Wednesday, April 16
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Anthony Gregory is the guest editor today. |
"Government has no use for a money that’s scarce: it limits its reach. It limits its reach by limiting its ability to inflate." Column by George F. Smith.
The War on Terror as a Self-Inflicted Disaster
Ian S. Lustick on the war on America.
Antiwar
Portland Couple Has Resisted Income Taxes for 30 Years
Interview by Amy Goodman.
The
Next Prez Will Face a Stack of Unpaid Bills
No
matter who it is, the campaign promises are beside the point. Column by
Nicholas von Hoffman.
The Unbeatable Case for the War, Beaten
Scott Horton shreds Frederick W. Kagen to pieces.
To Raimondo and Barr: Legalize It!
Let’s not mince words on the drug war, says Eric Garris.
Anthony
Gregory on
Did the Fed Cause the Housing Bubble?
Bob Murphy responds to David Henderson and Jeff Hummel.
Global Warming and Global Hunger
How the ethanol craze is starving people to death.
Environmentalism and Food Prices
“[O]ne of the contributing factors to the food price crisis is the retirement of farming land for environmentalist purposes, as well as, of course, the biofuels debacle. This is what happens when we put cutting carbon over meeting people’s needs and desires, when we literally put the ‘earth first’ instead of the people who inhabit it.” Column by Rob Lyons.
Kurt
Denke refuses to be bullied by intellectual property lawyers.
“History Will Not Judge This Kindly”
Discussions about torture in the White House.
FBI Delayed Terror Case Just to Grab More Power
“Counterterrorism
officials in FBI headquarters slowed an investigation into a possible
conspirator in the 2005 London bombings by forcing a field agent to return
documents acquired from a U.S. university. Why? Because the agent received the
documents through a lawful subpoena, while headquarters wanted him to demand
the records under the USA Patriot Act, using a power the FBI did not have, but
desperately wanted.” Column by Ryan Singel.
What’s
a Non-Practicing Jew to Do?
Bonnie
Zylbergold on circumcision.
Crude
Oil and Gas Prices Hit Record Highs
Texas
Kidnappers Defend Their Actions
A petition.
Yet another.
Africans’ Newest Form of Dissent
Blogs!
Oklahoma
Leaks 10,000 Social Security Numbers
Hungry FDA Official Orders Massive Pot Pie Recall
A photo blog.