Tuesday, September 2
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William Muller is the guest editor today. |
"Notes on Democracy is strong medicine for the politically naďve, though it may require more than one reading to keep the malady in remission. It is the perfect tonic for surviving our politicized culture." Column by George F. Smith.
Shaft the Navy, Stiff the Nation, Start a War?
"Recall that other US Navy men, your fellow veterans, had to actually resist physical evil--napalm, bombs, and machine gun bullets. Those average guys aboard the USS Liberty. Remember those guys? Most Americans haven’t got a clue, since any reference to that perfidious attack rarely appears in the mainstream US media. But you, John, actually went out of your way to pen a preface to a book absolving good old Israel of attacking the US navy ship." Column by Douglas Herman.
Privatize the Roads, Says PhD Economist
“Dr. Block, whose most famous work, Defending the Undefendable, not only made a case for drug legalization but also argued that black-market drug dealers are 'heroic,' will be publishing a new book later this year dedicated entirely to the privatization of streets and roads.”
Article by Walter Williams.
Blurred Out: 51 Things You Aren't Allowed to See on Google Maps
“3. Dick Cheney's House: The Vice President's digs at Number One Observatory Circle are obscured through pixelation in Google Earth and Google Maps at the behest of the U.S. government. However, high-resolution photos and aerial surveys of the property are readily available on other Web sites.”
Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S.
“Engineers who help run the Internet said that it would have been impossible for the United States to maintain its hegemony over the long run because of the very nature of the Internet; it has no central point of control.”
FBI: Too Busy to Follow Its Own Rules?
“The Washington Times reported Tuesday on the still-being-investigated case of the FBI collecting the phone records of four reporters working for The New York Times and Washington Post’s Indonesia bureaus. Earlier this month, FBI Director Robert Mueller apologized to the papers’ editors for collecting its reporters’ phone records.”
“The YouTube generation has brought a new degree of awareness to the problem of police brutality in America.”
Billboard to Host New Gun-Control 'Ad'
“'We Sell Guns! No ID required. No background checks. Criminals and terrorists welcome!' the billboard peals... Gun-control advocates have seized on fears about terrorism to advance their cause...arguing that a nation cracking down on security in so many other areas is leaving gaps around gun ownership.”
Exposing
the
“Much
is unknown about the Lao conflict despite it remaining the largest and most
expensive paramilitary operation yet run by the US. It was completely run by
the
City Clerk OKs Illegal Immigration Petition
“The proposal would prohibit the harboring of -- including renting to -- and hiring illegal immigrants.”
Marine Recruiter Sentenced for Having Sex with Female Enlistees
“'He said he was a military policeman, and he would get away with it,' she testified. She said she later told a drill instructor during boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., but nothing happened.”
Barr's Libertarian Party Panders to Statists, Bigots in Denver
“A rally by the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps featuring Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr drew just a few dozen people.”
Man
Who Claimed to be
“Roland Vincent Carnaby, 52, was killed by a single gunshot to the back... Police said at the time that two officers fired at Carnaby after he a made a move to retrieve something from his SUV, which turned out to be a cell phone.”
Black Helicopters over Portland for DoD Terror Drills
Put away the tinfoil hats, this time it's for real.
Those Days Are Gone And My Heart Is Breaking
By
Barton Carroll. Highly recommended. (Editor's pick)
A
photo blog.