If Trump wins, she should resign from the Court.
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Archive for the ‘The Warfare State’ Category
Hidden Crimes of the US Government –
18
Jun
Lew Rockwell interviews John Denson, former judge, historian and author, who discusses assassinations, 9/11 and other controversial events in American history.
Source: Hidden Crimes of the US Government –
Mass shootings throughout American history
13
Jun
Law professor Butler Shaffer wrote two insightful posts about the Orlando massacre that are on the money, here and here.
Economics professor and historian Tom DiLorenzo, author of The Real Lincoln and other books, weighs in about the worst massacres in US history.
It’s the blowback, stupid
12
Jun
Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign slogan, “It’s the economy, stupid,” convinced enough voters to oust incumbent George H.W. Bush, even though the economy was as not a bad as Clinton depicted. But it was the perception that the economy was in the dumps that propelled him to victory in spite of President Bush having a 90% approval rating after the Gulf War that commenced in January 1991 that drove Iraq out of Kuwait.
The US led coalition to oust Saddam Hussein and the stationing of US troops in Saudi Arabia set into the motion the reactions—the first World Trade Center bombing, in February 1993, and then the horrific events on September 11, 2001. The Bush II administration reaction to the attacks on the WTC and the Pentagon was the US invasion of Iraq (March 2004) after the incursion into Afghanistan to capture Osama bin Laden.
The massacre today in Orlando is another example of blowback. The architects of our bipartisan foreign policy will never admit that it has been US intervention in the Middle East that is triggering these mass shootings. In other words, we will have additional mass shootings because of the Bush/Obama/Clinton foreign policy.
Will Donald embrace an interventionist policy in the Middle East as the way to deal with ISIS? Or will he realize the chaos of the Middle East and the inevitable blowback from the Middle East is the direct result of US foreign policy?
David Stockman spells out in great detail how and why blowback occurs. Until the architects of our foreign policy come to their senses, the blood of innocent Americans will be on their hands together with that of the murderers.
Muhammad Ali’s libertarian stance against the Vietnam War and the draft
06
Jun
The death of Muhmmad Ali has led to an enormous outpouring of tributes–and some critical observations because he was a “draft dodger.” A military draft is nothing more than the government engaging in involuntary servitude, i.e., slavery. Tom Mullen sets the record straight.
“America awoke today to the sad news that boxing legend Muhammad Ali has passed away. And while the overwhelming majority of public remembrances will be praiseworthy, there are still those who have never forgiven Ali for his refusal to comply with the military draft in the 1960s. Even his archrival, Smokin’ Joe Frazier, resorted to calling Ali a “draft dodger.”
A reading list for all Americans
06
Jun
Lew Rockwell has put together a list of books which all Americans should read to learn why liberty and free markets are the best way to create a harmonious society.
As he posted on his blog:
“Recently, on the Kate Dalley Show, I promised a list of 10 shorter works for the intelligent layman interested in learning about Austrian economics and libertarianism. After all, our first job—to make resistance possible–is to educate ourselves. Here is a great start:”
- Frederic Bastiat, The Law
- Henry Hazlitt, Economics in One Lesson
- Ludwig von Mises, Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow
- ___, Planned Chaos
- ___, Planning for Freedom
- Ron Paul, The Revolution: A Manifesto
- , Against the State
- Murray N. Rothbard, Anatomy of the State
- ___, Left and Right: The Prospects for Liberty
- ___, What Has Government Done to Our Money
PS Many of these titles can be read at www.mises.org for free. Bernie would be proud—more free stuff!
Booker versus Lonegan: why US senators should not be elected
07
Oct
After watching the first debate between Newark Mayor Cory Booker and former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, it is crystal clear that Booker is an unapologetic collectivist and Steve Lonegan is an intellectual lightweight. In addition, watching these two candidates for United States Senate insult each other confirms what critics of the 17th amendment have argued, that US senators should not be elected directly by the people but appointed by state legislatures, the way senators had originally been appointed to the United States Congress until the progressive era reforms of the early 20th century.
How taxpayers are being ripped off
28
May
In an op-ed Senator John McCain bemoans the fact that American cable and satellite subscribers are being ripped off, because they do not have the ability to cancel channels they do not watch…and for which they have to pay now.
Rabbi Shmuley’s congressional candidacy: is it “kosher”?
08
Jun
On Tuesday June 5th, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach easily won the Republican primary in the Ninth Congressional District. The rabbi will now square off against eight term congressman Bill Pascrell who trounced his long-time colleague Steve Rothman. Rothman moved into the newly configured 9th CD rather than face Republican Rep. Scott Garrett whose new 5th CD now incorporates towns Rothman represents in the current 9th CD.
Ron Paul’s message is resonating
22
Jan
Despite finishing fourth in the South Carolina primary, Ron Paul was upbeat during his speech Saturday night, giving one of his finest presentations as a presidential candidate. Ron hit all the high notes about his campaign and reminded his supporters that the cause of liberty will not be won overnight; it is a multifaceted process. Educating people about crony capitalism, the FED, the federal budget and entitlements, civil liberties, and our interventionist foreign policy so they will vote for the liberty presidential candidate may take more time than just this presidential campaign.
Another reason the media hate Ron Paul, but did him a big favor at the South Carolina debate
13
Nov
By now, after nearly a dozen GOP primary presidential debates, every American has seen how the Mainstream Media hate Rep. Ron Paul because he is an uncompromising champion of liberty, sound money, free enterprise and a noninterventionist policy. In each debate, the moderators usually have asked Rep. Paul the least amount of questions, even though his ideas are resonating with more Americans, especially young voters, who have become his core supporters.
Mitt Romney declares war on Iran
10
Nov
Mitt Romney declares war on Iran in a Wall Street Journal op-ed today. He cites an International Atomic Energy Agency report that alleges Iran may by working feverishly to make nuclear weapons. However, Justin Raimondo waded through the report and concluded the IAEA’s study is ambiguous at best about Iran pursuing a nuclear weapon program.
Ron Paul and the Constitution
17
Sep
Today is Constitution Day. Although the constitution granted the federal government a few powers enumerated in Article I Section 8, the 200+ year experiment in “democracy” has been a failure. Now, the federal government has a virtual blank check—engaging in preemptive war, allowing the FED to create money out of thin air, creating Ponzi schemes, permitting sexual assaults at the airports by government employees in the name of security, and the list goes on and on.
Ron Paul is a Master of the Art of War, and Peace
17
Sep
Guest Column: Joe Sansone
Apparently Ron Paul is the only candidate that understands the Art of War.
Leaving aside the motivation for terrorist attacks against the U.S., let’s consider the foreign policy issue purely from a strategic point of view for the moment. Is the current strategy of endless war in the strategic interests of The United States?
Ron Paul and the seven clones
13
Sep
At Monday’s CNN/Tea Party debate, Wolf Blitzer said in his opening remarks that the candidates would get equal time to answer questions. For the first half hour or so, he appeared to have kept his word. After that, the debate turned into the Romney/Perry debate with Bachmann thrown into the mix to boost her failing poll numbers.