Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.'s Blog, page 362

The Resurrection of French Nationalism?

France was the last European nation to lose its sovereignty, and France might be the first to recover its sovereignty. In the 1960s France was still a nation of ethnic French as contrasted with the tower of babel and a geographical entity that it is today.

During the ten-year presidency of Charles De Gaulle (1959-69) France’s policy was one of national independence. DeGaulle refused to join NATO, and he opposed a supranational Europe in which nations would subordinate themselves to a European Un...

Edith Wilson Biden (Nee Jill Giacoppo)

This is not the first time that an invalid has occupied the Oval Office. After apparently exhausting himself in behalf of the “War to Make the World Safe for Democracy” and orchestrating the “peace conference” at Versailles that guaranteed the carnage of WWII, Woodrow Wilson succumbed to a nearly fatal stroke in October 1919 while barnstorming the nation in behalf of the League of Nations Treaty.

As it happened, America was than blessed with a perfectly serviceable Vice-President, Thomas R. Mars...

The Debate Should Be a Wake-Up Call For Americans

There were plenty of surprises in last week’s presidential debate. For one, Americans who rely on the mainstream media for their news learned that they had been lied to for the past three years about President Biden’s capability to do the job he was elected to do.

The realization that the media has been lying for years about Biden is a positive development, as, hopefully, thoughtful Americans might begin wondering what else the media has been lying about. For example, they will find out that the...

A Soliloquy to Life and the Ascension From Hell

“Mom”!   His voice is stretched across the intercontinental connection that we call iphones,  “Cath’s girlfriend just died, she fell out a window!”

Collecting my senses,  “What do you mean?  What happened?  Was she alone?”

The air is suddenly thick.  It’s like a shroud that envelopes you when trauma of this sort is levied.   “Do I know her?”  My face screwed up and my voice became scratchy.

His breathing quickens.  I hear him panting as his blood pressure screams through his head.   He does not ...

Indian Leader Is Not American ‘Modi Operandi’ and That’s a Problem for Washington

Expect more arm-twisting from Washington on the Indian leader to get with the Cold War modus operandi.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to visit Moscow in the coming days where he will be greeted by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Modi and Putin have established cordial relations over the years and the two leaders are set to discuss strengthening bilateral strategic ties.

Washington is miffed that Modi is visiting Russia on his first overseas official trip since he was inaugurated earlie...

US Supreme Court Hands Corrupt Justice (sic) Department a Knock Down Blow

The Supreme Court has ruled that law provides no basis for the obstruction charge brought against a January 6 protester who defended in court against the Justice (sic) Department’s false charges. But of course merrick garland had no interest in any facts. “Vengence is mine,” saith lord garland. “No it is not,” saith the U.S. Supreme Court. See here.

The US Department of Justice (sic) has, to date, framed and imprisoned 1,000 patriotic Americans who exercised their Constitutional Rights. Those wh...

The Long Sordid Career of Creepy Joe Biden

I get complaints from people that I concentrate too much on Donald Trump. Basically, the message is, “But what about Biden?” I do write more about Trump, because he’s the face of the perceived opposition. The only Emmanuel Goldstein in town. I assume everyone reading me understands just who and what Joe Biden is.

But people might not remember quite everything about Joe Biden’s lengthy career as a beloved resident of the Washington, D.C. swamp that Trump promised to drain. Biden was first elected...

The Current Assange Screenplay: Reality or Psyop?

“In effect, the human being should be considered the priority in a political war. And conceived as the military target … the human being has his most critical point in his mind. Once the mind has been reached, the ‘political animal’ has been defeated without necessarily receiving bullets.”

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency training manual

I believe it imperative to question absolutely everything, especially anything coming from questionable (all) ‘news’ sources, governments, politicians, most ‘al...

Chevron Deference

Thank you to the Supreme Court for overturning Chevron deference which allowed our administrative state to determine laws, a job that should rest with the courts or Congress. However, the decision is about thirty years too late. We lost most of our manufacturing to China, because of Chevron deference.  This is how that happened:

California formed our nation’s first clean-air district in the Los Angeles basin, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Smog is created by cars, truc...

Reality Is Not a Social Construct

Human behavior is, to a large extent, socially constructed. People often act based on social norms, expectations, or habits rather than by attempting to ascertain the nature of reality itself. In that context, it is true to say that people’s perceptions of reality are socially constructed, as explained by the Thomas theorem:

Another way of looking at this concept is through W.I. Thomas’s notable Thomas theorem which states, “If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences” ...