The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
This item is from a very astute libertarian writer (he has a fantastic web site!), Justin Raimondo, and this column offers the best explanation or theory I have seen as to why BATF has given gazillions of guns to a Mexican drug cartel. And it’s not due to government incompetence. A brilliant analysis, and oddly, …
The new normal, era persistent conflict. A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Americans live in an era of endless war Gregg Jaffe Washington Post, September 5, 2011, p. 1 Video: The attacks of September 11, 2001 forced Americans to reevaluate their views on the nation’s security. A decade later, is the country stronger and better …
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All prior RECAPs plus Series CLOSED below the line. Updated 2 August 2013.
The interplay of chance with necessity means that no one can predict the future evolutionary pathway in Libya or the US role in Libya, but Ted Galen Carpenter of the libertarian CATO Inst. provides a thoughtful lens for thinking about potential ramifications of NATO’s precipitate intervention in Libya. Key issues discussed: De facto or de …
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Charles Eisenstein Beyond 5 Stars, an Integrative Pioneering Work,August 13, 2011 Sacred Economics is the second book in the new Evolver Editions imprint, following Jose Arguelles Manifesto for the Noosphere. Other books in the first season include What Comes After Money, The Secret Tradition of the Soul, The Four Global Truths, The Electric Jesus, Star …
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We dolphins are not too thrilled about this idea. Humans have not evolved very far from their Neanderthal roots, and the idea of human hoards invading and polluting the seas is scary to those of us for whom sustainability and resilience comes naturally. Requires further study. Silicon Valley billionaire reveals plan to launch floating ‘start …
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ACLU: CONGRESS MUST ACT TO CURB SECRECY “Congress must take the lead in challenging the laws and practices that have allowed excessive secrecy to become the dominant feature of our national security culture,” the American Civil Liberties Union urged in a new report on government secrecy. “The excessive secrecy that hides how the government pursues …
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