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Nexus X HumectressIs Osama Bin Laden Dead?
I just received word from a reader that unconfirmed news reports say Osama bin Laden has died. (Thanks, Jarred!) An announcement just appeared on CNN. Another report from an Austin TV station.
The tribes of Libya: a brief history
Article by Geoffrey Clarfield. ————————————————————————————————- On Feb. 20, the world woke up to news that a group of Libyan rebels in the eastern part of the country (the coastal bulge known, since ancient times, as Cyrenaica) had risen up against Muammar Gaddafi. News outlets quickly framed the revolt […]
Schooled in the Austrian Perspective
Not bad.
The rise of the cybersecurity-industrial complex
Article by Timothy B. Carney. ————————————————————————————————– The $100 billion Washington will spend on cybersecurity in the next decade may be less about guarding America from a real threat, and more about enriching revolving-door lobbyists and satisfying pork-hungry politicians. A new working paper by Mercatus Center authors Jerry Brito […]
Wishful Thinking
Article by Stephen Walt. —————————————————————————————————— A realistic foreign policy seeks to deal with the world as it is, shorn of political illusions. Realists emphasize that even close allies often have conflicting interests, that cooperation between states is difficult to achieve or sustain, and that the conduct of nations […]
Immigration Detention and the Rural
From the Legal Ruralism blog. —————————————————————————————————— Many immigrants who have been placed in removal proceedings in the U.S. the past few years have been asking themselves the same question: why was I sent to a detention facility in the middle of nowhere? In California, for example, immigrants who […]
Childhood’s End for Humanity?
Article by Kevin Carson. —————————————————————————————————– History, since the agricultural revolution, can be usefully conceptualized as an offensive-defensive arms race between technologies of abundance and social structures of expropriation. Until the appearance of agriculture, human society didn’t produce a large enough surplus to support much in the way of […]
The No-State Solution
Article by David D’Amato. ——————————————————————————————————— “I place the chances for the birth of a Palestinian state this fall at fifty-fifty,” says Palestinian journalist Daoud Kuttab for CNN. Citing the “favor” toward the idea of the “world community,” Kuttab notes that — to satisfy the U.S. — there may […]
Is Kevin Carson Right or Wrong? Are Anarcho-Capitalists "True" Anarchists
Commentary by Charles Johnson. —————————————————————————————————– First, William cited it as an example of a particular kind of view about freed markets (the view that they tend to have centrifugal effects on economic ownership and thus to undermine bossism, landlordism, and other forms of economic hierarchy). This view may […]
What WikiLeaks Hath Wrought
Article by Joseph Margulies. —————————————————————————————————— WikiLeaks recently released a trove of secret risk assessments regarding nearly every prisoner who has ever been held at Guantánamo Bay. I have been continually involved in Guantánamo litigation longer than any lawyer in the world, having been counsel of record in Rasul […]
Companies can block customers' class-action lawsuits, Supreme Court rules
Article by David C. Savage. —————————————————————————————————- The Supreme Court gave corporations a major win Wednesday, ruling in a 5-4 decision that companies can block their disgruntled customers from joining together in a class-action lawsuit. The ruling arose from a California lawsuit involving cellphones, but it will have a […]
A Libertarian Case Against Immigration
Article by Peter Brimelow. Viewing Brimelow’s article along with this piece from Anthony Gregory and Walter Block makes for an interesting comparison/contrast. —————————————————————————————————- Walter Block says that it was contemplating this phenomenon of one ethnic group swamping another, specifically the Russians swamping the Baltic Republics, that caused Murray […]
Redistribution and the State
Article by E.D. Kain. ———————————————————————————————— I’ve written recently about what I termed ‘front-end’ redistribution. That is, redistribution of wealth and resources prior to state redistribution – or, the way it should be in a perfect world. One example of this is collective bargaining between organized labor and management. […]
Why do Americans still dislike atheists?
Article by Gregory Pauland and Phil Zuckerman. As an atheist myself, I could not care less about “bigotry” against atheists. The last thing I would want to see is atheists jumping on the “poor us, we’re so oppressed” victimology bandwagon. Hence, my general dislike of the “new atheist” […]
Anarchy and Efficient Law
Lecture by David Friedman. ———————————————————————————————— Well-known anarcho-capitalist thinker David D. Friedman on the subject of “Anarchy and Efficient Law”, from the Mises Brasil Austrian Economics seminar.
Denmark Saves Billions by Slashing Immigration
Article by Kevin DeAnna. ————————————————————————————————– A report from the government of Denmark has concluded that the nation’s restrictions on immigration have saved the country 6.7 billion Euros. “Now that we can see that it does matter who comes into the country, I have no scruples in further restricting […]
The Radical Tradition: Philosophy, Metapolitics & the Conservative Revolution
Now available from Amazon.Com. The Radical Tradition: Philosophy, Metapolitics & the Conservative Revolution Edited by Troy Southgate This latest book from Primordial Traditions is rather different to the other texts in the series. Those publications focussing on religious and esoteric topics – including Northern mythology, Tantra, Alchemy and […]
Blood Sport: A Brief Look at the Sometimes Violent Resistance to Public Funding of Sports Stadiums in Arizona
From Infoshop. —————————————————————————————————– “I will say I’m sorry I shot you the day you stand before the court and admit what you did was an act of violence.” Those were the uncompromising words Larry Naman, a 57 year-old homeless man with what up to that point had been […]
Stop Saying This Is a Nation of Immigrants!
Article by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. ————————————————————————————————– A nation of immigrants: This is a convenient myth developed as a response to the 1960s movements against colonialism, neocolonialism, and white supremacy. The ruling class and its brain trust offered multiculturalism, diversity, and affirmative action in response to demands for decolonization, justice, […]
Police Officers Attack and Strip Naked Woman in Jail
Watch the video. —————————————————————————————————– Be careful who you call for help.
Read This Book!
http://sheldonfreeassociation.blogspot.com/2011/04/read-this-book.html ——————————————————————————————————– A compelling case for a stateless society. Anarchy happens when people organize their lives peacefully and voluntarily— without the aggressive violence of the state. This simple but powerful book explains why the state is illegitimate, unnecessary, and dangerous, and what we can do to begin achieving […]
Will America Collapse Like the Former USSR?
Watch the video. ————————————————————————————————- Will the United States collapse like the former Russian Empire? Will the dollar fall? What will happen to America? What will life in the future look like? What is the evidence?
The Prophet of Judgement Day
Article by Edmund D. Cohen. Dr. Cohen discusses the case of radio evangelist and uber-fruitbat Harold Camping, who claims the Christian Judgment Day is going to happen on May 21. ———————————————————————————————————– My clearest recurring impression of Camping is his deep, un spoken longing that his way of life—wandering […]
Hate Speech Makes a Comeback
Article by Pat Buchanan. ————————————————————————————————— Well, it sure didn’t take long for the Tucson Truce to collapse. After Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot on Jan. 8 by a berserker who killed six others, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl, and wounded 13, the media were aflame […]
The Crimes of National Pride
Article by David D’Amato. ——————————————————————————————————– “Thailand and Cambodia have,” according to BBC News, “reached a ceasefire after a week of fighting along a disputed border … . Both countries said the truce was struck following talks between the two militaries.” The border between the two countries has been […]
A Pretty Picture Painted With Prison Bars
Article by Darian Worden. ————————————————————————————————- As the British royal wedding fades out of the news cycle, it’s important to take a look at the freedoms that were trampled to make it a perfect day for royalty. In the days leading up to the wedding, numerous squats and social […]
In Defense of Royalty
Article by Jef Costello. —————————————————————————————————- In recent months, when I would think ruefully of the peculiar life I lead, I took some solace in the thought that soon my invitation to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding would arrive. Alas it did not, and I am writing these […]
One Million Apply for McDonald's Jobs
Thanks to our wonderful neoliberal economy. Article from Daily Kos. ————————————————————————————————– You may have heard about McDonald’s putting on a big public relations blitz about offering 50,000 new jobs around the country. In some places, there were big crowds that showed up to apply and interview. Today, Bloomberg […]
Monarchy, Nation-States, And The Failed Reign of “Elizabeth The Useless”
Article by Sean Gabb. ————————————————————————————————— Because it is unwritten, and because its various conventions are in continual flux, the English Constitution can be rather opaque to foreign observers. Some of these fail to understand the nature of convention, and assume that the Queen of England is an absolute […]
The Tea Parties Now Have Their Man
Article by Chuck Baldwin. ——————————————————————————————————- At this point, it may be helpful if I give a little history lesson. The Tea Party movement began in 2007 as a grassroots effort to support the 2008 Presidential candidacy of Congressman Ron Paul of Texas. I am proud to say that […]
In Praise of Hypocrisy
Article by Scott Locklin. —————————————————————————————————— I admire hypocrisy: the more brazen, the better. It makes people strive toward something better than what they are. Hypocrisy is just faking it until you make it. The anti-hypocrites would prefer that everyone wallow in their vices rather than attempting to become […]
On the fading away of the Church and the State
Interesting observations from Vinay Supta. —————————————————————————————————- * The “fading away of the state” is a long-held dream of many radical political ideologies. I never believed it was possible, and then I realized something. * The Church and State were once peers. Over the past few centuries, the Church […]
Markets Without Capitalism: Kevin Carson's Transition Proposals
Article by Michael Bauwens. Required reading. —————————————————————————————————– This is a follow up on yesterday’s post, arguing that the idea and practice of markets, should be divorced from their present embeddedness in an unsustainable infinite growth system such as capitalism. Today, we look at the ideas of mutualist Kevin […]
Royal Wedding: Police Raid Social Centers and Squats
From Infoshop. ————————————————————————————————— As far as we are aware police have left the Offmarket social centre and Grow Heathrow site, but the operation is still ongoing at the Ratstar. There is currently 12 TSG vans outside the building with a crowd of around 40 people outside in support. […]
Helen Thomas and the Political Cleansing of America
Article by James Abourezk. ——————————————————————————————————- You remember Helen Thomas? She was the senior White House Correspondent who always opened Presidential press conferences and closed them by saying the magic words: “Thank you Mr. President.” Her Wikipedia entry cites her professional accomplishments: “Helen Thomas (born August 4, 1920) is […]
What the Drug War has Wrought
Article by John Sinclair. —————————————————————————————————- Only the most nave, cynical or deluded among us can subscribe to the pervasive mythology of drug police, prosecutors and judges as fearless warriors valiantly fighting a depraved horde of heartless pushers and evil dope fiends whose anti-social pursuit of self-gratification by getting […]
Planet Clarion Calling
Article by Alexander Cockburn. —————————————————————————————————— Americans were offered closure Wednesday to one of among the multifarious strands of our national dementias. It took the drab guise of the “long-form” birth certificate, signed and filed in Hawaii on August 8, 1961, indicating that the president is a legitimate occupant […]
A more militarized CIA for a more militarized America
Article by Glenn Greenwald. ————————————————————————————————– The first four Directors of the CIA (from 1947-1953) were military officers, but since then, there has been a tradition (generally though imperfectly observed) of keeping the agency under civilian rather than military leadership. That’s why George Bush’s 2006 nomination of Gen. Michael […]
‘Mr. Y’ and the Decline of the American Empire
Article by Justin Raimondo. ——————————————————————————————————- While the rest of the “news” media was busy covering the Great Birth Certificate Drama, Rachel Maddow spared her audience yet another hour of having to watch that walking hairpiece make a fool of himself (and us), and instead focused on the real […]
The Corruption of Law Leads to Tyranny
Article by Paul Craig Roberts. —————————————————————————————————- Remember when Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told the world that Guantanamo Prison held “the most dangerous, best-trained, vicious killers on the face of the earth” and gave assurances that nevertheless “we’re treating these people as if the Geneva Convention applied?” The […]
Kevin Carson's New Book
A rough draft is now available online. This looks to be good stuff, as would be expected from Carson.
Cincinnati Housing Cooperative Under Attack by City Government
Article by Michael Earl Patton. ————————————————————————————————— I need a lawyer, not because I did anything wrong, but apparently because I am in the cross-hairs of the city. I will explain the “crime,” such as it exists in the eyes of the city, below. I am the secretary of […]
Sending Out an S.O.S
Article by James Clingman. ———————————————————————————————- For years now we have been involved in movements, events, and initiatives organized for the purpose of saving Black people from the ravages and vestiges of historical discrimination, disparity, and disenfranchisement. We have had meetings, conferences, forums, and seminars whose purpose was to […]
Novacadia: White Nationalist Political and Geographical Redoubt
Article by Sebastian Ernst Ronin advocating Novocadia as the suitable destination for a white separatist homeland. What’s ironic is that while that region may be among the whitest in North American, it’s also among the most liberal. It would be even more ironic if in the post-American scenario […]
A Successful Socialist?
Remembering Austria’s Bruno Kreisky. Hat tip to Chris Donnellan. ——————————————————————————————————- Kreisky led his country for 13 years, from 1970-83, winning a clear majority for the Socialist party of Austria a remarkable three times. During his time in office as the first popularly elected “red” chancellor, he transformed Austria […]
Strike Gary Johnson Off the List
…of serious enemies of the state. I first became suspicious of this guy back when he was a governor of New Mexico and said he opposed the drug war, but then refused to pardon drug war prisoners because drugs laws were enacted “by the democratic process” or some […]
Why the West Wants the Fall of Gaddafi
Listen to the broadcast from Mathaba.Net. Hat tip to Troy Southgate.
Fed Up With Statist Banking
Article by David D’Amato. —————————————————————————————————- Wednesday’s (April 27) press conference marks a first for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, a move being called “a high stakes gamble” that could compromise the Fed’s “allure or mystique.” Against a background of an ailing economy and growing criticism of Fed policies […]
Don't Want to Live in a Dictatorship? Why Work in One
A Meetup group for Workplace Democracy. —————————————————————————————————— This is an exploratory group for people interested in learning about, participating in, or starting worker-owned and worker-managed collectives, cooperatives, businesses or organizations. Wikipedia explains worker self-management (or autogestion) as “a form of workplace decision-making in which the workers themselves agree […]
Voting as a Sacrament in the State Religion
Article by MRDA. _______________________________________ For all the time Minchin spends ripping into religion, it’s tragicomic to see him endorsing one of his own; then again, it seems part and parcel of his sociopolitical outlook: supposedly irreligious Leftists haven’t disposed with God—simply replaced him. Why go to church when […]
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