Ron Paul vs. the GOP Establishment
As libertarianism becomes more visible, politically, and gains ground in the GOP, the enemies of freedom are poised – on both the right and the left – for the attack. Libertarians have never had to deal with this problem before, in the main because their...
Apocalypse Now?
The Republican congressional leadership was in a panic: their covering for the Obama administration’s unconstitutional and unnecessary war in Libya was rapidly unraveling as a resolution by Rep. Dennis Kucinich calling for an end to it gained momentum –...
Instead of a Column
As much as I hate to leave my readers in the lurch, I’m just not able to write a column today. The medication I’m taking makes that next to impossible. Ah, but don’t worry: I’ll be back on Monday. I especially resent having to refrain from writing on account of all...
The Japanese Internment and the Betrayal of the ‘Progressives’
As libertarians know, and most of the rest of us suspect, government lies are as ubiquitous as the air we breathe, and the higher up we go the bigger the deception. Most of the time, we get the truth – if we get it – from whistleblowers, or renegade...
The Reinvention of Historical Memory
As Americans take to the roads for a long Memorial Day weekend, eager to get out of the cities and out of their routines -- and more than ready for a little rest and relaxation -- the origins and meaning of this holiday are lost – or, at least, hardly anyone thinks of...
AIPAC’s Extremism
Netanyahu’s Triumph
The Lobby Takes the Offensive
When the President of the United States reiterated longstanding American policy in the Middle East – that the borders of Israel and a Palestinian state must be based on the 1967 borders, give or take a few land swaps here and there – was he really “not surprised,” as...
The Wrath of Shiva
With Osama bin Laden dead, and the al-Qaeda organization in disarray, the new enemy of the moment is Pakistan – a target Barack Obama had in his sights even before taking office. A recent piece in the New Yorker – that bellwether of elite Obama-bot opinion...
