Far from Conveying Freedom, His Group Gives a Whiff of Decadent Self-Indulgence
Appalling. For one with a long history of conservative Republican political participation, the rally celebrating Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) could not have been a greater shock
Gary North wrote an article suggesting the Fed is deflating. Base Money was used for his claim as M2 and M3 are flawed measures that contain credit transactions. The distinction between printing and credit is paramount. But M2 and M3 are not useless
My phone rings and I pick it up. “This is (talking like a magpie so I haven’t got a clue what the name of the company is) Research. Would you like to be part of a poll for the Democratic presidential primary candidate?” I agree and the woman rapidly
The binge of mindless mortgage (and other forms of) borrowing abetted by generous strangers and central bankers abroad, by legions of unscrupulous mortgage lenders in the U.S. who fed the machine of packagers of credit on Wall Street and, most import
Homebuilder SPF canceled its small dividend and announced a convertible debt offering that encouraged shorting. This is an act of pure desperation. Lennar reported a disastrous quarter with sales down 44%, more job cuts, and a loss per share of $3.25
The purpose of the lawsuit is to seek damages, under 42 U.S.C. 1983, 1985, and 1986, for denying and prohibiting the free exercise of my Second Amendment Right.
Today, Monday, September 24, the 31st Circuit Court of Milwaukee County ruled that the Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) statute was unconstitutional as applied to a particular defendant
The Republican All-American Presidential Forums this Thursday (9/27) on PBS, 9:00 PM EST. This "debate" will only feature 5 Candidates: Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Alan Keyes, and Ron Paul. The "1st Tier Candidates
The deadliest IED I ever saw was a cheap military 105 mm howitzer shell burst simulation noisemaker coated with plaster containing over 1200 steel BB's! This turned the original "flash/bang" device into a horrifying and cheap, easy to
The single largest anti-Constitutional contribution to the Bush Regime by the Protect America Act is its cancellation of any oversight on warrantless wiretapping. It authorizes open-ended surveillance of Americans' overseas phone calls and e-mail
This is destined for lots of hits! When it comes to 'Ron Paul' girls, the more the merrier! This is Liv, borrowed from Metacafe. Like the girl says: • smaller (ahem) government • more personal liberties • a peaceable solution to the war in
Patients using marijuana for ailments ranging from chronic back pain to cancer are allowed by Washington state law to possess a two-month supply of the drug. But medical marijuana doesn't come with a standard dose or a standard method of taking t
There is a great article that was published in the O.C. Register talking to a BofA analyst, Robert Lacoursiere discussing the future of the mortgage correction. The chart provided on the site provides a disturbing picture.
"As we sit here this morning," says NBC's Tim Russert, "Saddam rebuilding a nuclear weapons program: Just not true. Giving aid and sanctuary to al-Qaeda: Debatable. Do you believe that your vote was in the best interest of the nati
Former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski likened U.S. officials' saber rattling about Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions to similar statements made before the start of the Iraq war. "I think the administration, the president an
As a conservative Baptist pastor for more than thirty years and a former executive director for the Moral Majority, my roots in the Religious Right run pretty deep.
Hovering over the consecrated remains at Ground Zero is a ghostly air of harrowing memories and unanswered questions. Giuliani didn't want to think about his trashing the remains of 40% of Ground Zero victims, using them to fill potholes and pave
[Gonzales is available.] A startup has come up with a new way to make money from phone calls connected via the Internet: having software listen to the calls, then displaying ads on the callers' computer screens based on what's being talked ab
Los “neo intelectuales” ahora hablan de una tercera y mágica avenida ajena al neoliberalismo y socialismo. No hay una tercera avenida, el socialismo ha fracasado y lo que ellos llaman neoliberalismo es lo que el gran economista von Mises bautizó como
A Pentagon group has encouraged U.S. military snipers in Iraq to target suspected insurgents by scattering pieces of "bait," such as detonation cords, plastic explosives and ammunition, and then killing Iraqis who pick up the items, accordi
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's tough new war on drug trafficking, which has sent thousands of Mexican Army troops into the countryside and a record number of drug suspects to the US for trial, failed to quell violence in the first half of th
That's around 17,500,000 pounds of gold in US. There are around $12,500,000,000,000 US dollars in the world. That's around 45,000 US dollars for every ounce of US gold. Giving myself wide latitude for round numbers, any way you look at it
The decline in U.S. home prices accelerated nationwide in July, posting the steepest drop in 16 years, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday.
The M-16, the choice rifle of the US Armed Forces, turns 50 years old this month and is still plagued by many of the same problems it had half a century ago, putting American troops in Iraq at a severe disadvantage(Watch the video)
Boeing Co. delivered the first Super Hornet EA-18G aircraft to the US Navy on Monday as part of a $9.2 billion contract. Instead of carrying missiles or cannons, the so-called Super Hornet "Growler" is equipped with radar-jamming equipment
In EVERY war, information is a weapon. In a "war against terrorism", where the adversary wears no uniform and hides among the civilian population, information can matter even more. But does that means that torture can sometimes be justifi
The ruse that has been played out in the stock, bond, and credit markets for the last two months is one of the biggest scams of the century, after the crash of the NASDAQ. At stake is the cememting together of a global economic structure that
Iran pledged at UN talks Saturday to help national reconciliation in Iraq but the assurance was immediately brushed aside by the Islamic republic's archrival the US. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki joined other neighbors of Iraq