This is a photo of an undercover policeman kicking the head of a Kyrgyz demonstrator this week. The National Endowment for Democracy and the Bush adminsitration were proud of their role in the uprising that led to the current government taking power in Kyrgyzstan. Maybe the Endowment’s apologists will claim that the demonstrator is […]
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The Bush Secrecy Legacy
from the January issue of the Future of Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Daily…. The Bush Secrecy Legacy Freedom Daily January 2010 by James Bovard Many Americans assumed that the Bush administration’s peril to their freedom ended when George Bush exited the White House on January 20, 2009. Unfortunately, the precedents the administration established continue to threaten […]
Claire Wolfe’s Zesty New Freedom-Fighting Blog
Great News for Freedom: Claire Wolfe, one of America’s most eloquent and principled political writers, is again blogging. She is posting her thoughts on a near-daily basis at the Backwoods Home blog site here. Claire’s first book, 101 Things to Do Until the Revolution , quickly became a cult classic. No wonder, with zippety lines […]
“Lost Rights” Editor Simon Winder Has New Book Out….
Simon Winder has a new book out – Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History – which is garnering rave reviews in top British papers, including the London Times and the Telegraph. I have not seen the book, but the reviews indicate that the work beautifully captures the breadth and richness of […]
Podcast of Census Show with Brian Wilson
WSPD talk show host and renowned hellraiser Brian Wilson had me on his program yesterday. We did our best to restore people’s faith in the privacy/confidentiality of their Census responses… unless, of course, politicians decide they don’t like you or your group. The podcast is here:jpb-radio-brian-wilson-show-3-25-2010. To listen to it, right click and….
My Brief State Department Career
It lasted about 60 minutes. 75 minutes, max. The photo is from late 1988 or early 1989. The State Department had a program that brought in some outside speaker once a month. I was there to whup up on the World Bank, a favorite target of mine in those years. The photo looks like I […]
Bush Lied Up & Down on the Iraq War
In Washington, politicians “regenerate” honesty like a salamander growing back a lost tail. And there is no statute of limitation on when a politician’s henchmen can magically restore his honor. Karl Rove has a new book out claiming that Bush never lied about the Iraq war. Instead, there were some misstatesments with immaculate intent. This […]
Ricardo2000
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956):
“Nobody ever went
R R Schoettker
The utter impotent uselessness of the US congress
Texas Dan
If Waco didn't wake you up, nothing would/wil