Wednesday, May 7
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Anthony Gregory is the guest editor today. |
Johann Gutenberg: Genuine Inventor and Benefactor of Mankind
"In contrast to the sensitivity of these early printers to the preferences of their customers, the 'products' and 'services' of government agencies are usually provided in abysmal fashion or are forced upon the public under threat of a penalty. Next time you are compelled to 'contribute' to any state bureaucracy, remember the early printers and ruminate on what has been lost." Column by Lawrence Ludlow.
Salvia
Divinorum Hysteria: The Press Fuels the Next
“Drug Menace”
“The normally staid Associated Press attached a headline to a March 11 story that inquired, ‘Is Salvia the Next Marijuana?’ If the AP meant to ask whether Salvia divinorum is the next misunderstood recreational drug to be both demonized and popularized by the press, the answer is yes.” Column by Jack Shafer.
The
Case Against the Case Against Iran
Scott
Horton lays it all out. (various video formats)
The
Case Against Intellectual Property
A
wonderful presentation by Stephan Kinsella. (video)
The
William
Norman Grigg on the American Gulag.
They
enforce the global warming zeitgeist. Column by
If
AT&T Commercials Were Honest
Video
from Marc Stevens.
The
Line Between Childhood and Adulthood
Nathalie Rothschild makes sense of Miley madness.
“I
wish the Post had compared the U.S. operation against the terrorist in Somalia
to a similar operation carried out against a communist in 1973 on the streets
of Washington, D.C., by agents of the Augusto Pinochet regime. It would be
interesting to know whether the Post would, in retrospect, celebrate that
killing as well, as part of Pinochet's counter-communism operations in the
Americas during the Cold War.” Column by Jacob Hornberger.
Immigrants
Who Die in US Custody
Forgotten
victims and unknown details.
96
Drug Arrests at San Diego State
“Authorities say among those arrested was a student who was a criminal justice major and was found with 500 grams of cocaine and two guns. Another suspect worked as an employee of the campus police and was one month away from graduating with a masters degree in Homeland Security.”
Homeland
Security Wants Access to Your Laptop
How
to keep your data safe from customs. Column by Chris Sogholan.
The Flight of the Barbarous Relic
Root Striker George F. Smith's new book. (Editor's pick)
FL City Calls for Division of State
(Editor's pick)
Cop
Shoots Self at Training Session
Every
Presidential Campaign Hinges on Nonsense
And 2008 is no different. Column by Robert Parry.
Voting
Machines Are Another Government Scam
Good thing Americans don’t trust them. Column by Lisa Goff.
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