{"id":39897,"date":"2018-12-01T13:50:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T21:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/?p=39897"},"modified":"2018-12-01T19:21:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T03:21:55","slug":"a-pair-of-weekend-longreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/01\/a-pair-of-weekend-longreads\/","title":{"rendered":"A pair of weekend longreads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I had a couple email exchanges with Alex of Ammo.com<\/a>, a fellow freedomista who pointed me toward his company’s Resistance Library.<\/p>\n

First, he sent me a link for “Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty: A Cautionary Tale About Oil, Envy, and Demagogues.”<\/a> This is a comprehensive article written by a LewRockwell.com alumnus.<\/p>\n

Then he directed me toward “Weapons of War On Our Streets: A Guide to the Militarization of Police.”<\/a><\/p>\n

I confess my initial reaction to the second piece was, “Readers of my blog don’t need that one. They already know all there is to know on the topic.” But when I skimmed the article, I found plenty that I<\/em> hadn’t known — deep history going back several lifetimes, and predictions of what DARPA might have in store for our future.<\/p>\n

Ammo.com’s Resistance Library is full of in-depth articles — articles that are clearly the product of many weeks of research and writing. Not mere opinion pieces or rants. In a sad commentary on our times and the degradation of the Internet, they no longer byline anything (not even with the pseudonym they adopted for a time) due to death threats. But the articles are masterful and will put facts at your fingertips.<\/p>\n

So above are two for your perusal. If you’re having a long rainy or snowy weekend, they’re well worth your time. And there’s more where they come from; just follow the links at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week I had a couple email exchanges with Alex of Ammo.com, a fellow freedomista who pointed me toward his company’s Resistance Library. First, he sent me a link for “Venezuela and the Paradox of Plenty: A Cautionary Tale About Oil, Envy, and Demagogues.” This is a comprehensive article written by a LewRockwell.com alumnus. Then he directed me toward “Weapons of War On Our Streets: A Guide to the Militarization of Police.” I confess my initial reaction to the second piece was, “Readers of my blog don’t need that one. They already know all there is to know on the…<\/p>\n

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