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In Praise of the Reprehensible
In Praise of the Reprehensible Last month’s post here on cultural senility and its antidotes discussed the way that modern education erases the past in order to defend today’s ideologies against the lessons of history. While that post focused on the leftward end of the political spectrum—the end that currently dominates what we still jokingly call “higher […]
Anti-Intellectualism, Terrorism, and Elections in Contemporary Education: a Discussion with Noam Chomsky
Anti-Intellectualism, Terrorism, and Elections in Contemporary Education: a Discussion with Noam Chomsky photo story | Shutterstock.com Washington DC based History Teacher Dan Falcone and New York City English Teacher Saul Isaacson sat down with Professor Noam Chomsky to discuss current issues in education and American domestic and foreign policy issues. They also discussed the place of the […]
Why you can’t argue with a “modern”
Why you can’t argue with a “modern” The modern world is filled with things many of us regard as antiquated and old-fashioned. Modern people often say that ancient rituals are mere superstition, that science tells us what is real and what is not, and that we are now free from ideas including untestable ideas from […]
How the CIA Writes History
HOW THE CIA WRITES HISTORY LAST SUMMER I PAID a visit to Georgetown University’s Lauinger Library as part of my research on legendary CIA counterspy James Jesus Angleton. I went there to investigate Angleton’s famous mole hunt, one of the least flattering episodes of his eventful career. By the early 1960s, Angleton was convinced the KGB had managed […]
Governments Admit that Much of Modern History Has Been Manipulated By False Flag Attacks
Governments Admit that Much of Modern History Has Been Manipulated By False Flag Attacks Painting by Anthony Freda Presidents, Prime Ministers, Congressmen, Generals, Spooks, Soldiers and Police ADMIT to False Flag Terror In the following instances, officials in the government which carried out the attack (or seriously proposed an attack) admit to it, either orally, in writing, or […]
A Brief Visit to the End of the World
A Brief Visit to the End of the World People mostly want the same thing, and many of us already have it, but we don’t really notice it. I have no way of confirming this, but I bet that if you could interview people across different centuries and cultures, asking them what they wanted most, […]
Faking History
Faking History “This is the final struggle Let us pull together and tomorrow The Internationale Will be the human kind.” — Written by Eugene Pottier in 1871, “The Internationale,” is the anthem of socialists, communists, anarchists, and social democrats. Anti-fascist Republicans sang it during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Singing “The Internationale” today in Ukraine […]
History Repeats
HISTORY REPEATS “The proper behaviour all through the holiday season is to be drunk. This drunkenness culminates on New Year’s Eve, when you get so drunk you kiss the person you’re married to.” – P.J. O’Rourke. On May 29th 1969, Warren Buffett wrote to his partners at the Buffett Partnership, informing them of his intention […]
Seeing ‘Evil’ Everywhere
Seeing ‘Evil’ Everywhere Today’s American politics sees demons everywhere – from “evil” foreign leaders to excessive fears about “terrorism” – while more mundane threats like crumbling roads, loss of good-paying jobs and inadequate health care get short-shrift, misplaced priorities addressed by ex-CIA official Graham E. Fuller. It is depressing to witness the ongoing vitriolic voices […]
Alternative Currencies of the Great Depression
Alternative Currencies of the Great Depression QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, have you ever heard of a short lived Wörgl Experiment in Austria? It was shut down by the Austrian Central Bank they say because it was successful. Have you looked into this experiment they claim defied deflation and inflation? ANSWER: Yes. This was by no means an […]
NATO Expansion: Lessons Not Learned
NATO Expansion: Lessons Not Learned Failure to Communicate Recently, NATO extended an offer of membership to Montenegro. The announcement was couched in the usual tagline of offering “assurance” to Western Balkan states concerned with possible security issues (Russian assertiveness) and “reassurance” to current NATO members in the neighborhood. With the utmost respect to Montenegrins […]
The Grand Finale: “World War III Will Be A Fight Over Basic Human Needs – Food and Other Commodities”
The Grand Finale: “World War III Will Be A Fight Over Basic Human Needs – Food and Other Commodities” As political tensions heat up it is becoming clear that the world’s super powers are vying for control of resources like oil, water, metals and food. And though developed nations have thus far avoided any significant clashes […]
Liam Fox’s Speech to the IEA on Honest Money
Liam Fox’s Speech to the IEA on Honest Money Dr Fox gave his speech on honest money to the IEA last week. The video can also be viewed here: http://www.iea.org.uk/multimedia/video/rt-hon-liam-fox-on-honest-money It is almost universally accepted that the first duty of government is the protection of its citizens. As a former Secretary of State for Defence I […]
The Coming French Revolution of 2020?
The Coming French Revolution of 2020? QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong; Thank you for coming to Paris. You said the civil unrest would rise in France going into 2018 and there was a risk of another French Revolution in 2020. You mentioned that when surrounded by many people on the Champs–Élysées. Since then I have paid attention and there is […]
The Last 30 Years of Global Economic History Are About to Go Out the Window
The Last 30 Years of Global Economic History Are About to Go Out the Window Over the last 30 years, a near constant flow of cash has inundated China and other emerging markets. It has lifted those economies, pulled hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, and dictated corporate expansion plans worldwide. That wave […]
