Talk show host Brian Wilson and I had a rattlin’ good chat yesterday about Ron Paul and the Republican presidential race. WSPD just placed the MP3/podcast of the interview online, so you can access it at this site. (I literally got a bit tangled in my headset at the end of the interview, and since this was […]
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LIVE ONLINE RADIO today at 3:30 pm Eastern Discussing Ron Paul
I will be on the Brian Wilson show today (5/16) at 3:30 pm Eastern time discussing Ron Paul’s debate performance last night and the backlash against him in the media and elsewhere. Brian is one of the finest talk show hosts in the country and he is gung-ho pro-freedom. The show will be on the […]
Ron Paul’s Radical Mix: Truth & Politics
Hats off to Ron Paul for another great performance in the Republican presidential debate in South Carolina last night. For almost six years, politicians have acted as if it is federal crime to speak bluntly about 9/11. On the day of the attacks, George Bush proclaimed that the hijackers attacked because they hate America for […]
What Would Martial Law Look Like?
If they put a sign saying “Rule of Law” on the front of the howitzer, people might not notice any difference between this and other post 9/11 ornaments in DC. “Nothing to see here, folks – move along….” The full size photo for the above is at http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=495676211&size=l The new Patriot System in DC: Just […]
Bush’s Bizarre Bombast – & Slandering Texas
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today the piece I did for them early this year on the anniversary of Bush’s second inaugural address. Flying to Dallas on a packed plane a few days after Bush’s second inauguration was memorable. I have not been immersed among so many true believers since the Pledge of Allegiance […]
Another Award for a Tyrant Apologist
Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield gave the esteemed Jefferson lecture for the National Endowment for the Humanities last night in Washington. According to the NEH website, “The Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities recognizes an individual who has made significant scholarly contributions to the humanities and who has the ability to communicate the knowledge and wisdom of […]
Which Think Tank for Wolfowitz?
Paul Wolfowitz is now almost certain to get booted from the World Bank. Unfortunately, the World Bank itself will probably survive. (The Washington Post frets today that the Wolfowitz scandal could “jeopardize” efforts to squeeze more bucks out of foreign governments to bankroll more World Bank boondoggles). So what will Wolfowitz do with himself now that […]
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