The Campaign for Liberty reposted this 2006 article of mine today, so, what the heck – I’ll pile on. The Patriot Act and Attention Deficit Democracy By James Bovard The American political system failed when Congress and the media recently rolled over in favor of extending the most onerous provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. […]
Egyptian Heroine: “We Do Not Trust a Govt. That Sends Thugs to Kill Us.”
I just listened to a live interview on Al Jazeera English with a 23-year-old woman in Tahrir Square. The pro-Mubarak forces are apparently pounding the anti-Mubarak demonstators in the Square with gunfire this night. The Al-Jazeera host asked why she and other demonstrators refused to accept Mubarak’s promise to hold elections. Salma Al-tasi replied: “We […]
Soul of the Welfare State – from Tom Blanton
This great poster is from Tom Blanton’s Flickr page. Full size is available here. You should also check Tom’s Project for a New American Revolution.
The Natural Home for American Politicians
(from the new issue of the New Yorker) Can you imagine how many American politicians would deserve prison sentences if we could access all the files of the federal government, including those on Capitol Hill?
Egypt: A Great Poster & Hillary Clinton’s Lies Translated
BRAVO! And the following video – titled HOW TO INTERPRET A STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING – is 24 karat satire. And it is a helluva lot more honest than anything that Hillary Clinton has said since law school.
Egyptian Uprising: An Inspirational Video and Great Photo
The above photo is from the Egyptian protests this week. Hat tip to Robert A. Wicks. (I am not sure if he made the poster. If someone knows the author of this photo/poster, please advise and will give fuller credit). THE two-minute video below was produced by Tamer Shaaban. It is gripping. (Thanks to LawHobbit […]
Brian Wilson Thumps the Toledo Blade
The great libertarian talk show host Brian Wilson has written the definitive rebuttal of the Toledo Blade’s attacks on his earlier this month. You can read his demolition of the Blade here, at the Toledo Free Press. Brian has done damn fine hell-raising ever since he arrived in at WSPD in Toledo, and this latest […]