Category Archives: Friends, Allies, and Frequented Sites

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to be Tried in NYC, Lynne Stewart Off to Jail and Other News

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

[KSM: Coming soon to a NYC courthouse near you] Attorney General Holder announced he is bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) from Guantanamo to NYC to face a criminal trial instead of allowing his case to continue in front of military … Continue reading →

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Demonstrations and Double Standards

Posted on September 15, 2009 by

Whatever you think about the Tea-Party protesters, whether you think their cause (or causes) is right or wrong, you cannot help but notice different standards applied to them and the demonstrations organized by the far left. First, the matter of … Continue reading →

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Answering Martin’s Questions Regarding Anarchism

Posted on August 29, 2009 by

H/t to Martin for tagging me on this. I added a question (A), How were you introduced to anarchism? (A) How were you introduced to anarchism? I was introduced to anarchism in my teens through the punk-rock and hardcore punk … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, History, and Historiography, Friends, Allies, and Frequented Sites, International Politics, Labor, Radicalism, Theory | 2 Comments

Campus Protest Roundup

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

[To the barricades!] A roundup regarding the protests and occupations taking place at colleges and universities in the UK, US and Canada. Many of the protests focused on Israel and developing scholarships for Palestinian students. Some added demands specific to … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Current Debate: A Perspective from the U.S.

Posted on April 24, 2008 by

[Image courtesy of Zombietime.] I haven’t found the time to post a response to what Bob, Marko and the Drink Soaked Trots for War have been writing the past week or so. I’ve found the discussion stimulating aside from the … Continue reading →

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The Team Against the Committee: Fighting Tyranny and Terrorism Without Losing Our Liberal Soul

Posted on December 28, 2007 by

Here is an excerpt from an article by David DeRosiers, “The Team Against the Committee”: Fighting Tyranny and Terrorism Without Losing Our Liberal Soul” (The Political Science Reviewer, Vol 2., No. 1, 2003). The article is a few years old … Continue reading →

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Muravchik in Democratiya: The Neoconservative Persuasion and Foreign Policy

Posted on December 15, 2007 by

[I posted about the new edition of Democratiya a few days ago. I’d like to direct your attention to Alan Johnson's interview with Joshua Muravchik. The interviews in Democratiya are always excellent but this one was of particular interest to … Continue reading →

Posted in (Anti and Post) Communism, Archives, History, and Historiography, Friends, Allies, and Frequented Sites, Interviews | 2 Comments

Military Contractors, State Power and the Monopoly of the Use of Force

Posted on October 15, 2007 by

In the controversially titled “War Making and State Making as Organized Crime,” Charles Tilly made a rather uncontroversial observation, the consolidation of state power in Europe was accompanied by the monopolization of the use of force. In Tilly’s words, “A … Continue reading →

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Political Influences: Part I

Posted on October 14, 2007 by

Bob from Brockley asked a few bloggers (including yours truly) to list our five greatest political influences. It’s rather difficult for me to say as my politics have shifted over time from the extremes of the radical left to a … Continue reading →

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