Among the many memories I have of growing up in Tehran are of my elementary school days in Ms. Naji’s class. On one occasion, she assigned a poem by the celebrated 13th century Iranian poet and mystic, Saadi Shirazi. Our class was asked to write our reflections on Saadi’s poem from his book, the Gulistan … Continue reading "The Moral Bankruptcy of US Policy in Palestine"
From Scott Horton’s website: Jim Bovard returns to the show to discuss a pair of articles he published recently for the New York Post. The first digs into the sought-after expansion of Section 702, which would free up federal spies to surveil even more of our digital communications. They also talk about the exposure and […]
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==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war Siegfried Sassoon: Selections on war ==== Siegfried SassoonMemoirs of an Infantry Officer I passed the young German whose body I had rescued from disfigurement a couple of hours before. He was down in the mud again, and someone had trodden […]
The mainstream media is full of reports that Venezuela is threatening to go to war in order to steal most of Guyana. But it is neither clear that Venezuela is threatening war, nor that annexing the territory would be theft. On December 14, under pressure from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), … Continue reading "Is Venezuela Going to War To Steal Territory from Guyana?"
Just before leaving town for Christmas break, the US House gave Americans a last-minute holiday gift: a nearly trillion dollar military spending bill filled with lots of goodies for the special interests and the military-industrial complex. Unfortunately, the rest of America got nothing but coal in its stockings. With Constitutionalists like Rep. Thomas Massie on … Continue reading "The NDAA: Congress’ ‘Gift’ to America This Christmas"
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Libertarian Institute, December 18, 2023 Truth is the Biggest Threat to DC ‘Democracy’ by Jim Bovard In Washington, truth is reckoned as the greatest enemy of democracy. Hard facts are deadly threats to a president’s prerogative to define reality and impose “the will of the people.” Early this year, Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air […]
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==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts American writers on peace and against war James Fenimore Cooper: Selections on peace and war ==== James Fenimore CooperPrecaution: A Novel How different is the contemplation of a field of battle during and after the conflict! The excitement, suspended success, shouts, uproar, and confusion of the […]
Hearty thanks to author Charles Platt, former senior writer for Wired magazine, for his kind words for Last Rights and for me. I greatly appreciate that! Charles Platt 5.0 out of 5 stars An immensely valuable resource Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2023 Verified Purchase The most remarkable aspect of James Bovard […]
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