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The dramatic, earth-shattering events in Palestine starting on October 7 have taken many people by surprise. However, attentive observers are not.

New York Post, December 29, 2023 Joe Biden and the left are putting the rule of law at risk By   James Bovard President Biden will portray his re-election campaign as a crusade to save American democracy. But Biden has ravaged Americans’ rights and liberties ever since he took his oath of office almost three […]
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From the Conclusion chapter, Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty: “Each lost freedom becomes a domino falling against all the remaining rights and liberties. Secrecy and censorship spur a deadly political spiral. If the media is cowed into silence or turned into political accomplices, citizens are unlikely to learn of proliferating abuses. If there […]

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Edward Carpenter: Fears which inspire brutishness and cruelty of warfare ==== Edward CarpenterPagan and Christian Creeds: Their Origin and Meaning …there are signs that the recent Great War and the following events mark the lowest point of descent and the […]

Before leaving town for the 2023 end-of-year holidays, Congress managed to avoid a 12:01am January 1, 2024 expiration of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). It began life in a totally unregulated form as a component of President George W. Bush’s unconstitutional STELLAR WIND electronic mass surveillance program. After the New York … Continue reading "The Quaint FISA Surveillance Debate"

Brian Wilson and I put 2023 out of its misery on his podcast today on what he labeled the  “Lying Dog-Faced Pony Soldier Memorial episode.”  In his intro to the show, Brian announced that I was “celebrating his new contract to reprise his role as Santa Claus next year at the Dundalk Dollar General and […]
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Gardner Goldsmith kindly had me on the David Knight show today to talk about Last Rights. We had plenty of laughs amidst the smackdowns of politicians and bureaucrats. I appreciate Gard’s fervor for freedom and his disdain for tyranny of all stripes. Here’s the link to the Bitchute video version: https://www.bitchute.com/video/6EL7wNgs74Ep/ Here’s a link to […]

This hasn’t exactly been a year of good news when it comes to our war-torn, beleaguered planet, but on November 15th, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping took one small step back from the precipice. Until they talked in a mansion near San Francisco, it seemed as if their countries were locked … Continue reading "The US and China at Year’s End"

Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Mór Jókai: Selections on war Mór JókaiThe Lion of Janina; Or, The Last Days of the Janissaries The Viziers rushed at him with a howl of fury, but Morrison merely threw back the caftan which had been folded across his breast, revealing his dreaded uniform and the […]

The robot had pinned the man, who was then programming software for two disabled Tesla robots nearby, before sinking its metal claws into the worker's back and arm. Work related injuries are under-reported, including the death of a construction worker. Injuries may affect tax incentives.