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 […]
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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 […]
POSTPONED Live Online on St. Louis Radio Today (5/3) at 6:35 PM Eastern
Today’s show has been postponed till Monday due to the host being hit by the flu. ****** I will be on the Sloan Ranger Report radio show today at 6:35 pm Eastern through the top of the hour.  The program, hosted by Lloyd Sloan, can be heard on WGNU at AM 920 in the St. Louis […]
Happy “Mission Accomplished” Anniversary
Today (May 1) is the fourth anniversary of one of the most dishonest propaganda speeches in modern American history. President Bush did his flight suit strut on the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in front of a banner proclaiming “Mission Accomplished.” Bush proclaimed, “With new tactics and precision weapons, we can achieve military objectives […]
How the Sniveling Media Paved the Road to War
Bill Moyers Journal on PBS tonight had a great program on how media groveling to Bush administration falsehoods and absurdities helped lead to the Iraq war. The program focused on the villains and bootlickers in the press. It also contained interviews with some of the courageous reporters – such as Warren Stroebel and Jonathan Landay of Knight […]
Now Online – Radio Interview with Antiwar’s Scott Horton
Antiwar.com’s Scott Horton interviewed me yesterday about the American Conservative article on how Congress rubberstamped martial law. As always, talking with Scott revived my idealism. The mp3/audio file can be listened to or downloaded here.
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The plain fact and simple reality of ‘rulershipâ
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So what did you do to your neighbor's cat????
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