Wednesday, January 7

 

Anthony Gregory is the guest editor today.

 

Iqbal's Journey: A Story of CIA Rendition

“Muhammad Saad Iqbal was seized by the C.I.A. after 9/11, interrogated in a secret prison in Egypt, then sent on to Bagram Airbase and Guantanamo. This is a firsthand account of torture and rendition.”

 

The Slaughter of the Diseased Animals

Arthur Silber on blockades and provocations.

 

The Obsolete Man

An anti-state, classic episode of The Twilight Zone.  

 

Hitler’s New Deal

David Gordon on Nazi economic policy.

 

Obama’s Job-Creation Boondoggle

It won’t help the economy, says Bill Shughart.

 

The Ponzi Scheme Presidency

Tom Engelhardt on Bush’s legacy of destruction.

 

Ecuador Repudiates Debt

It’s about time, says Kevin Carson.

 

“The New Deal Worked”

Jonathan Bean on a sacred cow.

 

2009 Liberty Forum

The Free State Project hosts a libertarian get-together in New Hampshire, March 5­9. 

 

Many Americans Love Their Police State

J.D. Tuccille examines their apathy toward civil liberties.

 

Whose War Is It Anyway?

“The projection of the West’s Culture Wars on to the Middle East turns it into a permaconflict, depriving all sides of an incentive to compromise.” Column by Brendan O’Neil.

 

The Afghan Quagmire

Bob Herbert on the other war of choice.

 

Making Money With Digital Content

Ignore copyright.

 

Arctic Ice

It’s making a comeback.

 

Freedom of ‘76

Music video for the song by Ween.

 

Filling the Frame

A photo blog.  (5 pages)