By Barry Graham I’ve been following the Guardian’s coverage of the News International phone-hacking scandal. While I think hacking a person’s…
Allan Guthrie Interviews Me
By Barry Graham Allan Guthrie, author of the excellent Slammer and other books, has an interview with me about How Do You Like Your Blue-Eyed…
A Royal Pain
With a royal wedding impending in the U.K., and the buzz about the movie The King’s Speech, I’m remembering the…
The Poisoned Pen Bookstore Welcomes Racism, but Not DissentBrad Thor and His Fans – Imperfect Nazis?
A future “literary event” at The Poisoned Pen? The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale has long been one of my favorite bookstores.…
Brad Thor and His Fans—Imperfect Nazis?
Last night I happened to wander into a book-signing at The Poisoned Pen by Glenn Beck’s favorite novelist, the racist, Muslim-hating Brad Thor.…
Against Pragmatism: King and Obama Are Polar Opposites
Today is Martin Luther King Day, and the United States has a President who, though black, would most likely have…
Disguises I Have Worn: Why Subterfuge Is Necessary for Investigative Journalism
By Barry Graham I’ve been following the Guardian’s coverage of the News International phone-hacking scandal. While I think hacking a person’s…
Effective Self-Defense Includes Never Talking to Cops
By Barry Graham Benjamin Whitmer brought my attention to this essay on self-defense by Sam Harris. It’s a fairly good piece, and…
Abortion: Choose Your Ideology and Defend It
By Barry Graham Pro-abortion propaganda, dumbed down to the level of an advertisement—embodies the pathology of the U.S., where ideological…
Why Pundits Cannot Discuss the Occupy Movement
By Barry Graham As the movement that began with Occupy Wall Street continues to spread nationwide, media commentators and political…