2008-04-26 20:53
Freedom, Democracy and the Delusions of Power For all his faults and the faults of the endeavour he was involved with, Jefferson was right on the essential point, in terms of political t… Read More
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2008-04-26 16:35
A few quotes, to introduce myself, and to give some glimpse into who I am, what I value, and what has inspired me: Compiled for a publisher, and reprinted here as an introduction to this… Read More
2008-03-17 01:08
The Missing Scriptures: The Gospel of ThomasIt was from a reference by Joseph Campbell, whom I greatly admire, that I first heard of The Gospel of Thomas. Joseph Campbell's quotation from th… Read More
2008-03-11 20:06
So many good books, so little time….....…but so few truly great books.Here’s a short list – author’s picks: some of the best books and articles for both bread… Read More
2008-03-11 17:55
Yikes.......... a little levity! Levity over here....! Somebody....?!Ah, thank goodness.Here we go....Backyard BlitzkriegBushHoax.gif (image)Things we've been wondering aboutHandy guide to t… Read More
2008-02-17 00:28
Let us start with a look at the current US presidential election. The patterns emerging are clear. Fascism is unfolding in America, and the coming elections promise to be utterly… Read More
2008-02-14 22:54
A picture is worth a thousand words. Let's look at the data, the graphs, and the images.Projected temp changesLong term carbon variationsCarbon History and Flux Rev.png - Global Warming ArtC… Read More
2008-02-12 23:27
Or, The death of democracy in America: Time for a re-awakening Let us start with a look at the current US presidential election. The patterns emerging are clear. F… Read More
2008-02-10 19:32
“In the long run it is far more dangerous to adhere to illusion than to face what the actual truth is.” – David Bohm It is very important that we now divest ourselves… Read More
2008-02-04 13:28
I know Obama is the darling of many of you, and I realize that some even like Hillary, but let us consider this most crucial fact. There were only three candidates in the US presidenti… Read More
2008-02-04 02:42
"Power follows property." The Golden Rule, as cynically applied by the financial elite: "He who holds the gold makes the rules." Of course, if you can dispense with the need for gold… Read More
2008-02-04 00:11
Jesus said, “The Kingdom of heaven is within you.” I have come to show you the deeper things, which you have forgotten, and which now must be uncovered. It is time for the s… Read More
2008-01-30 20:10
The Logan Act (US federal law, 1799), like the US Fourteenth Amendment (1868), falls into the category, I would say, of ambiguous legislation, which may be applied to serve the interests o… Read More
2008-01-22 20:08
What is HR 1955, and why should we be interested? Here is a short introduction. More than we may imagine rides on the peoples' response to this newest development in the war on democrac… Read More
2008-01-21 04:03
"If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest."- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) 3rd American President… Read More
2008-01-19 07:04
How corporate America nearly destroyed democracy in the United States in 1933It is unsurprising that powerful vested interests in business and government, as well as many within the media an… Read More
2007-08-19 03:19
SPP Forum and Protest August 19-21The SPP threatens our environment, social programs, civil liberties, sovereignty and the foundations of democracy. The MAI was killed, and full corporate ru… Read More
2007-06-27 06:47
An Overview: Where we stand with hydrogen fuel now1. We need to get off polluting fossil fuels asap. This is obvious to just about everyone now.2. Biofuels are better than fossil fu… Read More
2007-05-17 21:53
The Republican Party and corporate media are scared - actual democracy is threatening to break out in America. Ron Paul is under attack by the… Read More
2007-05-16 18:59
The Conservative Party of Canada seems to be a strange mixture of competing and conflicting ideologies, as Devin Johnston pointed out in Countdown Until the Conservative Party Disbands Again… Read More
2007-04-15 19:17
“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” ~Albert Einstein Libertarianism i… Read More
2007-04-15 19:17
“Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” ~Albert Einstein Libertarianism i… Read More
2007-04-15 03:28
I. While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who are to inhabit them. It has created palaces, but it was not so easy to create n… Read More
2007-04-13 17:39
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." - Benjamin Franklin“The media serve the interests of state and corporate powe… Read More
2007-04-11 16:28
“Congress' premier defender of the Constitution” Why on earth would a left libertarian who admires democratic socialist Hugo Chavez favour a conservative Republican candidat… Read More
2007-04-11 06:42
The Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) is an issue that is heating up rapidly among grassroots popular movements as well as the general citizenry - ironically, on the right in the U.S… Read More
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