‘Bin Laden’s Legacy’: Al Qaeda’s Economic War on the West

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  January 13th at 12:01 AM  | 

TEN YEARS HAVE passed since terrorists hijacked airliners and flew them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.  In that period, America has fought wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, carried out hundreds armed drone attacks in Pakistan and Yemen (among other locations), and conducted covert operations around the world, all in the name of what President George W.  Bush termed the “Global War on | Read More »

OPEN THREAD: What happens when a former Soviet citizen encounters #OWS idiots?

By: LaborUnionReport (Diary)  |  October 24th at 08:45 PM  | 

Question: What’s the difference between North Korea and South Korea? #OWS Idiot: People in North Korea get paid a decent wage… [Yeah, she said that.] #OWS Idiot2: …They’re being choked by Capitalism!… [It only degenerates from there.] **Language Warning**

It’s time to defund the United Nations

By: Neil Stevens (Diary)  |  December 20th at 09:00 AM  | 

The United States of America keeps the United Nations afloat. In 2009 we were assessed 22% of the budget of the UN, and paid out slightly under 24% of what was collected, thanks to the Tax Equalization Fund system*. So in practice we paid about a quarter of the UN budget. Without us, the UN has to do some serious belt tightening. So if we’re | Read More »