Soon, Barry Bonds may be convicted of perjury and perhaps end up in jail. There is absolutely no case against him. This article explains why. I – It is never right to obey the law. Law is coercive, and obedience is surrendering one’s autonomy. Autonomy is sovereignty of reason; it is the right to self-determination.…
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AN ECONOMIC PLAN
The following plan was written by a regular reader who prefers to remain anonymous. Don’t ask why because it looks pretty good to me. “This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and A format: Q. What is an Economic…
WILL OBAMA THREATEN CLINTON’S RECORDS?
The Clinton administration was marked by high crimes and misdemeanors but Obama’s team is on a roll in its first couple of weeks. Give it four more years to see what it can accomplish. Let’s first review the Clinton years. * Number close to the Clinton machine who have been convicted of or pleaded guilty…
TIDBITS
In order to preserve jobs, the auto industry has fired tens of thousands of workers. Makes good sense, doesn’t it?*****In northern Canada, people who own clubs bash seals to death in order to “cull the herd” for its own good. That makes good sense, too.*****In Michigan and Minnesota, people with bows and arrows slaughter deer…
LOCK ‘EM UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEY
The rabid hunt for sex “fiends” continues and has now gone into high gear. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Republican lunatic, has decided to propose legislation that would take the manic panic about sex offenders to new heights. Bobby hopes his demagogic politics will make him a rising star on the national scene. Bobby said, with…
PHELPS THE PHINK
“I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment,” Michael Phelps said yesterday. “I’m 23 years old and despite the successes I’ve had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my…
ISRAELI POLITICS
There are more political parties in israel than we can track but it is important to mention a few in the light of upcoming elections. As always, no party will gain a majority and coalitions will be the order of the day. The resumption of rocket and mortar attacks from Gaza yesterday may have some…
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES
1. Toyota recalls 1.3 million autos to fix seat belts and exhaust systems……Four convicted murderers were hanged Thursday, the first executions this year and maintaining the fast pace that saw 15 people put to death in 2008, an unusually high number for one year. It was the second set of execution orders signed by Justice…
WHO’S NUTTY, WHO’S NOT?
The Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys (CPES) were initiated in recognition of the need for contemporary, comprehensive epidemiological data regarding the distributions, correlates and risk factors of mental disorders among the general population with special emphasis on minority groups. The primary objective of the CPES was to collect data about the prevalence of mental disorders, impairments…
AN OPEN LETTER IN DEFENSE OF ISRAEL
The following letter was written on January 26, 2009 by David Harris, Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee to Mrs. Trine Lilleng, First Secretary in the Norwegian Embassy in Saudi Arabia. *************************************** Dear Ms. Trine Lilleng, You were an unknown Norwegian diplomat till this month. No longer. As first secretary in the Norwegian Embassy…
THE LORD’S RESISTANCE ARMY/USA’s ROLE
From Wikipedia………….The Lord’s Resistance Army is a sectarian guerrilla army operating mainly in northern Uganda and parts of Sudan. It is designated a terrorist organization by The United States Department of State. The group was formed in 1987 and is engaged in an armed rebellion against the Ugandan government in what is now one of…
NORTH TO SUDAN
We began our canvassing of the miseries in Africa yesterday with a piece titled “How much is that coffin in the window” [title borrowed from the old song, "How much is that doggie in the window"] which was all about Zimbabwe. Today, we travel north to the Sudan. Zimbabwe is quite small compared to Sudan.…
HOW MUCH IS THAT COFFIN IN THE WINDOW?
Zimbabwe is the land of the dead. There is almost no one left to bury people so that even coffin builders are suffering financial woes. The average age of dying is now under 41 and the average cost of a funeral is so prohibitive that bodies are left to rot in mortuaries that cannot afford…
AFRICA REPORT
Uganda: Cleric Pleas for End to Military Campaign Waged in Congo “This is not solving the problem. It is creating more challenges for the region,” Odama told Ecumenical News International from Gulu in northern Uganda on 22 January. The archbishop, who chairs the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative, a grouping of Christians and Muslims in…
CHRIST AND POLITICS MIX WITH SPORTS
A high school basketball coach in Texas just lost his job because his girls’ squad won a game by the score 100-0. The headmaster who did the firing said, “It is shameful and an embarrassment that this happened. This clearly does not reflect a Christlike and honorable approach to competition,” said the statement, signed by…
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES
Like their American cousins, Japanese firms have decided the best way to deal with unemployment is to lay off thousands of workers. In this way, when nobody has a job, the problem will be solved. Accordingly, Toyota has announced 1000 permanent layoffs. Kyoto University has fired 80 part-time teachers. Japan Airlines is telling its workers…
A MODEST PROPOSAL
The Nazi hunters are still hounding John Demjanjuk, the alleged Ivan the Terrible, who helped send thousands of Jews to gas chambers. Jake is now 88 years old and doesn’t remember how to spell his last name. They also want to hang Josef Scheungraber who is 90 years old and, for good measure, are mad…
OBAMA IMPROVES/THREE EXECUTIVE ORDERS
A new day and a rousing new start. Although we expressed disgust yesterday at Obama’s appointments to his Inner Circle, we take heart in his coming around and issuing executive orders that are important, good, and decisive. The following is text of an executive order pertaining to Guantánamo released by the White House Office of…
OUR FRIENDS IN DOWNTOWN AFRICA
Gaza fans should take a break from watching the equivalent of Class D baseball as played out in the tunnels and rocket fields of that paradise, and turn their attention to downtown Africa which, at 11.7 million square miles, is larger than all of Rhode Island. How’s that for big? The population is only 680…
DIRT BAG POLITICS
By selecting Kirsten Gillebrand to replace Hillary C as a senator from NY, Governor David Paterson once again gave us reason to hate politics. Paterson, of whom nothing good could ever be said, began his Caroline Kennedy campaign by privately telling her she had the job but was only playing the game of “keeping up…
ATHEISTS IN BOLIVIA
LA PAZ, Jan 16 (IPS) – ”Did you know they want to throw God out of Bolivia?” asks a television spot frequently broadcast by opponents of leftwing Bolivian President Evo Morales ahead of the Jan. 25 referendum on constitutional reform. The reform proposed by the government eliminates the clause in the current constitution in which…
PUSH ‘EM BACK, WAY BACK
THAILAND: Burmese Refugees Set Adrift, Hundreds Feared Dead January 20, 2009 by editors Filed under Human Rights, News, Refugees, Thailand Larry Jagan BANGKOK, Jan 20 (IPS) – Hundreds of Rohingya (Burmese Muslim) refugees are feared dead after being pushed back into the sea by Thai authorities, according to human rights activists based in Thailand. Up…
YEMEN POST SAYS ISRAEL LOVES BLOODSHED
Yemen Post Written By: Hakim Almasmari ( Editor-in-Chief)* Article Date: December 29, 2008 “What the world is watching today, and has been watching since Saturday is a live example of a country killing hundreds for the sake of killing. Palestine, a country under years of occupation, and with very limited quantities of basic essentials of…
KILLING WHALES GENTLY WITH HARPOONS
EuropeanVoice.com……..Greenland brings case against ban on killing whales to Brussels [seat of European Parliament]. The ban is harming “fragile indigenous communities” of traditional seal hunters. A spokeswoman said, “I want to achieve better treatment of these beautiful animals, but I do also think we need to respect the Inuit communities”. She proposed mandatory labelling system…
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