Archive | April, 2010

Bush Secrecy – now in Portuguese

Murilo Leme kindly translated my recent Freedom Daily article on Bush Secrecy policies into Portuguese. Here’s his contribution – LIBERDADE CADA DIA O Legado de Sigilo de Bush por James Bovard, Postado em 7 de abril de 2010 Muitos estadunidenses assumiram que o risco a sua liberdade representado pela administração Bush terminou quando George Bush […]

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Make All Politicians Wear Microphones All the Time

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was wearing a microphone for a TV station as he went out and talked to the common people. But he ran into one elderly ingrate who didn’t burnish his boots. After he got back into his chauffeured car, he groused that the woman was a “bigot” and wanted to know […]

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Tea Party Pushback: Now I’m a Traitor, Racist, Communist, and Nazi

My Christian Science Monitor op-ed on the Tea Party movement is spurring some uplifting responses. My article concluded, America needs real champions of freedom – not poorly informed Republican accomplices.” A phalanx of Tea Party activists rushed to vindicate their movement and prove me wrong. Following is their rebuttal to the article: Comments from the […]

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Tea Party: Pro-Torture, Pro-War, Pro-Freedom?

from today’s Christian Science Monitor – ‘Tea party’ activists: Do they hate liberals more than they love liberty? A recent ‘tea party’ rally showed lots of anger toward President Obama, but little consistent support for liberty in America. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR——————————————————————————– By James Bovard posted April 23, 2010 at 10:05 am EDT Rockville, Md. — […]

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Raging Bitch!

After Germany ceased exporting my favorite beer (Dinkel Acker pilsner), it was hard times. I tottered on the edge of becoming a white wine drinker. But I recently discovered a new beer that is not quite as good but very satisfying in its own way. It is from Flying Dog – a Frederick, MD brewery […]

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My Culpability for the Oklahoma City Bombing

I almost forgot my role in the Oklahoma City bombing. No – I’ve never been to Oklahoma. But a 1999 Los Angeles Times review of one of my books made similar points to what Bill Clinton made in his New York Times op-ed on Monday. The reviewer, Anthony Day, was horrified at my rejection of […]

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