By OcJim You can talk about any specific issue or problem in our country, some of which are quite vital to the health and welfare of millions of Americans, like jobs, for example. But there is no real solution to any of our problems until we take money out…
By ROY EIDELSON, Ph.D. “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,”…
Lately, my son and I have been going at it about Ron Paul and whether he is qualified enough to become President of the United States. He plans on voting for Ron Paul because he is pissed off at Obama for signing into law the National Defense Authorization Act…
By Tom Hastings @ Hastings On Nonviolence Propaganda. That's what Hugo Chavez uses to cover his ugly tracks when he imprisons judges who don't rule the way he wants. That's what Fidel used for decades of enslaving the Cuban people and making them feel happy to be in chains.…
By Eric Wang Following is a brief description of various superstitious and taboo topics that are considered to be common in the Chinese culture and society... - If you're going to visit someone in the hospital and want to bring them a gift, never bring (or send) red flowers…
By: Janice Bulbock What will it mean to be far-right in the spectrum not only of politics but of culture in general? Forty, thirty, twenty years ago, far-right was vastly more identifiable with conservative, reactionary outlook on society in a perpetual search for the good-ole days. From this outlook…
By OcJim Grover Norquist is an American lobbyist, conservative activist and founder of Americans for Tax Reform. Most Republicans have signed his pledge not to raise taxes under any circumstances. Where does that leave us? When Republicans have a majority in the House and the means to hamstring any…
By: Justin Finneston The news is aflutter with Obama's recent issue of an executive order that effectively warrants the detainment of enemies of the United States deemed "terrorists" indefinitely. Constitutionally, the executive order is in the gray area. Historically, though, it's not unprecedented. Most commentators seem to have forgotten…
By: Jack Synten Since James Kirchick's 2008 discovery of Ron Paul old (though not that old) newsletters from the nineties, Paul has been back-tracking quite a bit. His newsletters expose Paul's tendencies towards the conspiratorial, as he espouses ideas that a "race war" is soon to begin, the IRS…
By Tom Hastings @ Hastings on Nonviolence The US military message machine never sleeps, is everywhere, and spends $billions on being dominant in the category of conflict turn-to sources for members of the American mainstream media. Editors want experts and they want experts who have been on the ground…