Scott Horton and I will be talking about AmeriCorps, Mandatory Service, and other durn outrages today on Antiwar.com radio. You can listen live here. I will post the podcast of the interview here once it is available in the next day or two. I will be curious to see if Scott has gone mellow since […]
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On Lou Dobbs’ Radio Show Today (4/1) at 4:15 PM Eastern
I am scheduled to be on the Lou Dobbs Radio Show today at 4:15 (Eastern) to talk about AmeriCorps and the GIVE Act. You can listen live here. The same website also contains a list of stations across the country that carry the Lou Dobbs show.
Obama’s Mandatory Service Madness & AmeriCorps
The American Conservative posted online today my tribute to AmeriCorps and the Obama adminstration’s huckstering for mandatory service for all young Americans. ****************************************************** NATIONAL DISSERVICE American Conservative President Obama’s feel-good draft By James Bovard On March 18, the House of Representatives voted 321-105 to pass the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, and the Senate […]
Washington Post Shills for Terrorists
Not all terrorists are equally damndable, apparently. The Washington Post has an article today on the Iraqi government’s plan to shut down the camp of the Mujaheddin-e Khalq, or MEK. This is a violent Marxist organization that was designated by the State Department as terrorists in 1997 because of their long record of killing civilians […]
Only Terrorists Distrust Government Surveillance
The London Police department is launching a new ad campaign to keep people frightened and submissive. The campaign includes a bizarre poster which encourages people to view as a terrorist suspect anyone who looks closely at government surveillance cameras. Here is the link to the poster. sheet_road_cctv [[I could not figure out how to get […]
Any Recommendations for a Reliable ISP?
My Internet Service provider, after a decade of excellent work, seems to be floundering badly. (Any emails sent to me since 3/20 might not have gotten through). Can anyone recommend a reliable Internet Service Provider for web hosting/email? I am currently using Verizon for DSL service but their customer service record on web hosting, and […]
The Federal Reserve’s Latest Crime Against Humanity
So the Federal Reserve announced this afternoon that it will spend a trillion dollars to prop up securities prices. The Fed doesn’t have the money, so they will print it up and have a fling at the market. Remember when Martha Stewart got sent to prison for alleged comments she made regarding an alleged $40,000 […]