‘As Michael Snyder points out in a timely article at The Economic Collapse Blog, California is rapidly reverting back to the desert it was once. Awareness of this is only now beginning to spread, but […]
‘If you live in America, your medical freedom is on the brink of destruction. Right now, corrupt congressmen, doctors, public health officials and other treasonous fascists are machinating to eliminate vaccine exemptions, first in California […]
‘There are many reasons not to trust the mainstream media (MSM). Most, if not all those reasons, have been analyzed by independent news outlets. The MSM is owned by private companies and financed by advertising, […]
‘With ISIS carrying out rampages through archaeologically sensitive areas of Iraq, a pertinent question to ask now is what group’s cultural heritage in the Middle East is being preserved, and whose is being destroyed. Over […]
‘Last September, Israel’s former President Shimon Peres asked Pope Francis to head a future “UN of religions”, a proposed organisation with “unquestionable” authority to proclaim God’s will. Peres argued globalising faith under a single world […]
What Lies behind the Anti ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ Discourse ‘The President of the French Republic, François Hollande, has assimilated what he calls “conspiracy theories” to Nazism and called to prevent their dissemination on the Internet and […]
‘Tens of thousands of people have attended anti-government rallies across Brazil to protest against the administration of President Dilma Rousseff. The Sunday protests, which were staged in at least 50 cities across the country, marked […]
‘Boko Haram Takfiri militants have torched homes in Nigeria’s northeastern town of Baga, forcing residents to flee, witnesses say. “They came into the town around 12:00 pm (1100 GMT) warning that anyone who wanted to […]
‘Romanian Finance Minister Darius Valcov has stepped down after an investigation into his alleged abuse of power as a former mayor of the southern city of Slatina. Valcov submitted his resignation on Sunday, hours after […]
Religion and Legend Religion (noun) A set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. In this article, I intend to explore the legends underlying the American religion. By American religion, I mean to suggest the belief by a large segment of the population in the structures and institutions of government, and the belief that these structures and institutions are used for purposes beneficial to the people. … Continue reading →
Athens – I am walking on a wide pedestrian road beneath the Acropolis within 200 meters of the remaining Themistoclean wall and the ancient cemetery to eminent Athenians. One side is lined with splendid neo-classical houses, none of them abandoned but most of them shuttered and locked up. This is the area where once upon a time Pericles, Themistocles and Alcibiades – to name three – trod, orated and debated non-stop. Back in those good old days we Athenians ruled supreme. Reason, logic and restraint placed us at the head of the queue, and genius also helped. I am climbing … Continue reading →
Despite the high stakes involved in the confrontation between nuclear-armed Russia and the United States over Ukraine, the U.S. intelligence community has not updated its assessment on a critical turning point of the crisis – the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 – since five days after the crash last July 17, according to the office of the Director of National Intelligence. On Thursday, when I inquired about arranging a possible briefing on where that U.S. intelligence assessment stands, DNI spokesperson Kathleen Butler sent me the same report that was distributed by the DNI on July 22, 2014, which relied … Continue reading →