Tag Archives: 80s

In Memoriam: Aaron Swartz (1986-2013), A True Hero

LibertyColumns.com mourns the death of 26-year-old activist Aaron Swartz on Friday. A true fighter for life, liberty, and property, Swartz was not afraid to stand up to Barack Obama or Hollywood. As the co-founder of Demand Progress, Swartz led a … Continue reading

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Didn’t Talk Radio Teach You Anything? Republicans, Wake Up!

The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the commercialization of the Internet since the mid-1990s has assisted the rise of alternate forms of media – conservative and libertarian talk radio, … Continue reading

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Maybe I should say it on my own blog instead of repeating the same stuff everywhere else over and over again.

(This was posted as a comment to a 17th-amendment-related blog and thus more tailored to it, but I still repeat the same facts again and again in every right-wing blog & message board.) The link between the 17th and the … Continue reading

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“Kenyan-born Obama”: Will they pull a WTC7 or a Philander Knox?

The Internet Archive, famous for exposing politicians, contains an article from Nairobi’s The (East African) Standard regarding “Kenyan-Born Obama” and his Senate race in 2004. (article here, newspaper now known as “The Standard for Fairness and Justice”, detailed blog entry). … Continue reading

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