James Bacon

1 week ago | downthetubes.net | James Bacon |John Freeman

James Bacon headed to Enniskillen Comic Fest earlier this month and enjoyed the recce…The fact that Battle Picture Weekly was launched 50 years ago this year is utterly amazing. What is more phenomenal about this comic is the success of its modern day revival in recent years. Many original readers of the popular war comic will no doubt remember their sadness when it came to an end in 1988, merged into Eagle.

3 weeks ago | baconsrebellion.com | James Bacon

by James A. Bacon“We’re not anti-Semitic, we’re anti-Zionist.”That’s the refrain we hear from pro-Palestinian protesters calling to free Palestine “from the river to the sea” and to “globalize the intifada.” They don’t hate Jews, they say. They hate the Israeli state, which just happens to be populated by Jews. Anti-Semitism, according to this logic, is something that emanates exclusively from the far Right.

3 weeks ago | baconsrebellion.com | James Bacon

by James A. BaconFrom pink pussy hats to anti-Israel chants, Democrats and leftists have long excelled at performative politics. Republicans and conservatives tend to be the ones to uphold convention. Admittedly, no one can put on a show like President Trump, and the shaman with the bull-horn hat during the January 6 riot made a lasting impression. But as a generality, you don’t hang out with conservatives with the expectation of enjoying raucous entertainment.

3 weeks ago | baconsrebellion.com | James Bacon

by James A. BaconJudging by the headlines in Virginia’s newspapers, one might think that federal budget cuts are causing widespread devastation to government services and the economy.

3 weeks ago | restoration-news.com | James Bacon

"We're not anti-Semitic, we're anti-Zionist."That's the refrain we hear from pro-Palestinian protesters calling to free Palestine "from the river to the sea" and to "globalize the intifada." They don't hate Jews, they say. They hate the Israeli state, which just happens to be populated by Jews. Anti-Semitism, according to this logic, is something that emanates exclusively from the far Right.