Perhaps the greatest irony of this past year has been the mind numbing and irrational anti-free speech wave that swept across facets of so-called “liberal” America. This regressive movement was most readily apparent on college campuses, where hordes of sheltered and emotionally stunted students demanded restrictions on free speech in order to prevent themselves from being offended by … Read more
With all the U.S.-trained fighters dead, captured or missing and their leader in the hands of Al Qaeda, top U.S. commanders are scrambling this week to determine how to revive the half-billion dollar program to create a moderate Syrian army to fight the Islamic State. The outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General … Read more
He had made the drive enough times to already suspect what he might find. Stride Rite had left Huntington for Mexico at the tail end of the recession; Breyers Ice Cream had closed its doors after 100 years. In the weeks after each factory closing in his part of Indiana, Lewandowski had listened to politicians … Read more
20 links today. Enjoy. The Age of Impunity (Excellent rant by Jeffrey Sachs, Boston Globe) SOUTH CHINA SEA WATCH: US Angers China as UN Ruling Looms (More escalation with China, AP) U.S. to Switch on European Missile Shield Despite Russian Alarm (More escalation with Russia, Reuters) The Pentagon is Building a ‘Self-Aware’ Killer Robot Army Fueled … Read more
18 links today. Enjoy. Our Awful Elites Gutted America. Now They Dare Ring Alarms About Trump, Sanders—And Cast Themselves as Saviors (Must Read, Naked Capitalism) Devastating MORI Poll Shows Europe’s Peoples Share British Rage Over EU (The Telegraph) U.S. Warship Challenges China’s Claims in South China Sea (Dangerous escalation happening, Bloomberg) Defence Industry Poised for Billion Dollar … Read more
15 links today. Enjoy. Gaius Publius: Politico – Less than 1% of the Hillary Victory Fund Benefited State Parties (Must read of the day, Naked Capitalism) Justice Dept. Takes Steps to Restore Watchdogs’ Access to Records (Read about the “most transparent administration ever,” New York Times EU To Ask Countries That Don’t Take Their Share Of … Read more
The EU is turning a blind eye to an opposition crackdown in Turkey that’s polarizing society and complicating efforts to find a political solution to the nation’s Kurdish conflict, Demirtas said in an impromptu interview en route to Brussels. European leaders are expected to ink an agreement with Turkey on Monday that will offer faster … Read more
In the aftermath of the most signifiant geopolitical event of my lifetime, the attacks of September 11,2001, the U.S. government proceeded to concoct a fairytale for public consumption in order to advance imperial ambitions overseas and a implement a domestic surveillance state at home. This should be obvious to everyone by now. The official 9/11 story has … Read more
23 links today. Enjoy. Twitter Pummels ‘War Criminal’ Donald Rumsfeld (Feel good story of the day, Raw Story) Microsoft Sues US Government for the Right to Tell You When the Feds Are Reading Your Email (BoingBoing) Peter King: “I’ll Take Cyanide if He (Cruz) Ever Got the Nomination” (I’d vote for Cruz just to see … Read more
14 links today. Enjoy. The Fed Sends a Frightening Letter to JPMorgan and Corporate Media Yawns (Must read, Wall on Street Parade) Germany’s Merkel Criticized for Allowing Prosecution of Comedian Who Mocked Erdogan (EU values on full display, Reuters) New Balance Accuses Pentagon of Reneging on Sneaker Deal (Despicable, Boston Globe) The First Ever Scientific Study … Read more