Alex Pareene. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Newt Gingrich (Credit: AP) TOPICS:NEWT GINGRICH, 2012 ELECTIONS, REPUBLICAN PARTY, DRUGS The thing reporters always loved about Newt Gingrich — and the thing that led many of them to mistake his free-associative rambling for intellect — is that he will just babble, at length, on any […]
So says a liberal writer from Salon. Com. —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Ron Paul, phony populist (Credit: AP) TOPICS:RON PAUL, 2012 ELECTIONS, POPULISM To me, the epiphany of the most dreadful presidential campaign in history took place in Keene, New Hampshire, last week, when a Ron Paul town meeting was interrupted by some Occupy Wall Street […]
Article by Justin Raimondo. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————- Buried in the annual defense appropriations bill is a provision that would give the President the power to use the military to intern anyone – including American citizens– indefinitely, and hold them without charges or trial, anywhere in the world,including on American soil. The provision essentially […]
Article by Kevin Carson. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— If you haven’t watched Annie Leonard’s “The Story of Stuff,” I suggest you do. These videos include detailed examinations of the waste economy, subsidized inefficiency and planned obsolescence. A recent installment, “The Story of Broke,” itemizes wasteful government spending on things like the […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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