Rattled by the Rush?

Or just bored by the self-amused oxyconservative? Check out a real alternative to the establishment media: the Philip Dru show. It's on-air in Austin, but the website features audio interviews with the likes of Ivan Eland, Greg Palast, Alan Bock, and Jesse Walker--...

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The Big Tent

Every once in a while someone will point out some theme that I disagree with in an article posted on AWC & ask me why, if I disagree, I bother doing the work of editing the site's letters section, etc. But, in fact, it's not possible (never mind necessary or...

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Patriotism for Non-Scoundrels

Lest anyone think that my take on patriotism in today's article is meant to dismiss the concept altogether, please read this great essay by Joseph Sobran. Relevant to folks right and left.

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“Scooter” Libby and Marc Rich

In case you need a little refresher on D.C. power-slut Lewis "Scooter" Libby, so prominently featured in the Valerie Plame scandal, here's a tasty treat from National Review, March 2001. Byron York reported the following: Libby, who said his law firms collected as...

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Yom Kippur/Sabra and Shatila

First, condolences to the families, Jewish and Arab, of those hurt or killed in yesterday's bombing. I'll include one sentence from an Agence France-Presse report that I didn't hear on the nightly news: The radical Palestinian movement Islamic Jihad claimed...

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Who’s Being Intolerant?

Romania is in big trouble for the way it treats its Gypsy population. Y'know, leaving them alone, letting them maintain their customs, instead of assimilating them at gunpoint. Now, a Gypsy wedding between a 12-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy may threaten...

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Death Kitsch

Artist Peter Max has unveiled this new poster to raise funds for a Pentagon memorial. Order quickly-- they're sure to fly off the shelves at $150 apiece!

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