G. Edward Griffin on Ron Paul's Restore America Plan
• YouTube via Rense.com"But, you know, when you give Politicians the power, to do these things, you give them the power to take from you everything you have, to run your life..."
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Defense Production in a Voluntary Society
• Chase RachelsCould private industries effectively take the place of the state when it comes to defense, both nationally and regionally? Chase Rachels explains some possibilities of defense production in a free, voluntary society.
Fracking Water Issues
• arcleinThe nation's oil and gas wells produce at least nine billion liters of contaminated water per day, according to an Argonne National Laboratory report. And that is an underestimate of the amount of brine, fracking fluid and other contaminated water t
Tomato Chemistry
• arcleinTomato flavor depends on sugars, acids, and a host of less well-defined aroma volatiles (so named for the ease with which they vaporize, sending scent molecules into the air). Klee's team set out to define the chemicals that are most important to ou
Flames over Iran
• arcleinThe Flame has been discovered in seven Middle Eastern countries, though the number of infections found in Iran is more than the rest combined with 189 instances. There have been 98 infections detected in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Sudan
Proof of Pleistocene Modernity
• arcleinSo once we get past the common geological error (done in aging faults all the time) of aging physical evidence against the age of the rock itself, we find that these artifacts do conform to the 42000BP through 13900BP window rather well.
WikiLeaks and 9/11: What if?
• www.911truthnews.comIf WikiLeaks had been around in 2001, could the events of 9/11 have been prevented? The idea is worth considering.
America As Self-Declared Victim
• www.huffingtonpost.com/Michael BrennerAmerica today lives with a cultivated sense of victimhood. That is the legacy of 9/11. It fills us with anxieties. It warps our self-image. It distorts our foreign relations. It is self-perpetuating. Yet we need it.
America's murderous drone campaign is fuelling terror
• www.guardian.co.ukObama's escalation of a war that's already caused thousands of deaths will only destabilise his own allies and bolster al-Qaida
It may seem painless, but drone war in Afghanistan is destroying the West's reputation
• Peter OborneDrones, supposedly supported by the military establishment in the West, have sparked controversy in countries like Pakistan as they are being increasingly used to wage covert warfare.
Spain's Borrowing Costs Near Danger Level: Bailout Next?
• CNBCSpanish 10-year borrowing costs neared the 7 percent danger level and Bankia shares hit record lows on Monday after the government, struggling to sort out its finances, proposed putting sovereign debt into the struggling lender.
Blueford v. Arkansas
• The AgitatorLast week the U.S. Supreme Court found another exception to the Constitution’s prohibition on double jeopardy. I don’t agree with the Court’s decision, but that’s not really even the most objectionable part of this case.
It’s a Long Road to Better
• The AgitatorThis pretty incredible two-part post from the appellatesquawk blog demonstrates how even good policies like videotaping interrogations can be undermined by bad expert witnesses and indifferent judges.
SCOTUS Denies Cert to Cops Who Tasered a Pregnant Woman
• The AgitatorSo these cops were already off the hook for damages. They appealed because they wanted the Supreme Court to forever preserve a police officer’s power to Tase pregnant women who drive 12 miles per hour over the speed limit
Five Wives Vodka
• Lew Rockwell blogYes, there is such a brand. It is distilled in Utah (a Mormon stronghold), but has been banned in Idaho because its label and its name might offend Mormons and women. Idaho regulators have decided not to carry Five Wives Vodka
Were Nazi Soldiers Heroes?
• by Jacob Hornberger (Future of Freedom Foundation)Have you ever noticed that Nazi soldiers, especially those who died in World War II, are never celebrated as heroes? Why is that? Didn’t they answer the call of their government in time of war? Didn’t they serve their country by loyally obeying the d
Walnut Creek DUI Attorney Challenges Validity of Distracted Driving Laws
• San Francisco ChronicleDistracted driving laws are meant to discourage a number of risky behaviors on the road, including texting, talking on a cell phone, and eating behind the wheel. But they are also used as a basis for conducting a pretext stop for to engage in unwarra
U.S. Drone Policy: Standing Within 200 Feet Of A Terrorists Makes You A Terrorist
• New York Times"It in effect counts all military-age males in a strike zone as combatants, according to several administration officials, unless there is explicit intelligence posthumously proving them innocent," the Times reports. "Counterterrorism officials insis
New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Sugary Drinks
• New York TimesNew York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, movie theaters and street carts, in the most ambitious effort yet by the Bloomberg administration to combat rising obesity.
Tomato Genome Decoded, Will Seed Development of Tastier, Fleshier Fruits
• Rebecca Boyle via PopSci.comA relatively small cluster of genetic information endows the staple fruit of summer with its taste and texture. The secrets of the tomato, star of gardens, salads and gazpacho, is now laid out for plant breeders and horticulturists in exacting detail
The U.S. Military May Blanket Afghanistan in Tiny Spy Sensors That Last for Two Decades
• Clay Dillow via PopSci.comDuring the Cold War, both sides liberally used the “bug”--the remote listening device--to surreptitiously get wind of what the other side was up to by listening in on a room, a building, or, in the case of East Berlin, an entire city.
Harrisburg mayor: will fight for bankruptcy right
• ReutersThe mayor of Pennsylvania's debt-laden capital city said she will fight for the city's ability to declare bankruptcy after June 30. A state law that bars small Pennsylvania cities from filing for municipal bankruptcy is to expire then.
Japan and China to start direct currency trading on Friday
• www.japantoday.comJapan and China will start direct currency trading this week, Tokyo said Tuesday, the first time Beijing has let a major unit other than the dollar swap with the yuan.
Reality Check: Republican Party Winning The Battle But Losing The War?
• www.dailypaul.comReality Check: Did Mitt Romney Really Secure GOP Nomination With Texas Win?
Debt Crisis: A $46 Trillion Problem Comes Sweeping In
• Telegraph(UK)Bad stuff, they say, comes in threes. We've already got the banking and the eurozone sovereign debt crises. Next comes the corporate funding crisis.
Chemists Outrun Laws in War on Synthetic Drugs
• http://www.wired.com, By Brandon KeimThe war on drugs has a new front, and so far it appears to be a losing one.
'Vampire' Plague Victim Spurs Gruesome Debate
• http://www.livescience.com, Charles Q. ChoiWhat may have been an exorcism of a vampire in Venice is now drawing bad blood among scientists arguing over whether gravediggers were attempting to defeat an undead monster.
Smallest Artificial Heart Keeps Baby Alive
• http://www.technologyreview.com, Susan YoungItalian doctors implant tiny pump into a 16-month-old boy awaiting his new heart.
Cheap Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Moves toward Commercialization
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Peter FairleyPrintable photovoltaics could become viable, thanks to a new advance.
Pill Could Reverse Effects of a Stroke Long After It Hits
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Susan YoungOne pharmaceutical company aims to lengthen a stroke's drug-treatable period from hours to months.
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