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Nexus X HumectressArticle by Kali Akuno. ——————————————————————————————————— The National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL) urges the US to apply international human rights standards to protect and ensure the rights of political prisoners currently incarcerated within its own prison system. NCBL presented the plight of political prisoners in the United States […]
Article by David D’Amato. ——————————————————————————————————– Since the embattled former head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has occupied the headlines with some consistency as of late, it seems as good a time as any to note the perfectly legal crimes the IMF perpetrates daily. Without at […]
Article by Glenn Greenwald. ——————————————————————————————————– This week’s hysterical, reality-deprived reaction to President Obama’s pronouncements on the Israel/Palestine conflict genuinely provoked laughter on several occasions. That happened when I thought of the intense controversy triggered by publication of Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer’s The Israel Lobby, which examined the […]
Article by John J. Mearsheimer. ——————————————————————————————————- Barack Obama gave a major speech on the Middle East on Thursday, May 19, and it is clear from the subsequent commentary that he impressed few people. The main reason for this is that he did not say much new or indicate […]
Article by Justin Raimondo. ——————————————————————————————————— When the President of the United States reiterated longstanding American policy in the Middle East – that the borders of Israel and a Palestinian state must be based on the 1967 borders, give or take a few land swaps here and there – […]
Article by Stephen Lendman. ———————————————————————————————————- Many students, whether or not they graduate, have debt burdens approaching or exceeding $100,000. If repaid over 30 years, it’s a $500,000 obligation, and if default, much more because debts aren’t forgiven. As a result, once entrapped, escape is impossible. Bondage is permanent, […]
An interview with Hindu creationist Michael Cremo.
Jesse the Body is interviewed by Al-Jazeera.
From Infoshop. ——————————————————————————————————– Toronto police constable Michael Sanguinetti thought he was offering the key to rape prevention. “I’m not supposed to say this,” he told a group of students at an Osgoode Hall Law School safety forum on January 24, but to prevent being sexually assaulted, “Avoid dressing […]
Article by Gavin McInnes. —————————————————————————————————- Like firing a fetus from a slingshot, feminism catapulted women out of the kitchen and onto the streets, where they were invited to do anything a man can do—but better. This was a blessing for the few women meant to lead a man’s […]
Article by Jim Goad. ———————————————————————————————————- Sorry to be a dick about it, but is it impolite to suggest there are other possible causes for childhood obesity beyond Ronald McDonald? How about the fact that children exercise 20% less than they did in the 1970s while consuming only 3% […]
Hooray for Carson. I once wrote a cover blurb for one of Carson’s books where I described him as the Proudhon of our time. (He’s probably since had it removed as he doesn’t care for some of my other views and I am a hated man in the […]
Article by Jeff Barnard. —————————————————————————————————— GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The Oregon Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that a retired school bus driver can have her medical marijuana and a concealed handgun, too. The ruling upheld previous decisions by the Oregon Court of Appeals and circuit court that determined […]
Article from Prensa Latina. ——————————————————————————————————– The visitor who walks the streets of cosmopolitan Caracas can soon see the Venezuelans are living in a moment of joy, marked by positive social change that is a benefit to the population. It is because year after year, since 1999 when Hugo […]
As I predicted, American society continues to drift leftward… —————————————————————————————————— A recent Gallup poll shows 53 percent of Americans support making gay marriage legal, Reuters reports. The poll shows a significant change in mood on the issue from a year ago, when an equal majority opposed same-sex matrimony. […]
Let this be a warning, kids: Don’t do religion. Just say no.
Article by Amy Sturgis. ——————————————————————————————————- Preacher Samuel Peters’s encounter with a free society was a memorable one. In 1781, he wrote in awe: “The conscious independence of each individual warms his thoughts and guides his actions. . . . Here is liberty in perfection!”[1] Though he wrote in […]
Article by Michael Kleen. ——————————————————————————————————— Both Friedrich Nietzsche and José Ortega y Gasset were alarmed by the development of the modern State, which matured to ascendancy in the late 18th Century. In the 1860s and ‘70s, Nietzsche witnessed Otto von Bismarck forge his native Germany from a collection […]
Article by Michael Kleen. ——————————————————————————————————– In the mind of 19th Century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, the growth of the State (Staat) was one of the most alarming developments of the modern world. Where others saw the promise of a new democratic age in which “the people” ruled, Nietzsche […]
A fascinating talk from Welf Herfurth. People of all political ideologies, nationalities, races, religions, and cultures have much to learn and much to gain from the ideas in this talk.
….when even freaks like this can get elected to Congress? ——————————————————————————————————- Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has declared that America has a serious obligation to support Israel — and if not, God will curse the United States, and it will be the end of this country. The Minnesota Independent […]
Is Judgement Day coming tomorrow? A notice to all who plan on being raptured tomorrow: Feel free to sign over to me anything you feel will be unnecessary in the Kingdom to come. If you have a house, car, bank account, cash on hand, precious metals, rare jewels, […]
Article by Jack Kenny. ——————————————————————————————————– merica could see the kind of violent uprisings that have cost countless lives and convulsed societies in the Middle East if the nation does not stop rolling up massive deficits and devaluing its currency, Texas congressman and Republican presidential candidate warned in a […]
How the Icelandic Anarchy fell to Norwegian imperialism.It seems like much of Carson’s interpretation of economic history would apply here as well. ——————————————————————————————————— As Iceland became part of the Norwegian kingship 1262, a new power structure in the shape of an Icelandic aristocracy appointed by the king of […]
Interesting. —————————————————————————————————— What are the practical consequences of the neofeudal possition? That still needs to be worked out. In a series of future posts, I’d like to argue the following–all in the spirit of the historical Louis de Bonald: 1. Incorporation of the family. Conservatives have always opposed […]
Article by Maxim Lott. ——————————————————————————————————– This week, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed a bill to require the state’s public universities to give undocumented aliens — generally illegal — in-state tuition privileges. The bill, known as the Dream Act, is already the law in ten other states, including California, […]
From the Daily Mail. —————————————————————————————————- An illegal immigrant has demanded to be flown home after saying he was fed up with British people – because they are “rude and unfriendly”. Speaking today, Mokhtar Tabet, 30 – who has been given a home, food and free travel around London […]
From the Library of Congress.
Article by Stephen Walt. ——————————————————————————————————– Glenn Greenwald has a couple of must-read posts over at Salon, and I want to highlight the connection between them. The first post deals with the familiar issue of anti-Americanism, and Glenn makes the obvious but often-forgotten point that foreign animosity to the […]
Obituary by Justin Raimondo. ——————————————————————————————————— Alan Bock, editorial writer and opinion page editor at the Orange County Register’s editorial page, and a longtime columnist for Antiwar.com — died today, shortly after entering a hospice. He was 67. Alan was the author of four books: Ecology Action Guide (1970), The […]
Article by Kevin Carson. ——————————————————————————————————— On his Fox News show the past couple of months, John Stossel has been taking what I consider a rather odd position: people who walk away from underwater mortgages are “freeloaders.” Back in March, he interviewed John Maddux, CEO of YouWalkAway.com, which helps […]
Article by John Whitehead. ——————————————————————————————————- Those who founded this country knew quite well that every citizen must remain vigilant or freedom would be lost. This is the true nature of a patriot – one who sounds the clarion call when the Constitution is under attack. If, on the […]
Some of our more rightward leaning readers may be interested in this.And this group is worth supporting even if you’re a libertarian-leaning leftist or classical liberal. Universities are citadels of totalitarian humanism. —————————————————————————————————– This is an exclusive three-day event for the top youth activists from across the country […]
Article by James Leroy Wilson. ——————————————————————————————————- Depending on how one defines libertarianism, it could be proven that Paul and/or Johnson aren’t “real” libertarians. But “libertarian” can be broadly defined as favoring policies that promote: Individual liberty, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, personal privacy, and the rule […]
Article by David D’Amato. —————————————————————————————————— On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, Reuters reported that Tea Party groups “in states like Wisconsin, Indiana, New Hampshire and Ohio have pushed ‘right to work’ bills to take on the unions.” “Right to work” laws are making news this year on the heels […]
Article by Gabriella Segata Antolini ——————————————————————————————————— A young anarchist from South Korea, Ahn Jihwan, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for the conscientious objection on February 17th of this year in Seoul. Now shes imprisoned in Youngdenpo and should be released in August 2012. Jihwan received the […]
Article by Daniel Bourgeois. ——————————————————————————————————- Anarchy is a political philosophy that argues for a stateless society (no rulers). Though one finds its roots in ancient Greece, anarchy found credibility in the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (the moral centrality of individual freedom), and especially in the 1800s in the […]
Article by Mark Wegierski. —————————————————————————————————— Today, except for certain residues in political institutions, the British Canada has been all but annihilated. Nevertheless, it could be argued that Canada still remains in the penumbra of the WASPs, as many of them – whether in corporate or governmental structures — […]
So says the U.S. Supreme Court. ————————————————————————————————– In an 8-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cops do not need a search warrant to enter a home if, after banging on the door, they hear sounds that suggest evidence is being destroyed. Residents who “attempt to destroy […]
From Russia Today. —————————————————————————————————– At one time, a job in a factory, working along the assembly line, was what so many Americans strived for. In many ways, it was the portrait of the American Dream. Factories and manufacturing plants also, once formed the back bone of this country.In […]
Article by Igor Shishkin. ——————————————————————————————————- Editor’s note: The following is a translation from the Russian of an article that originally appeared in the online magazine Regnum. I probably speak for most AltRight readers when I write that I find American foreign policy to be “chaotic” (in the common […]
Article by Paul Craig Roberts. —————————————————————————————————— The International Monetary Fund’s director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was arrested last Sunday in New York City on the allegation of an immigrant hotel maid that he attempted to rape her in his hotel room. A New York judge has denied Strauss-Kahn bail on […]
Heartland anarchists make it onto “60 Minutes.” Did anyone happen to check this out? ———————————————————————————————————- Anti-government U.S. extremists who don’t pay taxes and ignore requirements like Social Security cards and drivers licenses are on the rise. Called sovereign citizens, some have become violent and the FBI considers them […]
From the Daily Mail. ————————————————————————————————— Texas has become the first state to ban intrusive airport security pat downs. The bill, passed late last night, aims to make touching travellers in an ‘inappropriate’ way during searches a criminal offence. The measure makes it illegal for anyone conducting pat-downs to […]
Commentary by Jack Hunter. ——————————————————————————————————- Most people can’t imagine an America without a minimum wage. Without such wage regulation many believe poverty would run rampant, families would become homeless and children would be starving in the streets. Yet conservatives have rightly recognized that these are moralistic and emotional […]
From Tech Dirt. —————————————————————————————————— There isn’t a ton of new information in this NPR piece on how police still can’t stand the fact that people record them with cameras and cameraphones, but it’s one of the first articles on the subject that has actually laid out an argument […]
From Infoshop. ———————————————————————————————————– May 9, 2010: Grand Rapids, MI – Bartertown Diner and Roc’s Cakes–a raw, vegan/vegetarian restaurant opening in a couple weeks in downtown Grand Rapids has decided to go “wobbly.” The seven member team which constitutes the worker-run establishment have all decided to join the old […]
From Infoshop. ————————————————————————————————— Leonard Peltier has been in prison since 1976 for the crime of defending his people. The government violated their own laws and the constitution in order to convict Leonard. Even the Tenth Circuit Court found that, “Much of the government’s behavior at the Pine Ridge […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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