Reflections on Mandela
Reflections of a sculptor. I am a magazine junkie. Love the things and find it hard to part with a…
Category: Talk
Why Should Anyone Trust a Government That Kills, Maims, Tortures, Lies, Spies, Cheats, and Treats Its Citizens Like Criminals?
“Why should anyone trust a government that has condoned torture, spied on at least 35 world leaders, supports indefinite detention,…
Just Shoot: The Mindset Responsible for Turning Search Warrants into Death Warrants, and SWAT Teams into Death Squads
“A government which will turn its tanks upon its people, for any reason, is a government with a taste of…
The War on America’s Military Veterans, Waged with SWAT Teams, Surveillance and Neglect
Just in time for Memorial Day, we’re once again being treated to a generous serving of praise and grandstanding by…
Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Have the Police Become a Law Unto Themselves?
Living in a free society means not having to look over your shoulder to see whether the government is watching…
Orwell’s Nightmare: The NSA and Google—Big Brother Meets Big Business
“The Google services and apps that we interact with on a daily basis aren’t the company’s main product: They are…
Martial Law, Detention Camps and Kangaroo Courts: Are We Recreating the Third Reich?
“First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came…
Raising Up Compliant Children in the American Police State
“[The aim of public education is not] to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken their intelligence.…
The Bundy Paradigm: Will You Be a Rebel, Revolutionary or a Slave?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”—John F. Kennedy Those tempted to write off the standoff…
Jesus Lived in a Police State
“There is no evidence that Jesus himself openly advocated violent actions. But he was certainly no pacifist. “Do not think…