James Bovard

John C. Kiriakou, the former CIA agent who blew the whistle on the agency’s waterboarding, was just sentenced to 30 months in prison. The Obama administration absolved the torturers and the higher-ups who destroyed the videotapes and other evidence of torture – and dropped the hammer on the agent who acted honorably. The judge, Leonie […]

In his questioning of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today, Sen. Rand Paul characterized the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi as the “worst tragedy since 9/11.” I’m glad that Rand made it warm for Hillary, but the invasion of Iraq was a much greater tragedy than Benghazi…. as were plenty of other post […]

I am mystified why, after the uproar of over the 4 Americans killed last September in Benghazi, Libya, that there is so little outrage against Hillary Clinton over the 37 dead hostages in Algeria. Clinton was gung-ho on bombing Qadaffi out of power and she gloated after he was killed. The attack in Algeria was […]

This photo better captures the reality of contemporary American government than today’s speeches at Obama’s inaugural. The choir sang “Battle Hymn of the Republic” – and today’s DC politicians would not hesitate to suppress any group that tried to secede or challenge Washington power grabs. (I took this photo from an exhibit on the Mall […]

The hell-raising, freedom-fighting legend Claire Wolfe has reviewed Public Policy Hooligan. I greatly appreciate her kind words for the book.  Claire mentions (accurately) that the book shows a “healthy ego” –   hopefully not quite as large as Lance Armstrong’s. 🙂 Claire’s review is here and reposted below.  Claire’s Living Freedom is the most thoughtful libertarian blog […]

New York’s draconian new gun control law imposed restrictions on everything except the number of innocent bystanders that NYPD can shoot on weekdays. twitter – @jimbovard

 From the Future of Freedom Foundation (posted online today) Don’t Trust the Feds’ Happiness Index by James Bovard [on Twitter @jimbovard] The Obama administration is financing research to devise a new gauge for Americans’ happiness. A National Academy of Sciences panel is currently analyzing proposals for surveying Americans’ “subjective well-being.” But there are grave perils […]