Saturday, January 10

 

 Derek Henson is the guest editor today.

 

America's Other Glorious War

“Of the tens of thousands of Afghans killed by American/NATO bombs over the course of seven years, how many can it be said had any kind of linkage to any kind of anti-American terrorist act, other than in Afghanistan itself during this period? Not one, as far as we know.”

 

Bank of England Cuts Rate to Lowest Since Bank’s Creation in 1694

“The Bank of England may soon have to join the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan in expanding its toolkit to fight the financial crisis. U.S. officials, led by Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, lowered their main interest rate close to zero in December and on Jan. 5 started buying mortgage-backed securities.”

 

Neoconservatism Dies in Gaza

“The brutal Israeli war on the population of Gaza is the nail in the coffin of the neoconservative doctrine.”

 

Chef Lived in Freezer

Trying to evade the “authorities.” 

 

Peter Schiff vs. Obama's Stimulus Plan

(video)

 

U.S. Scientists Learn How to Levitate Tiny Objects

“By altering and combining molecules, tiny machines could be devised which could have applications in surgery, manufacturing food and fuel and boosting computer speed.”

 

Self-Replicating Chemicals Evolve Into Lifelike Ecosystem

 

Computer Game 'Tetris' May Help Reduce Flashbacks to Traumatic Events

“The Oxford team reasoned that recognising the shapes and moving the coloured building blocks around in ‘Tetris’ soon after seeing traumatic events should compete with the visions of trauma to be retained in the sensory part of the brain. The narrative and meaning of the events should be unaffected.”

 

Military Keynesianism to the Rescue?

Robert Higgs on mainstream neo-Keynesian proposals.

 

Mexican Woman Wins $22,000 for Useless Red Tape

“A Mexican woman who needs to collect seven signatures every two weeks to obtain medicine for her sick son won a government competition Thursday for the most useless bureaucratic procedure.”

 

Dollar Drops Ahead of US Job Figures

 

Americans to Undergo Preschool Reeducation in Advance of Country’s Conversion to Communism

Satire.

 

US Porn Industry Seeks Multi-Billion Dollar Bailout

Not satire.

 

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