Review: Who’s To Say What’s Obscene – Politics, Culture, and Comedy in America Today

Paul Krassner 5.0 out of 5 stars Less Funny, More Provocative–Price is a WOW,November 20, 2011 First, a confession. I am 59 years old and had no idea who Paul Krassner was/is. The more I read through the book the more I marveled at his pioneering endeavors and their continuing relevance as Occupy struggles to …

Google Effect: Signs of Intelligence in the UK

‘Google Effect’ Raised Bar for Spies to ‘Produce Secret Intelligence’: Ex-UK Intelligence Chief The rise of the web and Google means that spies in the UK need to work really hard to produce genuinely secret intelligence, former director of the country’s intelligence agency has said. Former chief of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) Sir David …

Marcus Aurelius: New York City In Your Pants – And Now Able to Shoot Down Airplanes

With CIA Help, NYPD Moves Covertly In Muslim Areas Associated Press, 24 August 2011 NYC police chief: We can shoot down airplanes CBS News, 26 September 2011 Phi Beta Iota:  On the one hand, NYPD’s capabilities are vastly exaggerated.  They’re still feeling their way, wasting enormous human and financial resources, “because they can.”  On the …