Category: Aggregated

When do we get to exercise democracy and fire every factotum, apparatchik, toady and lackey in the state who has abused his/her authority? Everyone lauds “creative destruction” when it shreds monopolies and disrupts private enterprise “business as usual.” If thousands lose their middle-class livelihoods– hey, that’s the price of progress. Improvements in productivity and efficiency can’t be stopped, and those employed making buggy whips and collecting horse manure from fetid streets will have to move on to other employment. This raises an obvious question few dare ask: does this inevitable process of creative destruction include the state? If not, why … Continue reading →

Ronald Reagan used to be called the Teflon president, on the grounds that no matter what gaffe or scandal engulfed him, it never stuck: he didn’t suffer in the polls. If Reagan was the Teflon president, the military is America’s Teflon institution. Even people who oppose whatever the current war happens to be can be counted on to “support the troops” and to live by the comforting delusion that whatever aberrations may be evident today, the system itself is basically sound. To add insult to injury, whenever the US government gears up for yet another military intervention, it’s people who … Continue reading →

Odds are you are not crazy about grocery shopping. Regardless, we have to eat so here are a few things to look for or to avoid during your grocery store recon. If you are cruising for women, shopping at a major grocery store between 7 and 10:00 PM (nighttime for the clock impaired) is a good time. Most single working women are doing their shopping in this time frame and guess what? a good portion of them are actually cruising for guys-because this is the same time frame in which single guys shop for groceries. At one time years ago, … Continue reading →

August 6, 2015, is the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a civilian city that had minimal military value, despite the claims of President Truman when he announced the event to the American people. The whole truth of what the Nuremburg tribunal would later help define as an international war crime and a crime against humanity has been heavily censored and mythologized ever since war-weary Americans in 1945 accepted the propaganda that the bombings were necessary to shorten the war and prevent the loss of a million US soldiers during the allegedly planned November 1945 invasion. Of course, … Continue reading →

USA –-(Ammoland.com)- I’m going to admit something that no gun owner would be proud of:  I hate cleaning my guns.  I find it tiresome, boring, and time-consuming, and I’ve often wished there was a way to make it easier. A lot of this has to do with lubricant.  I know, it sounds weird for a guy who doesn’t mind being elbow-deep in deer guts to complain about messy oils. But it’s really about quality and efficiency. Most gun oils begin to collect particles immediately. They then form a paste that becomes corrosive and abrasive, and they also cause jams if … Continue reading →

The Washington Post’s descent into the depths of neoconservative propaganda – willfully misleading its readers on matters of grave importance – apparently knows no bounds as was demonstrated with two deceptive articles regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin and why his government is cracking down on “foreign agents.” If you read the Post’s editorial on Wednesday and a companion op-ed by National Endowment for Democracy President Carl Gershman, you would have been led to believe that Putin is delusional, paranoid and “power mad” in his concern that outside money funneled into non-governmental organizations represents a threat to Russian sovereignty. The Post and Gershman … Continue reading →

The Pope, it’s said, wears Prada. And travels by Mercedes, too. But apparently, he’d prefer you (and millions of other ordinary human beings) not. Because “global warming.” Er… make that “climate change.” The new – more general – term for the allegedly human-caused alteration of the planet’s weather. “Global warming” had to go because global cooling was also inconveniently happening. This was becoming globally embarrassing. “Climate change” is much better, because it always fits. The climate is constantly changing. And would do so (and has done so) regardless of the presence of man on this Earth. But why not just blame … Continue reading →

If you’ve been wondering what all that coffee is doing to you, cheer up. A recent review of data completed at Gill Heart Institute in Kentucky focused on the cardiovascular, genetic, antioxidant and caffeine effects of coffee and found that drinking the brew reduces the risk of mortality right across the board. They also documented that coffee: 1. Reduces risk of stroke 2. Does not increase risk of coronary heart disease 3. Does not increase risk of congestive heart failure and may be preventative 4. Does not increase risk of sudden cardiac death 5. Decreases risk of type 2 diabetes … Continue reading →