State-run rackets
Imagine a group in your community called the lottery holds a raffle. You and your neighbors buy tickets. At the …
Monthly Archives: December 2013
What is at stake?
Remember what is at stake in discussions about exactly who is responsible for state crimes against democracy. On these investigations …
“All the protections of our criminal justice system”
Read Barton Gellman’s December 23 article on Edward Snowden, based on fourteen hours of face-to-face interviews: Edward Snowden, after months …
Santa Believers
Alright, Christmas is coming, so it’s time to take a look at Cass Sunstein’s argument, if you can call it …
Silent Night and other Christmas music
Silent Night See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIoSga7tZPg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n543eKIdbUI&list=RDgIoSga7tZPg
Cognitive Infiltration
You should see how David Ray Griffin takes apart Cass Sunstein’s work on consipiracy theories. Griffin’s book is titled Cognitive …
The president grants a hardship exemption
“Millions of people facing the cancellation of health insurance policies will be allowed to buy catastrophic coverage and will be …
Open letter to the people of Brazil from Edward Snowden
An open letter to the people of Brazil, from Edward Snowden: Six months ago, I stepped out from the shadows …
U. S. marshalls arrest and strip search senior Indian diplomat in New York City
United States marshalls handcuff and strip search India’s deputy consul in New York City, Devyani Khobragade, on charges she underpays …
Historical research and the agnostic’s position
You know I’m writing a book called Infamy. I wanted to have it ready for the fiftieth anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination …
Scientia est potentia
You can’t stare down a spy agency without being prepared to burn your life to the ground over the smallest …
We don’t want you here: keep out
Always, always the sign of a civilization in decline.
The Jeffersonian 