Category: Aggregated

Some readers have asked for my take on the Orlando Shooting. I don’t have one. Let’s see if together we can form a reasonable view. Let’s start with the basic first question. Before there can be a murder declared, there must be a body. Has anyone seen on TV or in newspapers pictures of dead bodies? Bodies should be readily available if the reports are correct that fifty people were killed and 50 or more were wounded and in the hospital. I cannot bear the presstitute TV and print media. These are full-time propaganda organizations. Hopefully, some of you hold … Continue reading →

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MSNBC’s fracking push revealed in new documents

Caracas asks top court to block recall referendum

Freed Gaddafi-regime officials found dead in Libya

The Murky Waters of Flint

US ‘has no evidence’ against illegally imprisoned ‘Guantanamo Diary’ author – lawyer to RT

Second US aircraft carrier enters Mediterranean: US Navy

7000 civilians flee Fallujah via Iraqi government safe corridor

A popular Twitter account that highlighted ridiculous academic papers from the social sciences and humanities — some taxpayer-funded — was abruptly deleted recently apparently because critics threatened to expose the name of the anonymous tweeter, who feared career-ending retaliation from campus colleagues. The threats against @Real_PeerReview are telling about the state of soft academia. The tweeter’s primary activity was simply publishing links to abstracts and highlighting one or two sentences from their summaries. If the scholars believed their work had value, they would presumably appreciate wide distribution. The account gained 10,000 followers in only four months by highlighting “research” papers based … Continue reading →

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The NSA was too busy spying on your family to stop the Orlando gunman. But why aren’t night clubs keeping tabs on people who walk in with rifles?  According to various sources, the gunman in Orlando’s Saturday massacre, Omar Mateen, was being investigated by the FBI. (See Judge Napolitano’s interview for more, here.) But, as was the case before 9/11, the FBI keeps such a long list of so many many people, that the list tells them nothing about who is a real threat. Meanwhile, we have been told countless times that the NSA should be able to spy on anyone … Continue reading →

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For those of us who live busy lives it’s easy to just grab a coffee on our way to work, a bagel in our lunch break and an unhealthy dinner on the way home. But how does lack of variation in your diet affect your health? A poor diet can lead to a range of nutritional deficiencies – which present themselves in various ways. If you’re bothered by tiredness and muscle soreness, for example, you may need to eat more dark green vegetables, oily fish, and whole grains. This is because your body is likely to be low in magnesium. … Continue reading →

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The day after the most deadly gun-related massacre in America, I took my 15-year-old daughter out to shoot guns. I’m a firm believer in refusing to be a victim, and this philosophy carries over to the way I’ve raised my children. We had planned to take a course together from a new instructor for a while. My daughter, 15, hadn’t ever shot a gun before our class. Since I lived a good part of my adult life in Canada, I’ve only been using guns a couple of years myself. When the day dawned, we were eager to get out the … Continue reading →

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Editor’s note: The following excerpt has been condensed from the original.  From “A Way of Life” Address given to Yale students, 1914 By Sir William Osler Fellow students — every man has a philosophy of life in thought, in word, or in deed, worked out in himself unconsciously. In possession of the very best, he may not know of its existence; with the very worst he may pride himself as a paragon. As it grows with the growth, it cannot be taught to the young in formal lectures. Why then should I trouble you? Because I have a message that may … Continue reading →

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If neoconservatives and progressives truly understood fascism, they would stop using the word as a smear term. That is because both groups, along with most political figures and commentators, embrace fascist ideas and policies. Fascism’s distinguishing characteristic is a “mixed economy.” Unlike socialists and communists who seek to abolish private business, fascists are content to let business remain in private hands. Instead, fascists use regulations, mandates, and taxes to control business and run (and ruin) the economy. A fascist system, then, is one where private businesses serve politicians and bureaucrats instead of consumers. Does the modern American economy not fit … Continue reading →

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Before becoming a politician, Godfrey Bloom worked for 35 years in finance and investment management. Discontent with over-regulation of this sector, he entered the world of politics in 2004, as a Member of the European Parliament. Bloom started as a representative for the UK Independence Party until 2013, then as an independent MEP. He is known as a fierce libertarian and a firm opponent of government regulation and centralization. Bloom is widely known as a Eurosceptic and now heavily involved in the Brexit’s “Leave Campaign” as an independent activist. He is also a good friend of the Mises Institute Europe. … Continue reading →

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