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June 30, 2015

Iran Should File Case with ICJ over Illegal Sanctions

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif speaks to the media during talks with the P5+1 in Geneva, Switzerland, November 24, 2013 (Eric Bridiers/US Department of State) The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) interviewed me this week about the negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.

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Published on June 30, 2015 19:37

June 27, 2015

Paul Krugman Admits Ignorance of How an Economy Grows

Monetary base Paul Krugman can't see how to achieve long-term economic growth because he is a high priest of the state religion with unwavering faith in central planning.

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Published on June 27, 2015 06:23

June 19, 2015

Is the Problem Guns or FDA-Approved Prescription Drugs?

Xanax (Dean812/Flickr) The media always focuses on the ostensible need for stricter gun regulations while completely overlooking the psychotropic drug connection in mass shootings.

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Published on June 19, 2015 07:50

June 8, 2015

Sympathy for the Devil: The NYT on Israeli Access to Water

Top: Israelis swimming in a pool overlooking the Negev desert (Uriel Sinai/New York Times). Bottom: Palestinians watch helplessly as an Israeli bulldozer destroys their water cistern in the occupied West Bank (Abed Al Hashlamoun/EPA). Isabel Kershner in the New York Times sympathizes with Israelis suffering water shortages without once mentioning how Israel denies water to Palestinians.

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Published on June 08, 2015 07:24

NPR Debunks ‘Hib Vaccine Prevents Leukemia’ Propaganda, But Misses a Key Point…

Baby was receiving his scheduled vaccine injection in his right thigh muscle ie intramuscular injection public domain image is in public domain. (http://www.public-domain-image.com/) An NPR article debunks the claim that the Hib vaccine prevents leukemia, but misses the key point that early natural infection does seem to do so.

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Published on June 08, 2015 05:00

May 30, 2015

NYT Reports As Fact That East Jerusalem Is Part of Israel

New York Times claims Jerusalem was unified during 1967 war The consistently prejudiced nature of the New York Times's reporting on the legal status of East Jerusalem is absolutely disgraceful.

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Published on May 30, 2015 05:00

May 25, 2015

Does the Hib Vaccine Really Protect Against Leukemia?

(Photo: public domain/pixabay) The media is reporting as fact that the Hib vaccine protects against leukemia, but what is the actual evidence for this?

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Published on May 25, 2015 05:00

May 23, 2015

Egypt: Morsi’s Death Sentence and the Truth About the US’s Role

Agence France-Presse whitewashes the US's role in supporting the coup that led to Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi's overthrow and recent death sentencing.

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Published on May 23, 2015 05:00

May 22, 2015

David Brooks Propagates Iraq ‘Intelligence Failure’ Myth for Good Reason

David Brooks speaks at the Miller Center Forum, April 2011. (Miller Center/Flickr) David Brooks was among the liars claiming Iraq had WMDs, despite the complete lack of any credible supporting evidence. There was no intelligence failure.

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Published on May 22, 2015 05:00

May 18, 2015

Paul Krugman’s Triumph of Unthinking: The Obama Stimulus

Romer Plan Paul Krugman declares that the Obama stimulus plan was good for the economy. But what is his evidence?

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Published on May 18, 2015 07:00

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