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…And Justice for All

Saturday, September 27th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in art | 7 Comments »

"...And Justice for All", Metallica, ...And Justice for All, 1988. Part of my own political awakening, and just as valid now as it was 20 years ago. Halls of justice painted green Money talking Power wolves beset your door Hear them stalking Soon you'll please ...

Unabashed anti-Americanism

Friday, September 5th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, philosophy | 3 Comments »

Since I am tired of answering the question "are you anti-American?" here it is. YES, I am anti-American. But let's clarify a few things. I don't think that the words "I" or "am" or the prefix "anti-" need any clarification. What does ...

The Profit Motive; A response to Francois Tremblay

Friday, August 29th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in economics, philosophy | 24 Comments »

Oh, it's late. Anyway, here's the original link... Workers in general do not care about profits nearly as much as they care about their own wages and well-being. I'm not sure whether or not you fell off the definitional rails here. To ...

Educating for anarchism #2

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in diary, philosophy | 6 Comments »

Got a call from a potential new client today, looking for a translator to work with on a regular basis. However, they do quite a bit of government work and sent me a job to quote on for a state-owned ...

How ya gonna hyperinflate with no fancy paper, Mugabe?

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in economics | 2 Comments »

From the LA Times: Lack of bank note paper threatens Zimbabwe economy The country, already suffering hyperinflation, is on the brink of financial collapse, analysts say. HARARE, ZIMBABWE -- It has come to this: Zimbabwe is about to run out of the paper ...

Stealing for thieves

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, mind control | 5 Comments »

From ABC News: Day of Reckoning? Super Rich Tax Cheats Outed by Bank Clerk Technician in Liechtenstein Turns Over Names of Americans With Secret Bank Accounts [caption id="attachment_204" align="alignright" width="231" caption="Heinrich Kieber, fuckface extraordinaire"][/caption]Hundreds of super-rich American tax cheats have, in effect, turned ...

To Alex Jones, Luke Rudkowski and the 9/11 Truth Movement

Saturday, July 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in crime, history, people | 1 Comment »

Dear Alex Jones, Luke Rudkowski and the 9/11 Truth Movement: First of all, and let me be very clear, I love you guys (and girls). Around 8:30am Pacific Time on September 11, 2001, after my girlfriend and I had watched -- shocked, ...

42 days: UK accelerates slide into police state

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in police, politics, prison, surveillance | 3 Comments »

It is a principle of English common law that if the State is to arrest someone, it must charge them with a crime in relatively short order, or release them. It is known as the habeas corpus doctrine, and has ...

US has $99.2 trillion in unfunded liabilities

Friday, May 30th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in economics | No Comments »

From Lee Rogers at Intel Strike: The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard W. Fisher recently spoke in front of the Commonwealth Club of California. In his speech at the club, Fisher remarked that the unfunded liabilities from ...

$95.6 million for a beer, the price of central banking in Zimbabwe

Thursday, May 15th, 2008 by Mike Gogulski | Posted in economics | 1 Comment »

From the Independent Institute blog: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Z$1.2 billion dinner check from Zimbabwe "][/caption] Ah, good old hyperinflation. Reminds me of a couple of old banknotes I keep lying around for fun: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="One hundred million billion pengő, ...