Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.'s Blog, page 2350

Honor the Fallen?

“When men hire themselves out to shoot other men to order, asking nothing about the justice of their cause, I don’t care if they are shot themselves.” ~ Herbert Spencer

On a recent flight to Boston with a layover in Baltimore, I witnessed, firsthand, and in living color, American military idolatry in action like I have never seen before.

I was just beginning to wonder why boarding was being delayed for my flight to Boston when a Southwest agent announced over the PA system the reason why. Tur...

War, Imperialism, and Statism

I have long wondered about the “why” regarding the differences between American Football and what the rest of the world calls football (i.e. soccer).  American football: so completely regimented and precise; fútbol: very free-flowing and quite uncontrolled.

This in contrast to what appears on the surface the opposite regarding the political and bureaucratic regimes.  The United States: relatively free-market; Europe and Latin America (where fútbol is most popular): bureaucratic and stifling.

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Beware a Low-Sodium Diet

By Dr. Mercola

Is salt really bad for your blood pressure? James DiNicolantonio, Pharm.D., answers this and many other questions relating to salt in his book, “The Salt Fix: Why the Experts Got It All Wrong — and How Eating More Might Save Your Life.” DiNicolantonio is a doctor of pharmacy, and it was during his work as a community pharmacist that his interest in this culinary staple emerged.

“[P]atients … were put on this low-salt diet and were having all these symptoms like muscle fatigue,...

Improve Your Vision

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in America for people over the age of 45. Our vision naturally declines as we age, but for some, it can get so bad that performing everyday tasks becomes a challenge. Other common eye diseases that can occur when aging include cataracts and glaucoma, and if left untreated, they can also ultimately lead to blindness. It’s important that you take the necessary steps to prevent these eye diseases from occurring so you don’t...

White Men Can’t Jump?

Professor Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. announces his mission statement to his first-year contracts class at Harvard Law School.

You teach yourselves the law, but I train your mind. You come in here with a skull full of mush; you leave thinking like a lawyer.

Kingsfield is a fictional character, from the novel, 1973 movie, and television series The Paper Chase. John Houseman, as Kingsfield, had as memorable a voice and almost as fearsome a demeanor as Darth Vader, who would appear four years afte...

Crooked Hillary Walks Free

Michael Flynn’s cooperation with the Russia probe seemed to unnerve President Donald Trump on Saturday night, and he lashed out at the FBI for ‘destroying’ the ex-adviser’s life.

‘So General Flynn lies to the FBI and his life is destroyed, while Crooked Hillary Clinton, on that now famous FBI holiday “interrogation” with no swearing in and no recording, lies many times… and nothing happens to her?’ Trump wrote.

‘Rigged system, or just a double standard?’

Trump complained that Flynn’s ‘life i...

The Pentagram Is in a State of Total Denial

The U.S. Navy (and to be frank, the whole U.S. military) is living in a state of total denial. In the next great powers war, or perhaps even in a conflict with a mid-tier power like Iran, at least one of our aircraft carriers will sink to the bottom of the sea. That means thousands of lives could be lost—and there would be very little we could do to stop it.

We need to get used to a very simple reality: the decades-old age of the aircraft carrier, that great symbol of U.S. power projection, h...

17 Ultra-Creepy Photos

Have you seen the film Eyes Wide Shut? If so, you may recognize some of what you are about to see. In part, the film chronicles a man named Bill Harford who discovers an elite secret society and the type of behaviours they exhibit during their “parties.” Certainly there is much more to the film, but this is the important note when looking at the photos you are about to see below.

Many believe that Kubrick was trying to warn the world about the occult elite and its depraved ways with the film...

Postcard From the End of America

On Thanksgiving, I came to Scranton to stay with a 65-year-old friend who’s going through a cage fight kind of divorce, though only one side is dishing out the sharp elbows and knees. Just hearing Christmas music at the Dollar Store was driving him mad, Chuck confessed. The four-hour bus ride from Philly stopped in Doylestown, Easton, Stroudsburg and Mount Pocono.

Just outside Easton, a black man had just shot two white cops after he was pulled over for speeding, and even as I dozed on the bu...

Can the Gov’t Make Your Car Safe?

Do state-mandated “safety” inspections ensure a “safe” car? On the day of the inspection, sure. The tires are ok, the brakes check out. Fine.

But what about next week?

And six months down the road?

Aye, there’s the rub.

Literally. Things like tires and brakes – and windshield wipers and suspension components – wear out over time because of friction; i.e. because they rub up against something and as a result of that, they wear down. It’s a gradual process and a differential process; different ...