A good article in the latest New Yorker, pointing out that there’s really nothing new about America torturing people, or even “regime change” or bringing “freedom” to people by shooting them. What strikes me as a major difference between the occupation and pacification of the Philippines and that of Afghanistan and Iraq is not [...]
Oh, And Have You Heard?
That Liberals are Fascists? There’s a book about it . . .
Hey, I’m an equal opportunity provocateur! And not without a sense of humor. For example, I think this is pretty funny (h/t to The Poor Man);
His own words. Doughy Pantload is clearly no Premature Antifascist, not [...]
Naming Things
How can we honestly address anything that matters to us unless we can call the thing exactly what it is? Euphemism and newspeak are worse in this regard than lies. The lie merely points out the intentions of the liar; when the Bush administration tells the world America doesn’t torture and spends political [...]
