Propaganda And The State-Run Media

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans For decades, a so-called anti-propaganda law prevented the U.S. government’s mammoth broadcasting arm from delivering programming to American audiences. But on July 2, that came silently to an end with the implementation of a new reform passed in January. The result: an unleashing of thousands of…

Let’s Play Which Party…

Which party or ideology will object to this: Missouri schools will be encouraged to teach first-graders a gun safety course sponsored by the National Rifle Association as a result of legislation signed Friday by Gov. Jay Nixon. The new law stops short of requiring schools to teach the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program. But by putting…

They Don’t Mess Around In China

Weibo is China’s version of Twitter: A Chinese court executed a man on death row without notifying his family and then defended its actions, sparking anger online, local media reported on Sunday. Businessman Zeng Chengjie was executed on Friday after being sentenced in 2011 for fraud and illegal fundraising involving 3.4 billion yuan (HK$4.3 billion),…

Tragedy, not Travesty

Attorney Don West in response to question: Question: “Hi, (inaudible) with USA Today, Don West,  you said I am thrilled that this jury kept this tragedy from becoming a travesty. Can you talk about what the tragedy you are talking about, umm, when you talked about the civil rights issues here, people not falsely or wrongly linking…