In 1299, King Edward I of England ordered the sheriffs of Salop and Stafford to prohibit any one “from tourneying, tilting . . . or jousting, or making assemblies, or otherwise going armed within the realm without the king’s special licen[s]eSome 18½ years after authorizing torture in the service of the War on Terror, Jay Bybee relied on this royal ( Read more... )

In stark contrast to rightwing claims, 93% of demonstrations have involved no serious harm to people or property.
- Lois Beckett, “Nearly all Black Lives Matter protests are peaceful despite Trump narrative, report finds”, The Guardian, Saturday 5 September 2020

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“Ma, sendo l’intento mio scrivere cosa utile a chi la intende, mi è parso più conveniente andare drieto alla verità effettuale della cosa, che alla immaginazione di essa. E molti si sono immaginati repubbliche e principati che non si sono mai visti né conosciuti essere in vero; perché elli è tanto discosto da come si vive a come si doverrebbe ( Read more... )

“Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time it’s enemy action.”

1. Item: the 1999 bombing campaign conducted under the auspices of Bill & Hill’s “co-presidency” creating a festering Islamist drug and sex slave trafficking and organ thieving enclave in the Balkans.
   
   
2. Item: Hillary doubling down on regime change short of follow-through in ( Read more... )

Why I Oppose NAFTAA recent trip to Mexico with five other members of Congress has only confirmed my worst fears about the effect the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will have on the standard of living, and quality of life, for both Americans and Mexicans ( Read more... )

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“If your intention is to stop terrorism, do not try to blame the whole population of Muslims for it because it cannot stop terrorism. It will radicalise more terrorists.”
- Malala Yousafzai, 15 December 2015We have before us an interesting example of a political argument, proceeding from a prediction of fact to a prescription of policy. Let us take ( Read more... )

On this day in 1906:
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Dear Fred,

Good to hear from you. I appreciate your advice in this matter, but you overestimate my budget and misunderstand my intent. As to the former, I can get into a fully functional Ferret with an operational semiauto Browning M1919A4 for under $20,000. Concerning the latter, my paranoia is well served by driving a Dodge Ram Viper truck. The ( Read more... )