The American Conservative placed my piece on ‘Conservatives’ Treason on Free Speech’ online today. Here’s the lead and the close – July 31, 2006 Our Dangerous Times Today’s conservatives are eager to trade freedom for security. by James Bovard On June 23, the New York Times and other papers revealed that the Bush administration […]
Archive | July, 2006
Speaking in Arlington, VA Thursday (7/20) night
I will be discussing Attention Deficit Democracy as part of a panel (along with Reason magazine managing editor Jesse Walker and Elizabethtown College professor Paul Gottfried) at a meeting of the Robert Taft Club on Thursday night, July 20. The show starts at 7 pm at the offices (probably the roof) of the Leadership Institute, located […]
Israel’s Forgotten Record in Lebanon, 1982+
LewRockwell.com posted a piece of mine today on the latest round of Mideast killings. Most of the piece is extracted from my 2003 book, Terrorism & Tyranny: Trampling Justice, Peace, and Freedom to Rid the World of Evil (Palgrave). Here’s the lead of today’s piece: As the Israeli government continues bombing throughout Lebanon in response […]
Thanks to Andrew S. Rogers
Andrew S. Rogers, who has an excellent anarcho-capitalism website, wrote a review of Attention Deficit Democracy that appeared on Amazon on July 4. I appreciate all the thought & spirit Rogers, one of Amazon’s top reviewers, put into his comments on the book: Outrageous. Over the line. Frustrating. Depressing. Essential., July 4, 2006 “Today is a good day […]
LISTEN LIVE – on New Hampshire/Vermont radio Wed. (7/12) Noon
I will be on the Gardner Goldsmith at Noon Eastern time on Wednesday. You can listen live here or listen on air on 1010 AM or 99.7 FM. I think this is available throughout New Hampshire & much of Vermont. Gardner may also be on some other stations in that area. Gardner is full of […]
LISTEN LIVE ‘NET – on the Brian Wilson talk show Tuesday (7/11) 5 pm
I’ll be on the Brian Wilson show on Toledo’s WSPD, 1370 AM, at 5 pm EASTERN time. You can listen live here. Brian has been doing a heroic job of hellraising in Ohio. Though Brian hasn’t been in Toledo that long, his work has already made a profound impression on the mayor, who recently ordered all […]
The Fraudulent Meaning of Elections
The Future of Freedom Foundation today posted online my Freedom Daily article on “The Fraudulent Meaning of Elections.” Here’s the start & finish – “Politicians strive to make Americans view elections as sacrosanct. Challenges to election results are portrayed as heresies that threaten to destroy the entire republic. After the 2004 presidential election, many Democrats […]
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