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Friday 2nd February 2007

Bush’s Biggest Bosh - 2nd Anniv.

8:38 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Messianic Democracy | Comments: 6

Following is the lead and wrap-up of a piece  I did for the February issue of Freedom Daily. The Future of Freedom Foundation will put the full text online later this year.
The Second Anniversary of Bush’s Worst Bosh
by James Bovard
Two years ago last month, Bush gave his second inaugural address. As I watched the speech [...]

Wednesday 30th August 2006

Bush & Killing in the Name of Democracy

10:48 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Bush | Bush Betrayal | Lying | Messianic Democracy | wool | Comments: 19

The Future of Freedom Foundation today posted online my June 2006 Freedom Daily article on “Killing in the Name of Democracy.”  Doing the research for this article was hell on my idealism.
KILLING IN THE NAME OF DEMOCRACY     Freedom Daily, June 2006
by James Bovard
President George W. Bush perpetually invokes the goal of spreading democracy to sanctify his foreign policy. [...]

Sunday 9th April 2006

My hit on “Bush’s War on Democracy”

8:46 pm | Attention Deficit Democracy | Bovard | Messianic Democracy | Comments: 4

My piece, “Defining Democracy Down,” is in the April 24 issue of American Conservative, hitting newstands and mailboxes this weekend. 
Here are some excerpts:
American Conservative April 24
DEFINING DEMOCRACY DOWN by James Bovard
 George W. Bush has been more emphatic about spreading democracy than any president since Woodrow Wilson. Yet Bush’s policies have subverted elected governments, corrupted foreign [...]

Friday 27th January 2006

Killing in the Name of Democracy

9:51 am | Attention Deficit Democracy | Messianic Democracy | Comments: 1

Antiwar.com kindly posted an excerpt from the Messianic Democracy chapter today:
As the Bush administration tub-thumps for imposing democracy upon the entire world, many Americans have forgotten the long and bloody history of the U.S. government forcibly spreading “self-government.” The following discussion, from the “Messianic Democracy” chapter of my new book…
The U.S. government’s first experience with [...]