Dec 15, 2018
Truth and free speech are being taken away from us
fromForeignPolicyJournal: "Moreover, as the claim is that government was harmed by Wikileaks publishing the truth, Assange’s secret indictment sets the precedent that truth is harmful to government."DEA spy cameras In vacuum cleaners: surveillance state
fromZeroHedge: The government website USASpending.gov reports that "the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) awarded a contract to an American defense company to build a vacuum cleaner for surveillance purposes."Government is Watching Every Move You Make
The media incentives to align themselves with the state at the expense of truth
fromCaitlinJohnstone: Insightful explanation of the why the mainstream media becomes a statist propaganda tool.Walter E Williams: Acceptable racism
fromCreators: Muhammad Ali had it right when he said: "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."Political Correctness and Other Nitwittery
It’s in America’s best interests to stop overspending on our military
fromtheFederalist: We spend gobs of money on our military, so what do we get in return? A lot of foreign intervention that has little clear benefit to Americans.Defense Versus The War Machine
Trump's cluelessness is his best defense against charges that he 'knowingly and willfully' violated law
fromCreators: If Trump did not recognize hush payments to his (alleged) former mistresses as illegal campaign contributions, he is not criminally culpable.Politics and Other Official Acts of Corruption