The Shame of Being an American
Kleptocrats at Work
Kleptocracy is as old as government. Exotic car broker Michael Sheehan discovered an amazing case nine years ago when he was invited to purchase rare Ferraris and McLaren F1s from a Brunei collection. He writes about it in the current issue of Sports Car Market....
Things Have to Change in Order to Remain the Same
The hypocrisy of the U.S. government is yet again demonstrated in full force. The U.S. government invaded Iraq and Afghanistan, laid waste to much of the countries, including entire villages and towns, and massacred untold numbers of civilians in order "to bring...
Cheering for WikiLeaks’ Demise Is Cheering for Our Own
2011
”Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors.” - Lewis H. Lapham The year 2011 will bring Americans a larger and more intrusive police state, more unemployment and home foreclosures, no economic recovery, more disregard by the U.S....
Western Civilization Has Shed Its Values
Western Civilization no longer upholds the values it proclaims, so what is the basis for its claim to virtue? For example, the U.S. print and TV media and the U.S. government have made it completely clear that they have no regard for the First Amendment. Consider...
A Government Caught Up in Mendacity and Lies
Who, Precisely, Is Attacking the World?
The stuck pigs are squealing. To shift the onus from the U.S. State Department, Hillary Clinton paints WikiLeaks' release of the "diplomatic cables" as an "attack on the international community." To reveal truth is equivalent, in the eyes of the U.S. government, to an...
