May 2010

Sticks and Stones and All That

by Wirkman Virkkala May 20, 2010

You can always count on The Huffington Post for ridiculous ideological one-upmanship. Latest case in point? A short piece on Tim Kaine: DNC Chairman Tim Kaine took to the National Press Club on Wednesday to gloat about the showing of Democrats in primary contests the night before. In the process he offered the usual platitudes: [...]

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Presidential Joke: Murder The Jonas Brothers

by Manuel Lora May 19, 2010

How funny that The Prez refers to his unlimited power of destruction to make a joke about the Jonas Brothers. Nothing like predator drones to eliminate some unwanted elements. I guess it’s already been a while since Obama ordered his first murder. We can joke about that too, I bet.

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Who Owns You? – A Documentary – Trailer

by Stephan Kinsella May 18, 2010

Here’s the first trailer for a promising new documentary by lawyer-philosopher David Koepsell and filmmaker Taylor Roesch (I was interviewed for it as mentioned here). Who Owns You? – A Documentary – Trailer from Taylor Roesch on Vimeo. Over the last 20 years, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has been issuing patents to [...]

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Since When Does the Livestock Ask the Farmer to Improve the Fence?

by Wilton Alston May 17, 2010

“It is unfortunately none too well understood that, just as the State has no money of its own, so it has no power of its own. All the power it has is what society gives it, plus what it confiscates from time to time on one pretext or another; there is no other source from [...]

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The terrorizing, and triumph, of Tonya Craft

by Brian Martinez May 16, 2010

Last Tuesday, Tonya Craft’s horrific ordeal at the hands of a morally bankrupt judicial system came to a merciful end, as a Catoosa County, Georgia, jury found her not guilty of multiple counts of child sexual abuse, including charges that she molested her own daughter.  The case against Craft was a mountain of lies; virtually [...]

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White Flag Warrior

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché May 16, 2010

There’s a new anti-war rock/hip-hop song hitting the air waves lately. It is called White Flag Warrior, from the album Survival Story, by Flobots and featuring Tim McIlrath of the punk rock band Rise Against. It’s a catchy tune with good lyrics, melding both rock and hip hop elements. The song has a definite non-violent [...]

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The graphic display of U.S. financial health

by Juan Fernando Carpio May 14, 2010

With the U.S. displaying characteristically Third World national stats, and average households deep in financial trouble (see below),

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