by Ilana Mercer
I AM SO SAD – and it is not because a justifiably angry crowd of Libyans in Benghazi stormed an embassy that represents the brute force that destabilized their lives for decades to come.
I feel for … Read the rest
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FBI installs ‘Big Brother’ face recognition system all over America
Birthmarks, be damned: the FBI has officially started rolling out a state-of-the-art face recognition project that will assist in their effort to accumulate and archive information about each and every American at a cost of a billion dollars.
The Federal … Read the rest
Ron Paul supporters stage a walkout from Republican convention
Dozens of delegates for White House also-ran Ron Paul walked out of the Republican National convention for a second straight day Wednesday, angered by rule changes they say squelch grass roots political rights.
It was a rowdy end to Texas … Read the rest
How the 1960s’ Riots Hurt African-Americans
South Africa is currently going through a period of intense social unrest, characterised by so-called “service-delivery protests”. It is estimated that last year 5% of the country’s black population participated in some form of protest action or rioting. The long-term … Read the rest
US-style ‘minority procurement’ or BEE is ill-suited to South Africa
by Dan Roodt
Deputy President Motlanthe’s call for black business to become more “cost-competitive” in tendering for state business is another noble-sounding ideal denied by reality.
South Africa is so committed to race preference that there is no turning back. … Read the rest
Romney’s running mate Paul Ryan attacks Obama’s economic ‘record of failure’
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Appearing for the first time as Mitt Romney’s running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan is attacking President Barack Obama for what he calls a “record of failure.”
The seven-term congressman says Obama has led the “worst … Read the rest