Category: Politics

Since the NSA surveillance revelations, many government leaders have argued that it is reasonable to spy on all Americans. I guess we cannot be trusted. They are suspicious of our motives. They have reason to be, seeing how low Congressional approval ratings are. As is often the case, we demand that Congress endure the same…

This is the article that I wanted to write. Jeff Cohen, in “The Elephant in the Room: Militarism”, nicely summarizes the ridiculous scale of military spending in the US.  The War on Terror, like the War on Drugs, is misplaced action based on fear generated by a handful of politicians with a personal agenda. It’s…

It’s simple. We have the knowledge, the skill, the labor… we have all the means we need to use purely renewable energy sources for our energy needs. The capitalists aren’t doing it. Why should we wait for the invisible hand of the market to accomplish something that we can rationally see needs done and we…

I’m simply lifting this from the Guardian, but it is worth repeating.  I can’t decide whether it is funny or Orwellian.  Both, I suppose.  

Here’s a good series of articles about this, by my favorite electronic liberty organization, the EFF. Another relevant case is that of Jeremy Hammond.  Here’s a story about that. I agree with opinions that the DoJ, at the urging of political leaders, is encouraging overly severe punishment in order to suppress the call for the freedom…