This Tom Toles’ cartoon from the Wash. Post nicely captures the latest election absurdities in Egypt. We don’t have ancient pyramids in this country, but the ruling class is similarly imposing layer after layer of BS on elections. Many Americans already believe that we have an “unknown democracy.” How many absurdities can a democratic system […]
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Health Care Hostage to Bureaucrats: Everyone’s “VA Future”
This New Yorker “daily cartoon” by Mick Stevens was sparked by the Veterans Administration scandal. But this is the future of our entire health care system thanks to ObamaCare and an avalanche of federal subsidies and mandates starting half a century ago. Here’s a link to a great NPR interview with two of my […]
New Republic Gets Libertarians All Wrong
I don’t know about other political skeptics, but I certainly don’t recognize myself in this New Republic portrayal of folks who distrust the government. I’ve never taken an AR-15 to bed even when I was liquored up bad. And choosing Cass Sunstein to review Richard Epstein is a hoot. I first sparred with Sunstein when he […]
My Wash. Times Op-Ed: Obama’s Cynicism Racketeering
Washington Times, May 19, 2014 Obama’s indiscriminate charges of cynicism Americans have good reason to doubt the president’s good intentions by James Bovard As his poll ratings sink, President Obama is ratcheting up his denunciations of cynicism. However, Mr. Obama’s crusade to rid the nation of cynicism is going badly. A presidency built on restoring […]
Anniversary of Federal Charges Dismisssed Against Ellsberg / Pentagon Papers
On this day in 1973, all federal charges were dismissed against Daniel Ellsberg for his role in the Pentagon Papers release. Most whistleblowers have not been as lucky since Obama took power. Here’s a piece I wrote in 2008 that was spurred by Ellsberg’s excellent memoir: COUNTERPUNCH, July 24, 2008 Leaking Crimes of State: Daniel Ellsberg’s Lessons for […]
Wash. Times: “Truth Will Prevail” – a Costly Govt. Fairy Tale
Washington Times, April 25, 2014 BOVARD: ‘Truth will prevail’ — a costly government fairy tale by James Bovard The Supreme Court heard lawyers wrangle Tuesday over an Ohio law that criminalizes false statements about political candidates. The justices were skeptical if not scornful of the efforts by Ohio and 14 other states to create “ministries […]
MP3 of UCLA Radio Bloop Interview on Various Political Damn Outrages
I was interviewed by Dr. Know for the UCLA Radio “Bloop” show last night. Dr. Know was very well-prepared – he had actually read a couple of my books – which meant that he was truly a prodigy by talk show standards. We had fun bantering on various political crimes and indecencies. Here’s his […]