Ignoring the Big Donkey in the Room
A couple weeks ago, Mitch Jesserich, the host of Letters & Politics, a Pacifica radio show, had author Paul Dickson as a guest. Dickson is an historical non-fiction author and was discussing the 1932 presidential election between incumbent Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt (FRR). On the show, the author mentioned that during the election FDR espoused more [...]
MOCK TRIAL
To listen to the TV pundits or read news accounts of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s “trial”, you would think that he is some kind of nut. He’s violent, cunning, ruthless and dangerous, because he’s not nuts. The U.S. is producing a mock trial. All the rights of defendants guaranteed by the Constitution are being denied in [...]
