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Somnolent Europe, Russia, and China — Paul Craig Roberts

Somnolent Europe, Russia, and China
Can the world wake up?

Paul Craig Roberts

On September 19, 2000, going on 16 years ago, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard of the London Telegraph reported:

“Declassified American government documents show that the US intelligence community ran a campaign in the Fifties and Sixties to build momentum for a united Europe. It funded and directed the European federalist movement.

Remember That "Taxation Without Representation" Thing? It's Happening Again

Remember That "Taxation Without Representation" Thing? It's Happening Again

Submitted by Nick Bernabe via TheAntiMedia.org,

Everybody remembers learning about one of the central rallying cries of the American Revolution: “No taxation without representation!” Yes, the settlers in early America thought the idea of being forced to pay taxes without having a say in the decision-making of their overlords was very problematic.

Trump Says If Economy Crashes "Can Make A Deal", "Will Renegotiate Debt"

Trump Says If Economy Crashes "Can Make A Deal", "Will Renegotiate Debt"

Calling himself 'the king of debt' in his business dealings, Donald Trump warned correctly this morning that the national debt would be troublesome if the cost of borrowing increases, asking rhetorically, "we're paying a very low interest rate. What happens if that interest rate goes up 2, 3, 4 points? ...We don't have a country." The U.S.

Remembering Slavery At Whitney

Remembering Slavery At Whitney

We have old friends visiting this week from Europe. I encouraged them to go to Rosedown Plantation, in St. Francisville, which is one of the grandest and best preserved plantations in the South. It really is a wonder to behold. But Julie and I also suggested that they get the other side of the story by going to Whitney Plantation, down the river in St. John the Baptist Parish.

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