Someone started a thread on Twitter yesterday with the hashtag #TheBestThingsAboutObamasDrones Here are some of the most amusing zingers thus far – The Best Things About Obama’s Drones is…. @poor_richard …they eliminate the need to read an American citizen their miranda rights @CanadianBacon_2 if they turn out like the Volt, they’ll probably crash into the […]
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Wash. Post Excited by New DC Think Tank Leaders
The Washington Post has a long piece today gushing over the “new generation of think tank leaders.” DC think tanks have been wildly overrated – at least as far as their intellectual impact – for at least 15 years. Here’s a piece I wrote in 2006 for the Globalist on the failure of DC think […]
Best Puncturing of Obama’s Ludicrous Afghan Victory Tour
Congratulations, Secret Service! No brawls with whores during Obama’s whistle-stop in Kabul. OK, it wasn’t an overnight visit… * It was inspiring to hear Obama invoking the usual idealism during his spiel from Bagram Air Base. The event was nicely managed insofar as there were no blood-piercing screams during his speech from detainees being tortured. […]
C-SPAN Booknotes: Terrorism & Tyranny (2003 transcript)
I came across this transcript this morning and figured it was worth sending around the track one more time. You can watch the video from this interview here – Brian Lamb’s views come through more clearly on tape than in the transcript. One of my favorite comments he made: “Well, your sense of humor — […]
Obama’s Dictatorial Assassination Program
Future of Freedom Foundation Freedom Daily, October 2011 (posted online 12/23/11) Obama’s Dictatorial Assassination Program by James Bovard The Obama administration now claims the authority to kill American citizens without a trial, without notice, and without any chance for targets to legally object. The “targeted killing” program of George W. Bush’s administration has been radically […]
The Soviet Union’s Continuing Influence on America
from the July issue of Freedom Daily, posted online today by the Future of Freedom Foundation – The Soviet Union’s Continuing Influence on America by James Bovard It has been almost 20 years since the Soviet Union officially dissolved. While the nation of that name no longer exists, its legacy continues influencing political thought and […]
Daily Bell Interview: Life is Too Short to Drink Bad Beer
The good folks at Daily Bell interviewed me last week. Here is the result: James Bovard on His Famous Libertarian Books, America’s Failing Freedom and ‘Why Life Is too Short to Drink Bad Beer’Sunday, September 25, 2011 – with Anthony Wile Introduction: James Bovard is the author of nine books, including Attention Deficit Democracy (2006), […]
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