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Greg Johnson was joined by Angelo Plume (Telegram, YouTube) and David Zsutty on the latest broadcast of Counter-Currents Radio to discuss all the ever-increasing chaos and drama surrounding the 2024 US presidential election, and they of course answered listener questions as well. It is now available for download and online listening. (more…)
The US House Select Committee on China meeting earlier this year. The members of the Committee all have one trait in common: none is an expert on China.
The US House Select Committee on China meeting earlier this year. The members of the Committee all have one trait in common: none is an expert on China.
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I confess that I am a bad American. Yes, I pay little attention to Congress. Why? Because it seems to me little more than a storefront operation for the powers that count in America: Big Pharma, the military industry, Wall Street, and so on. They make policy. Congress just announces it. Nor do I much read the Constitution, a document in tatters that has little obvious connection to American life. (more…)
Real lèse-majesté: John Bull farts on an image of George III, 1798. Print by Richard Newton.
Real lèse-majesté: John Bull farts on an image of George III, 1798. Print by Richard Newton.
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“Avoid the line. Vote from home. Text Hillary to 59925.” — an online joke by Douglas Mackey
Douglass Mackey, also known as “Ricky Vaughn,” was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of the charge of Conspiracy Against Rights. . . . Mackey faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.[1]
“Conspiracy Against Rights”? How about lèse-majesté, an offense in this case against soreheaded loser Hillary?
Paul Begala is credited with the quip: “Politics is show business for ugly people.” Given his close, working connection with Hillary Rodham Clinton, it is a safe bet that HRC up close was his inspiration for that deliciously cynical bon mot. (more…)