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Timely Lessons About Tyranny from the Father of the Constitution
It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. — James Madison, A Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, 1785 James Madison, often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” once predicted that the Bill of Rights would become mere “parchment barrier,” words on paper ignored by successive generations of […]
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We Do Need those Stinking Badges
…all those McCarthy-Loving Feds and Politicians have tapped the nerds and software billionaires to watch our every fucking move!!!!!!! Proof of life. Don’t mess with the SS Administration ** [**see below, way below] Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges. I don’t have to show you any stinking badges! The real […]
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Israel, Russia, and International Law
International law―the recognized rules of behavior among nations based on customary practices and treaties, among them the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights―has been agreed upon by large and small nations alike. To implement this law, the nations of the world have established a UN Security Council (to maintain international peace […]
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Their Rules-Based International Order Is the Rule of the Mafia
Ana Segovia (Mexico), Huapango Torero (‘Huapango Bullfighter’), 2019. The skin is the largest organ of the human body. It covers our entire surface, at some points only as thin as a piece of paper and at other points about half as thick as a credit card. The skin, which protects us from all manner of […]
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US Court Convicts Trump
Former US President Donald Trump arrives to Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. © Justin Lane / Getty ImagesFormer US president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election, in a case related to alleged ‘hush money’ payments to […]
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Get Up, Stand Up, Don’t Give Up the Fight: Know Your Rights or You Will Lose Them
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. — Thomas Jefferson If America’s schools are to impart principles of freedom and democracy to future generations, they must start by respecting the constitutional rights of their students Take the case of […]
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The ICC Takes on Israel and the US Congressional Mafia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 28, 2023. POOL / VIA REUTER Senator Lindsay Graham was bursting with contempt for the International Criminal Court (ICC) when he grilled Secretary of State Blinken at a May 21 Congressional hearing. Wagging his finger, […]
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A Misplaced Purity: Democracies and Crimes Against International Law
The application for arrest warrants by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan in the Israel-Hamas War gives us a chance to revisit a recurring theme in the commission of crimes in international humanitarian law. Certain states, so this logic goes, either commit no crimes, or, if they do, have good reasons […]
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From COVID-19 to Campus Protests: How the Police State Muzzles Free Speech
The police state does not want citizens who know their rights. Nor does the police state want citizens prepared to exercise those rights. This year’s graduates are a prime example of this master class in compliance. Their time in college has been set against a backdrop of crackdowns, lockdowns and permacrises ranging from the government’s […]
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