Hail, Cesar!

Today is Cesar Chavez Day in California, Colorado, and Texas. Of all the state and national holidays, Chavez Day means the most to me. Cesar was vegan, which makes him the most ethical of all the Americans whom we celebrate. I am proud to have known him. I am proud to have marched with him.…

The Academic Impostor Behind the Pit Bull Hysteria

  This originally appeared in the Huffington Post The Academic Impostor Behind the Pit Bull Hysteria By Douglas Anthony Cooper     The most influential advocate for the eradication of pit bulls is an academic fraud. Merritt Clifton is prominent not simply because he has been making noise for decades, but because he uniquely claims…

Duh! The Republicans Were NEVER a Third Party

John C. Fremont, 1856 Republican nominee for president, who lost to James  Buchanan, the worst president in US history, Most people pushing for a third party challenge to the corrupt Democrats and Republicans have not a clue to history. Being history-challenged, they assert that Lincoln’s Republicans were a third party in 1860. In fact, in…

When Horrors Become Acceptable, Revolution Becomes Inevitable

  Another brilliant and insightful article by Armory contributor and comrade Marcia Mueller.   by Marcia Mueller Animal rights activists are preaching to the choir because the “sinners” are living in a different ethical universe and remain unconverted. As we have noted frequently, there is a moral/legal schizophrenia in the human relationship with other animals,…

Progressives: Are You a Guerilla or a Gadfly?

As progressives we have a fundamental question to pose to each other and to ourselves. The answer to the question will determine the future of the progressive movement and the roles we will play in that future. We can become commandos or cry-babies. Warriors or wimps. Fighters or frightened. Guerillas or gadflies. A third party…

Thought of the Day. The Cruelty Vote. March 26, 2017

Instead of merely posting status updates on Facebook, I am now also posting each apothegm, thought, observation, and witticism, here, as a Thought of the Day. Status updates on Facebook disappear into the ether and cannot be relocated by readers. Before you leave, please take a moment to follow this blog by clicking on Follow…