— by Polydamas The recent decision by the administration of President Barack Hussein Obama to resume diplomatic and economic relations with Cuba after the United States has imposed half a century of an embargo on Cuba’s communist regime is emblematic…
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Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
— by Hephaestus It seems to me that those fellas in Washington figure that we can get terrorists to expose their plots and buddies, using methods the methods of Monty Python’s version of the Spanish Inquisition. http://tinyurl.com/lbr7fj2
Immigration Immolation
— by Odysseus Since the mid-term election drubbing received by the Democrats, there has been a great deal of talk about whether the now lamest-of-lame-duck presidents, President Barack Hussein Obama will seek to unilaterally change United States federal immigration laws…
Mid-Term Election Proves Limbaugh Wrong
— by Odysseus The sweeping defeat of the Democratic party in the 2014 mid-term election provides evidence that the theory that notable radio commentator Rush Limbaugh has been advancing in the last couple of weeks has serious flaws. Mr. Limbaugh…
Obama’s “October Surprise”
— by Polydamas We here at The Cassandra Times are, among other things, avid students of history, the classics, philosophy, and politics. The analysis and predictions that we present in this website are based on our years of academic study,…
Saluting Brittany Maynard’s Self-Ownership
— by Polydamas Reproduced below in full is the account of Brittany Maynard, a brave, intelligent, and beautiful young woman. In what should be the prime of her life, she is tragically dying of inoperable brain cancer. She has written…
Cyber Hackers or Neck Hackers?
— by Odysseus On September 2, 2014, Islamic Society of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists released a video that appears to show that they have now beheaded Steven Sotloff, a second American journalist who was in their custody. Steven Sotloff,…
All Hail King Barack I
— by Polydamas Our nation’s founder Thomas Paine wrote in his 1776 bestseller “Common Sense” that “in America, law is king. For in absolute governments the King is law, so in free countries the law ought to be king and…
Correct Answers to Wrong Questions
— by Odysseus Many times, the most important part of a discussion is not the answer, but, rather, the question. Or, in some cases, the questions. In all the discussions about the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 over the…
The Road to Disaster is Paved by Government
— by Polydamas Looking back with the perfect hindsight of history, we at The Cassandra Times cannot help but reflect upon the possibly unintended and overwhelmingly tragic consequences arising from the inappropriate intervention of central governments in the lives of…