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The U.S. absolutely cannot countenance the perfidy of the oil ticks another moment. They are heinous despicable scum: The Monday bombings in Riyadh are only the latest evidence that the Saudi government cannot and will not suppress extremism. The wake-up calls keep coming, but the U.S. refuses to recognize the …

Margaret Thatcher speaks in New York: Baroness Thatcher was speaking at a meeting of Atlantic Bridge, an Anglo-US free market think-tank set up by Liam Fox, the Shadow Health Secretary. Her audience included Michael Ancram, the deputy leader of the Conservative Party, and Michael Howard, the Shadow Chancellor. ….Lady Thatcher …

We have been following the growing distaste with provisions of the Patriot Act for some time – librarians and book sellers have been particularly displeased with the provisions that allow the government to demand book loan and purchase records. 32 organizations representing booksellers, librarians, book publishers and authors have signed …

As I mentioned the other day, it appears the FCC deregulation of media ownership rules is a fait accompli, cosmetic hearings and over 9,000 negative public comments notwithstanding. The three Republican commissioners don’t appear to give a rodent’s rectum what anyone has to say about their pact with the Giant …

The movie is big news, the video game may be bigger news: Movie-themed video games aren’t exactly a novel idea, but none can match the hype surrounding Atari’s Matrix game, which will work on all the major gaming platforms. The game is being pumped up at this week’s E3 trade …

This is a great time to be alive if you find copyright law fascinating. Now the right of publicity is in danger of being extended in California – this time I’m with the entertainment biz: After more than 40 years in the business, Johnny and Edgar Winter are legendary Texas …

Newly married and musically improving Russell Crowe and his band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts are coming to the U.S. to perform live. For Crowe-heads that’s the good news: the bad news is they are performing only three shows and they’re all in Chicago: Russell Crowe & 30 Odd Foot …

I am just disgusted by this Tommy Chong bong nonsense: not only is the War on Drugs – marijuana in particular – stupid, counterproductive, polarizing, wasteful, and just plain retarded, but the War on Drug Paraphernalia is even more removed from sanity. How can it even be constitutional to arrest …

English rock band Blur has finally cut another album, Think Tank. It’s been four years and ten since their debut with Parklife. It would appear the social highlife and family concerns have not squashed their creative juices. MusicomH – “Think Tank is an album of wildly differing sounds – from …

If the title is any indication of what lies ahead for the listener of the latest release from Marilyn Manson, well I guess it’s all about what you like. If Marilyn can keep it melodic, then even his grotesqueness can be overlooked. Just so long as I don’t have to …