My two cents on police brutality, from an interview yesterday on police brutality with Press TV Bovard: “Police are often out of control and local governments do a very poor job of protecting people from their protectors. Almost across the board, you have law enforcement officers who don’t feel obliged to obey the law.” Bovard: […]
Defining Coercion Down
from the Future of Freedom Foundation, posted online today… Freedom Daily December 2010 DEFINING COERCION DOWN by James Bovard Coercion is the essence of government in the same way that profit is the essence of private businesses. The state can impose new prohibitions and restrictions, create new penalties, or impose taxes in order to finance […]
Needed: A No-Bullshit Zone at the United Nations
Abra-Cadabra! The UN proclaims a No-Fly Zone – and Libya is paradise on earth. We need a No-Bullshit Zone at the United Nations. There is no massive military force or air force or whatever all ready to make Libya “safe” for one side in that nation’s civil war. Another benefit of making the UN a […]
MP3 of Interview on Patriot Act & Teacher Unions with Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson and I had fun trouncing the Patriot Act and Teacher Unions on the WSPD radio yesterday. Click on the highlighted text below to hear the MP3: jpb-brian-wilson-show-3-10-2011-0555536571
How to Spot Liars (at least Amateurs)
I wish this great graphic had special sections for politicians and for government officials testifying in court. But its clues can help detect non-professional liars of many types. [ forensicpsychology.net ] How To Spot A Liar by Forensic Psychology
Needed: A Congressional Air Force
…. so that the advocates of imposing a “No Fly” zone over Libya will be the first to perish for their arrogance and folly.
Google’s Unrecognized Peril?
.. another great cartoon from Bob Thaves