Tuesday, February 10
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William Muller is the guest editor today. |
Vermont's Red Badge of Courage
Alex R. Knight III on gun rights in Vermont.
Column by new Root Striker Anne Loucks.
Authoritarians
in Libertarian Clothing
Article
by Kevin Carson
When
Did We Stop Caring About Civilian Deaths During Wartime?
"The
mere monitoring of bloody conflict assumes precedence over human
suffering."
House
Approves Whitelist of People Who Aren't Terrorists
“Under
the
new plan, approved late Tuesday 413-3, innocent victims of the
terrorist watchlist must prove to the Department of Homeland Security, through
an undetermined appeals process, that they are not terrorists. They would then
get their names put on what the legislation calls the ‘Comprehensive Cleared
List.’”
Bring
Back the Guillotine...for Bankers
"The
crass behaviour of Britain’s financial aristocracy rivals the last of the
Bourbons. Marie Antoinette famously patronised the Parisian mob with her
‘let them eat cake’, while dining in luxury in the Tuileries."
Peter
Schiff: Obamanomics = Food Lines
(video)
Lawmakers
in 20 States Move to Reclaim Sovereignty
“So
far, eight states have introduced resolutions declaring state sovereignty
under the Ninth and Tenth Amendment to the Constitution....Analysts expect
that in addition, another
20 states may see similar measures introduced this year...."
“I
had come to Iceland to escape the crowds and kitsch of Obama’s inauguration,
but instead glimpsed what could be the future of the United States—when
‘Hope’ and ‘Change’ get a hard punch in the stomach from economic
reality, and Austrian economics."
Panetta:
No Prosecution for CIA Interrogators
"The
Obama administration will not prosecute
Government
of the Banks, By the Banks and For the Banks
Elizabeth
Cheney, Bush Legal Counsel
“Thirteen
years before her father became vice president, she had symbolically authored
the first legal memorandum of the Bush administration, laying out the same
arguments that would eventually justify Guantanamo and extraordinary
rendition, wiretapping of American citizens, and, broadly, the unitary theory
of the executive that shaped the Bush presidency."
US
Hires Advisers, Rothschild Firm, on Auto Restructuring
"...Obama
announced measures that purport to restrict executive compensation to $500,000
at financial institutions receiving billions in government assistance....The
measures are essentially a public relations exercise. Their aim is to provide
political cover for a new and even larger Wall Street bailout, which Treasury
Secretary Timothy Geithner will unveil next week."
Does
U.S. Need a Culture Czar?
(audio)
New
York Post Writer Busted in Bid to Interview Bernard Madoff
"Madoff,
who is out on $10 million bail, is confined to his 12th-floor penthouse
apartment, where a security guard is present at all times. Surveillance
cameras transmit a live feed to the FBI, which constantly monitors the
premises, but there are no rules against Madoff getting visitors."
Property
Seizure by Police Called 'Highway Piracy'
“Linda
Dorman, a great-grandmother from Akron, Ohio, had $4,000 in cash taken from
her by local authorities when she was stopped while driving through town after
visiting Houston in April 2007. Court records make no mention that anything
illegal was found in her van and show no criminal charges filed in the case.
She is still waiting for the return of what she calls 'her life
savings.'"
Elementary
School Officially Renamed for President Obama
“Just
weeks after the election, the school board unanimously passed a resolution
making the change, and when the president was inaugurated last month all 460
students were given navy blue sweatshirts emblazoned with 'Barack Obama
Elementary School — Yes We Can.'" [When they put him on currency,
it'll be time to head for the hills. - Ed.]
Teacher
Suspended for Facebook Gun Photo
(video)
Ghost
Malls - Coming to Your Town
“Every
major retailer in the United States has built their expansion plans on an
assumption that American consumers would continue to spend at an unsustainable
rate. One basic truth that never changes is that an unsustainable trend will
not be sustained. That crucial assumption error will lead to the bankruptcy of
any retailer that financed their expansion with excessive debt. Warren
Buffet’s wisdom will be borne out, 'Only when the tide goes out do you
discover who’s been swimming naked.'"
Furlough
Fridays Begin for Calif. State Workers
“California's
first-ever furloughs began Friday with more than 200,000 state workers
expected to stay home without pay amid the state's fiscal crisis.”
A photo blog.