Posts of: Jay Taber
A Totalitarian Objective
Privatization, first and foremost, is a totalitarian objective. The goal of eradicating the public interest depends on this misanthropic philosophy. Subjugating public institutions to market tyranny, however, involves more than…
Read morePolitical Climate Change
In his Moscow Times op-ed, Vladimir Ryzhkov, State Duma deputy from 1993-2007, notes the Kremlin’s waning interest in seeking accommodation with the Council of Europe. Having weathered a flood of…
Read moreIsraeli Blood Diamond News
As a luxury item, foregoing the purchase of diamonds is a painless gesture, especially when many are brutally produced by forced labor in horrific conditions. But blood diamonds, as these…
Read moreDecriminalizing Consciousness
In light of the colossal failure of the world war on drugs, one might think the United Nations would step forward to end the human rights abuses and official violence…
Read moreFacade of Understanding
As noted in this article at Indian Country Today, the Obama Administration’s endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples comprises a facade of understanding, while largely…
Read moreDreams of Humanity
The success of the rule of law depends on who is making the law, or breaking it. The failure of the rule of law occurs when those people are one…
Read moreWillful Ignorance
Steven T. Newcomb recalls a conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia.
Read moreEvery Last Drop
Scott Thill examines the privatization of the United Nations.
Read moreKalahari
The Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve have an interesting website.
Read morePerspective Proportion Design
In his article at Indian Country Today, Duane Champagne discusses academia’s propensity to pay lip service to Native American studies without allowing it to flourish from the perspective of Native…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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