American Digest

I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the lower animals (so-called), and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me. For it obliges me to renounce my allegiance to the Darwinian theory of the Ascent of Man from the Lower Animals; since it now seems plain to me that the theory ought to be vacated in favor of a new and truer one, this new and truer one to be named the Descent of Man from the Higher Animals.  Continue reading “The Damned Human Race by Mark Twain”

Wears War

As discussed in ‘Reclaiming An American Hero: Bobby Fischer The Fearless Genius’, Bobby Fischer was widely criticized for his controversial statements outside of chess. For example, Dick and Jeremy Schaap questioned Fischer’s sanity, while Charles Krauthammer wrote that “he’s clearly a sick man.”[34]However, it would be more accurate to state that Fischer used his prodigious intellect to read widely and deeply to discover many of the lies that pervade our society. His exposure of the Holocaust hoax is especially praiseworthy. Bobby Fischer was truly an authentic American hero.  Continue reading “Movie Review Of ‘Bobby Fischer Against The World’: Was The Documentary Designed To Discredit The Opinions Of A Chess Genius & National Hero?”

Axios

Generation Z has a more positive view of the word “socialism” than previous generations, and — along with millennials — are more likely to embrace socialistic policies and principles than past generations, according to a new Harris Poll given exclusively to Axios.

Continue reading “Poll: Young Americans are embracing socialism”

Daily Mail

The doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed killing all 157 on board yesterday ‘had smoke pouring from the rear’ before coming down ‘with a loud boom’, a witness has said.

Gebeyehu Fikadu said he saw flight ET302 ‘swerving and dipping’ while ‘luggage and clothes came burning down’ when it crashed within minutes of take-off from Addis Ababa yesterday morning.  Continue reading “Ethiopian air crash: Airlines ground Boeing 737 Max 8 jets”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Following a dramatic hearing at a federal district court in Eastern Virginia, activist and former military prisoner Chelsea Manning was jailed by a judge for contempt of court after refusing to testify to a grand jury empaneled in the government’s long running criminal investigation into Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange.

The judge, the Hon. Claude H. Hilton, ruled that Manning must remain in civil detention until she testifies, her lawyer Moira Meltzer-Cohen told the New York Times. Continue reading “Chelsea Manning Jailed For Refusing To Testify About Wikileaks”

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Breitbart – by John Binder

Foreign workers have now outpaced American workers in terms of job growth for at least half a year, new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data reveals.

In February 2018, foreign-born workers continued to make job growth gains over native-born American workers. Foreign-born workers, for example, saw more than three times as much job growth as native-born Americans last month.  Continue reading “Foreign Workers Outpace Native-Born Americans in Job Growth for Six Months”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Denver, CO — A bar fight at a local Denver establishment took a turn for the worse—after it had ended and one of the fighters was in handcuffs. After the fight was over and the suspect subdued, graphic video captured the moment a Denver cop lost his temper and proceeded to attack a handcuffed man, knocking him unconscious and then gloating about it.

According police, the incident happened last year, but the video was only just released. Police say that a bar fight broke out at a sports bar in downtown Denver and after it was over, Cpl. Michael Oestmann had Kevin Watson handcuffed in the basement.  Continue reading ““Who’s Unconscious Now?”: Cop Snaps, Attacks Handcuffed Man and Gloats About It”

Mish Talk – by Mish Shedlock

Under a proposed Illinois law, it will be a crime to report certain crimes. There are ways around this insanity.State Sen. Christina Castro introduced a bill last session to prevent illegal alien reporting. It passed both houses but was vetoed by Rauner.

Rauner rightly concluded that such a bill would violate federal laws. I believe it would be unconstitutional to boot.  Continue reading “Illinois Law Would Ban Landlords from Reporting Illegal Alien Tenants”

Freedom of the Press Foundation – by Camille Fassett

The California Attorney General’s office is threatening reporters with legal action merely for possessing a list of the state’s law enforcement officers that have been convicted of crimes — obtained through a public records request.

In a Jan. 29 letter to journalists Jason Paladino and Robert Lewis, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office called possession of the list a crime.  Continue reading “In a brewing First Amendment fight, California’s Attorney General threatens journalists for possessing a public records document”

NBC News – by Kerry Sanders, Ezra Kaplan, Daniella Silva

DERBY LINE, Vermont — More than 960 people crossed into the U.S. illegally from the northern border with Canada last year, according to data released from Customs and Border Protection.

While that number is a tiny fraction compared to the migration across the border with Mexico, it represented a 91 percent increase from the prior fiscal year, the data showed.  Continue reading “Illegal border crossings from Canada quietly rising, data shows”

The Organic Prepper – by Dagny Taggart

Are you financially prepared for a major emergency?

Most Americans aren’t, according to a new report.

Personal finance site GOBankingRates estimated the costs to recover from eight of the most common disasters, as well as how much you should have saved in an emergency fund to deal with each one.   Continue reading “Are You Financially Prepared? 8 Common Emergencies and What They Cost”