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In Government, Nothing Succeeds Like Failure | Print |  E-mail
Written by Jack Kenny   
Monday, 16 November 2009 04:32

In politics, it seems, nothing succeeds like failure. The most successful men in American political history are its most spectacular failures. Consider that the most important responsibilities that a President has are preserving our liberties and keeping the peace. Yet the Presidents we celebrate the most are those who led the nation into war and expanded the power of the state.

 
Nazis & Communists: Ideological Bedfellows | Print |  E-mail
Written by Bruce Walker   
Friday, 30 October 2009 01:00

historyBenito Mussolini has an infamous place in modern history, as well he should. Nearly everyone knows Mussolini as the dictator of Fascist Italy and the ally of Nazi Germany in the Second World War. But that is only part of the story.

 
Remembering the Mass-murderer Mao | Print |  E-mail
Written by Bruce Walker   
Monday, 26 October 2009 22:00

MaoThe statement by Anita Dunn, Obama’s Communications Director, describing Mao Tse-tung (aka Mao Zedong) as one of her two favorite philosophers, is, of course, appalling. Sixty years ago China, which had been slowly progressing towards a free republic under Chaing Kai-shek, was placed into the hands of one the most ghastly thugs in history.

 
Remembering Geoffrey Chaucer | Print |  E-mail
Written by Rebecca Terrell   
Friday, 23 October 2009 00:00

ChaucerThis October 25 marks the 609th anniversary of the death of Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the most famous writers in the history of English literature and author of the renowned work, The Canterbury Tales.

 
Mussolini Worked for British Intelligence | Print |  E-mail
Written by Bruce Walker   
Friday, 16 October 2009 09:40

Reuters reported on October 14 that Benito Mussolini had been in the pay of British intelligence services during the First World War. The implication of the story is that Mussolini was paid to beat up Marxist peace protesters and that his “right wing” Fascist movement was a willing tool of British wealth. The position that Mussolini took, in fact, was the same position that Leon Trotsky and Vladimir Lenin were taking at the same time.

 
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