Month May 2010

Onward to the Hollow State

Global Guerrillas, Sept. 2008. When I read this back then, I thought they were maybe too alarmist and gloomy. But events unfortunately are showing their Hollow State thesis to be valid. The modern nation-state is in a secular decline, made…

How can you tell when BP is lying

Their lips are moving. Old joke, true. But quite accurate when it comes to BP Let’s see. First it was 1,000 barrels a day, then 3,000, then 5,000, even as others said the real number was much higher. They chased…

Phoenix protest against immigration law

The crowd was estimated at over 10,000, less than hopes of 50,000 but still sizable. It was about 100 degrees too, so that may have kept some away. This sign should be a wake up call for Obama. As for…

Emma Goldman

This excellent two-part series gives an overview of firebrand anarchist Emma Goldman. She was a national figure, attacked by Teddy Roosevelt and a young J. Edgar Hoover, and was jailed for opposing the draft in WW I. Deported to Russia,…