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Weak Endnotes
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 9:43pm PST by rluker
Samuel G. Freedman, "The Influence of the Inquisition," NYT, 27 January, reviews Cullen Murphy's God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World. Murphy, "Inside the heresy files," New Humanist, Jan/Feb, is a foretaste of the book.Helen Castor, "The heart ...
Independent Political Report
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RJ Harris Slams Obama’s “State of the Union” Address
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 8:56pm PST by paulie
Posted on the website of RJ Harris, a candidate for the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party: RJ Harris slams President Obama’s “State of the Union” address. He accuses him of revising U.S. economic history and downplaying the achievements of the private sector. “Right ... -
Libertarian Party Response to 2012 State of the Union
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 8:45pm PST by paulie
Libertarian Party Response to 2012 State of the Union posted at LP.org: Shameless, Free Infomercials for Two Guilty Parties: Obama’s State of the Union and the Republican Response “Sponsors of even the most embarrassing, inane and fraudulent infomercials have to pay for their own air ... -
Green Party editorial: Andrew Cuomo Wants Your Child To Compete In The Hunger Games
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 7:33pm PST by Kimberly Wilder
An opinion piece by Michael O’Neil, Secretary of the Green Party of New York State: Editorial: Andrew Cuomo Wants Your Child To Compete In The Hunger Games Kids from rich and poor districts compete against each other in a high-stakes game designed to reinforce ...
LewRockwell.com
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Ron Paul vs. Democratic Dictatorship
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
Lew Rockwell talks to Mark Carbonaro about the runaway executive and the man who wants to rein it in.... -
When the Government Declares You a Nonperson
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
Abortion is only the first step. Article by Andrew Napolitano.... -
Who Commissioned the US To Remake the World?
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
Pat Buchanan on the grabby empire.... -
A Lifesaver for Parents
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
Linda Schrock Taylor on free reading and spelling tools for your kids.... -
The 10 Keys To Selling Anything
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
And, btw, negotiation is worthless, says James Altucher.... -
It's Not the Mooslims Under Your Bed
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
Justin Raimondo on the actual threat.... -
Here's Looking at You, Kid
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
Doug Hornig on the state of surveillance technology.... -
Thwarting the Privacy Predators
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
Have fun with decoy drives, and practice the art of misdirection, says Bill Rounds.... -
A Conspiracy of Mutants, Disease, and Greed
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
Jesse Ventura exposes the government's island of horror.... -
Obsessed with Watching, Tracking, and Controlling
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
The psychos who run the US police state can't get enough.... -
10 Rules for Your Emergency Food Supply
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
How to plan what you can't do without. Article by Tess Pennington.... -
Ready, Set, Fast
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 5:23pm PST
How to get leaner, fitter, and healthier with strategic meal-skipping. Article by John Berardi....
History News Network
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Some Possible Consequences of a U.S. Government Default
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 3:59pm PST by jhummel
My Econ Journal Watch article on Treasury default is now available online. It appears in a special issue that is devoted to various articles with differing perspectives on the probability and consequences of a U.S. government default....
The American Independent News Network
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One address, dozens of companies, millions in campaign donations
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 3:00pm PST by The American Independent
The story sounds familiar. One address. A handful of employees. Millions in campaign dollars. In suburban Tampa, Fla., a single-story building at 610 South Blvd. is home to countless political committees across the country and is known as a veritable political action committee ... -
In Colorado, Obama links clean energy to national security
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 2:12pm PST by The American Independent
President Barack Obama Thursday drew repeated applause at a private event at Aurora’s Buckley Air Force Base when he called on the country to work toward energy independence, which he called a matter of national security. “Leading on this issue is the right thing to ... -
Wrap-up of Senate hearing on new voting restrictions
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:56pm PST by The American Independent
The American Independent’s sister site The Florida Independent live-blogged this afternoon’s U.S. Senate field hearing on the new voting restrictions approved by state legislatures around the country — including Florida’s — last year. In case you missed it, here’s the wrap. 2:54 Hearing adjourned. ... -
Study: Finance industry execs rule political spending
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:51pm PST by The American Independent
Over the last 30 years, political contributions made by financial industry executives increased by 700 percent, according to new analysis by the watchdog Sunlight Foundation. Roughly 5,500 members of the finance, insurance, real estate sector (FIRE) gave $178.2 million to political committees and candidates ... -
Florida Independent’s Marcos Restrepo talks immigration on Democracy Now!
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:43pm PST by The American Independent
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The Florida Independent’s Marcos Restrepo appeared on Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez this morning to discuss the GOP presidential primary and the role immigration policy is playing in the race. Restrepo’s piece (audio) begins around the 49:30 mark.... -
‘Self-deportation’ another way to describe ‘attrition through enforcement’
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:23pm PST by The American Independent
When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke about “self-deportation” in Florida this week, his closest rival Newt Gingrich called it an “Obama-level fantasy,” but self-deportation is really just another way to describe “attrition through enforcement.” The Immigration Policy Center writes that self-deportation “has found ... -
Marco Rubio denies ‘anti-immigrant’ charges
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:15pm PST by The American Independent
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told participants at the Hispanic Leadership Network conference Friday morning in Miami that immigration is a gateway issue that touches everyone in the Hispanic community. Rubio added that the United States must choose in the 2012 elections a different economic option ... -
Report: Club for Growth ‘owns Florida’
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 1:11pm PST by The American Independent
Maplight, a group that monitors the connection between money and politics, has released a report that says the state of Florida is “owned” by the conservative Club for Growth. The report is “an analysis of campaign contributions from companies and organizations to the sitting members ...