Category Archives: Radicalism

Ron Radosh on Jennifer Delton: A Fresh View of Cold War America

This article by Ron Radosh is from Minding the Campus: Teaching in the universities about the so-called McCarthy era has become an area most susceptible to politically correct and one-sided views of what the period was all about. One historian … Continue reading

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Joseph Stack and the Pundit Class: The Teapartiers Made Him Do It!

As soon as I found out a disgruntled man had flown his small airplane into an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office in Austin, Texas I knew what the response from the pundit class would be: let’s blame the Tea Party … Continue reading

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Ernest Sternberg: “Purifying the World: What the New Radical Ideology Stands For”

[Teach your children well...] Ernest Sternberg was kind to send me a PDF of his article, “Purifying the World: What the New Radical Ideology Stands For,” which is in the current Orbis (Winter 2010). I think many readers will enjoy … Continue reading

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Demonstrations and Double Standards

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

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

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Ahmadinejad Picks Terrorist for Defense Minister of Iran

Interpol revealed that Ahmad Vahidi, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad‘s pick for Defense Minister, is wanted by the agency for his role in the bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires. The terrorist attack … Continue reading

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Honduras Debate: Davis Vs Grandin on Democracy Now

Democracy Now! is a misnamed show because the program’s host, Amy Goodman, has such an obvious disdain for the concept of democracy. Like so many on the far left, Goodman reserves her criticisms for places like the U.S. and Israel … Continue reading

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Wrong Then, Wrong Now

Remember when the clowns from Code Pink would stand up during congressional meetings and shout nonsense about the Iraq War? “Bush lied, people died!” “No War for oil!” and all the rest of those tired, played out slogans… Well, I … Continue reading

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Pakistan Taliban Leader Eliminated?

Baitullah Mehsud, the leader of Pakistani Taliban (Tehreek-e-Taliban) responsible for a wave of suicide attacks across Pakistan, was killed in a missile strike fired by a CIA Predator drone according to Pakistani officials. Mehsud, one of Pakistan’s most wanted terrorists, … Continue reading

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Cults: Dr. Malachi York and the Nuwaubians

I was watching Brooklyn Community Access Television (BCAT) the other night and came across a program promoting the cult of Dr. Malachi York. I previously knew nothing about York but he and his group are definitely bat shit crazy. He … Continue reading

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