I am gratified that my view of Ferguson is shared by the distinguished civil liberty attorney John W. Whitehead. Once again the media, the justice (sic) system, and political authority have failed the American people. “As long as we remained steeped in ignorance, there will be no reform.” John. W. Whitehead We Are the Enemy: Is This the Lesson of Ferguson? By John W. Whitehead...

The Washington Insane Asylum Sends War Signals to Russia On November 22 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy in Moscow that Washington treats Russia as “subhumans” and has forced Russia into a “game of chicken” in order to determine whether Russia will blink or defend its national interests. As Russia will not blink, Washington is driving the world...

The War Crime Deniers I was pleased to see my article, “What Americans Celebrate on Thanksgiving,” reprinted on LewRockwell.com together with Professor Thomas DiLorenzo’s article reminding the Lincoln Cult that numerous distinguished historians have documented the extraordinary war crimes committed by Lincoln and his generals during the War of Northern Aggression. The worshipers of empire do their best to keep Americans brainwashed, because a brainwashed...

Ferguson: The Safety of Citizens is Lost with The Unaccountability of Police Paul Craig Roberts Events in Ferguson unfolded as most aware Americans thought they would. A white prosecutor guided a grand jury to the decision that the white policeman who shot and killed a young black male had just cause and committed no crime. The black majority but politically powerless community in Ferguson consists...

Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s Concern for the Poor Got Him Destroyed Paul Craig Roberts “The outstanding faults of the economic society in which we live are its failure to provide for full employment and its arbitrary and inequitable distribution of wealth and incomes…Not everyone will agree with the entirety of this statement. But what we have learnt over time is that unemployment and inequality can undermine the...

What Americans Celebrate On Thanksgiving Day Paul Craig Roberts When Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, they don’t know what they are celebrating. In American folklore, Thanksgiving is a holiday that originated in 1621 with the Pilgrims celebrating a good harvest. Some historians say that this event is poorly documented, and others believe that the Thanksgiving tradition travelled to the New World with the Pilgrims and Puritans who...

Swiss Gold Referendum: What It Really Means Paul Craig Roberts In a few days the Swiss people will go to the polls to decide whether the Swiss central bank is to be required to hold 20% of its reserves in the form of gold. Polls show that the gold requirement is favored by the less well off and opposed by wealthy Swiss invested in stocks....

Opening the Gates to World War III Paul Craig Roberts "The US wants to subdue Russia, to solve US problems at Russia's expense. No one in history ever managed to do this to Russia, and no one ever will." Vladimir Putin, November 17, 2014. According to news reports, Washington has decided to arm Ukraine for renewed military assault on Russian ethnics in Donetsk and Luhansk....

Washington’s Reckless Demonization Of Russia -- Paul Craig Roberts If Professor Petras’ account of the developing war scenario in Ukraine is correct, it would seem that the Russian government has underestimated Washington’s mendacity and overestimated European independence and sense of survival. There is little doubt that hubris has made Washington insane. But it is difficult to account for Europe’s insanity. With winter at hand, how...

NOTE: An earlier report on the study by Michael Wood and Karen Douglas was published by Kevin Barrett on Press TV July 12, 2013. http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/07/12/313399/conspiracy-theorists-vs-govt-dupes/ Guest Article by J. D. Heyes Researchers -- psychologists and social scientists, mostly -- in the U.S. and United Kingdom say data indicate that, contrary to those mainstream media stereotypes, "conspiracy theorists" appear to be more sane than people who...