The Alleged Editor

Open Letter To 404 Members Of The European Parliament

To the 404 Members: The European Parliament, of which you are a member, is the only body of the European Union elected by all citizens. You represent the will of the people and you represent me because you represent democracy. Without democracy, the European Union makes no sense. On March 8th the European Parliament voted “yes” to lifting the immunity of three of your colleagues: Ms. Clara Ponsatí, Mr. Toni Comín, and Mr. Carles Puigdemont. Of the 693 MEPs voting that day, 404 (58 percent) were in favour of the waiver, while 42 percent of MEPs voted “no,” or blank. The vote fell far short …

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Who Rules?

To the Editor: Who holds the reins of government? Are We the People well read, self-determining, and able to understand what our elected representatives of this democratic republic are doing? No, most people do not even know the names of their “representatives,” nor do they know what’s really going on, and that’s the biggest problem we have! Our Representatives should look for our ideas and input to address the discussions between all parties and represent us. Instead they listen to lobbyists and rich special interests whose greed is destroying our Nation and planet. We the People must be actively involved in order for our representative …

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Whatever Happened to War?

by James A. Haught For millennia, it was considered normal for strong tribes to conquer, pillage and subjugate weaker ones. After Macedonia annexed Ancient Greece, Alexander the Great launched a conquest machine that dominated much of the known world. Soon afterward, the Roman Empire spread via military force as far as the British Isles. Eventually, associated with his desire to gain battle victories, Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. After Islam developed, holy warriors spread the faith into Asia and across North Africa, up into France. Then the Golden Horde of Genghis Khan entered Europe as far as Poland. War became …

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Neoliberalism’s Latest Offering

A recent headline out of South Carolina compels us to drag the term neoliberalism out of the closet; our apologies to the reader. Whenever we use this term we meet with some pushback from certain quarters—and rightly so. It’s one of those abstract, obscure, multi-syllabic terms that is rarely if ever taught in school. It would be downright rude to just throw in on the page and expect everyone to understand what we mean. In those rare cases when it comes up in conversation, an argument is probably underway—or about to begin. These negative characteristics tend to reduce the use—and therefore the usefulness—of the word. …

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Let’s Take Piercy’s Low Road

Bye-bye, former guy. We are now seven weeks and change into a new era. You can tell things are different now; it’s actually quiet enough to think. This is not to say, of course, that everyone will take advantage of that opportunity. It’s just to say that one of reality’s fundamental switches has been reset to the default position: no longer is the most powerful position on the planet being exploited solely to create and foster a certain brand of American Carnage™. Now that all of us have been blessed with a greater degree of mental freedom than we’ve had for over four years, we …

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