We have forgotten how powerful one person has become over the course of seven years.
Today, the President of the United States is the most powerful person in the history of civilization. More powerful than Caesar, the Tzar, or the Fuehrer.
In the course of seven years, the President has assumed the following powers:
He has assumed […]
Demand More is undergoing some changes for the better. We’ve instituted an email list at right, which will allow you to receive commentary by email. Something we’ve struggled here for some time is the dilemma of quality over quantity of posts. While we’d love to be able to post daily (and indeed […]
Note: This is Part 1 of a continuing series on the rise of corporate power and its implications for the 21st century.
If the last two years of Democratic rule in Congress have taught anything, it is that party affiliation has no meaning at high levels of power.
Democrat and Republican, both, seem interested in protecting […]
Since the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States has been in a perpetual state of emergency. Because law requires that states of emergency expire after two years, the President of the United States, without any fanfare, renews the state of emergency when required. The last such renewal was on September 12, […]
The American way of life — and whatever it is that phrase means to you — is the reason America behaves the way it does on the world stage. Yes, it is technically true that it is America’s government, and not Americans themselves, that makes war on others and restricts domestic liberty. But […]
What has become of democracy? Such nobility in human ideas is rare, and it would be a splendid thing to live in a democracy. But that is not what we have in America.
Democracy has become a spectacle to be an observed, no longer an act of participation. Every four years we proceed […]
Oh! What a Lovely War on Terror - it’s the number the arms dealers love
The biggest threat to our freedoms comes not from al-Qaida but from the security bureaucrats and their cronies
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Who will be crowned king for four years? That has become the focus of American politics. The Speaker of the House, the Senate Majority leader, even the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court are all powerful figures in the American constitutional framework. But they have all taken a backseat to the mythical […]
In a piece written more than a year ago, I discussed the grave possibility of America going to war with Iran. With a portion of Iran’s military recently being labeled an official “terrorist” threat, these words from President Bush become chilling (all emphases mine):
Bush threatens to confront Iran over alleged support for Iraqi insurgents
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With the beginning of domestic surveillance, referenced in the previous post, our world is starting to resemble some awful demon spawn of three Georges: Orwell, Lucas, and W. Bush:
Armed Robots Pushed to Police
By Noah Shachtman
Armed robots — similar to the ones now on patrol in Iraq — are being marketed to domestic police forces, according […]
