Glenn Greenwald, the iconic civil liberties lawyer, writer and journalist, was on Tucker Carlson last night to explain his recent resignation from The Intercept–the news organization he helped found in 2013 to be an outlet for free thought and exploration of news and ideas. Greenwald told Carlson that “For a long time on the left …
Category: Political theater
Dec 15
Remember a year ago when fanatical government trusters said the demise of ‘net neutrality’ would kill the internet?
“They Trusted Government” It has been one year since the Trump Administration’s FCC overturned the Obama Administration’s FCC program known as “net neutrality.” The concept of “net neutrality” was based on the tired, worn-out idea that government must control and regulate all industries. In all essence, ‘net neutrality’ was a government takeover of the internet. …
Dec 14
Buchanan: Elites no longer rule the world
The ever insightful Patrick Buchanan is out with a column in which he surveys the international landscape: “Capitals,” according to Buchanan, “– Washington, London, Paris, Berlin – seem ever more distant from the countries they rule.” Two years ago 52 % of Brits voted to leave the European Union. (Their government had made them a …
Sep 11
First Floridians were ordered to evacuate homes at gunpoint; now they’ll be prosecuted for felonies for ‘abandoning’ pets
Hurricane Irma has brought lots of rain and some wind, but government hype about the storm has proven to be mostly fake news. See here. Thousands of Floridians were ordered at gunpoint to flee their homes under claims of catastrophic emergency. Government cops rolled through streets in massive shows of force, arresting almost anyone who …
Jul 28
Congress passes “bipartisan” bill to grow government by subsidizing hearing aids
Republicans have been winning elections for years with promises to limit government. They now control the majority of legislatures and governor’s mansions across the country as well as both branches of the U.S. Congress, the presidency and (arguably) the majority of judgeships (at the state levels, at least). The people want cuts in government, taxation, …
Jun 18
Scores of protesters expose Ben & Jerry’s ice cream lies
The Associated Press is reporting that “Scores of dairy farm workers and activists marched Saturday on a Ben & Jerry’s [ice cream] factory to push for better pay and living conditions on farms that provide milk for the ice cream maker that takes pride in its social activism….. See here. Although we at Lysander Spooner …
May 02
Americans elect Republicans to cut government, and get . . . more government
Vast majorities of American voters have spoken. They want smaller, less intrusive government. For years, Americans have elected “conservative” Republicans who promise to cut government. Now, finally, Republicans control BOTH chambers of Congress, the presidency, the Supreme Court, the majority of state legislatures and the majority of state governorships. But the most recent budget agreement …
Jan 04
“Liberals” once distrusted the CIA and cheered Wikileaks; now they claim to trust the CIA and distrust Wikileaks
There was a time, not long ago, when people who called themselves liberals or leftists were suspicious of the CIA and cheered the activism of Julian Assange and Wikileaks. (It was Assange who released Bradley Manning’s videos of Bush-era U.S. military helicopters murdering an innocent news cameraman in 2008; a revelation that led to no …
Dec 11
Trump heroically refuses to listen to the CIA’s “daily briefings”
The CIA is a disinformation agency widely seen as manipulating political affairs from behind the scenes. The CIA’s budget is entirely secret–in violation of the plain text of the Constitution. Low estimates place the budget in the billions annually. The CIA is widely blamed for the 1963 assassination of JFK and almost certainly played a …
Nov 15
Poll: vast majority do not trust “news” media
Astounding new poll out today. 7 in 10 (69%) voters do not believe the news media are honest and truthful. An overwhelming majority viewed recent political “mainstream” news media as biased in favor of Hillary Clinton. 59% believe the “mainstream” press was pushing Clinton. 21 % believe the media was pushing Trump. (Even 1/3 (32%) …