Ernie Hancock gave a great speech this past weekend – capturing his vision for fighting for liberty. Ernie’s motto: “Those of you who have not been in the trenches – on the corners… challenging the state -– you’re not having enough fun – you’re doing it wrong.” Watch his speech here.
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A Great Israeli Saying….
From Counterpunch’s Patrick Cockburn: An old Israeli saying describing various less-than-esteemed military leaders says: “He was so stupid that even the other generals noticed.” Too bad this is not also an American saying…. or maybe it will be after McChrystal does Kandahar….
From the Libertarian Convention: An Interview & Speeches (hopefully)
Under the terms of my parole, I’m not allowed to travel west of the Mississippi. Thus, I could not attend the national Libertarian Party convention in St. Louis this past weekend. But here are a couple highlights. Corey Moore, the producer of the Voice of Radical Dissent, taped a lively sparring match between Wayne Allyn […]
Campaign for Liberty’s Review of Attention Deficit Democracy
Anthony Gregory has a generous review of Attention Deficit Democracy posted today at the Campaign for Liberty website: There are few writers who pay more attention to the political follies of our time and who provide their readers with more meticulously documented reasons to be outraged than James Bovard, whose new book, Attention Deficit Democracy, […]
Most Sycophantic Apology for Israeli Attack?
The Israeli military attacks an aid ship in international waters and kills at least 10 people. Naturally, Israel is the victim. As usual, Glenn Greenwald has some of the best reporting and analysis here. Gideon Levy of Haaretz also has an excellent piece. Mossad chief Meir Dagan admitted to a committee of the Knesset today […]
New Yorker’s Disgraceful Embrace of Government Coverups
from a New Yorker article on Wikileaks’ heroic Julian Paul Assange – “But, unlike authoritarian regimes, democratic governments hold secrets largely because citizens agree that they should, in order to protect legitimate policy.” This is one of the biggest crocks in modern history. Wikileaks is doing more to promote self-government than the vast majority of […]
Memorial Day: Scourge the Lying Politicians…
This Memorial Day, the media is doing its usual sacralizing of war. Instead, this should be a day for the ritualized scourging of politicians. During the last 60 years, their lies have resulted in the unnecessary deaths of almost a hundred thousand American soldiers and millions of foreigners. And yet, people still get teary-eyed when […]