The front page of the Washington Post this morning shows a tearful photo of a Pearl Harbor veteran and others at ceremonies commemorating the 65th anniversary of the ‘day of infamy.’ That photo reminded me that, 15 years ago, I was being derided as a Japanese agent. (Yes, I did have a history before being labeled an […]
Archive | December, 2006
Governments as Pathological Lying Screw-ups
The fine folks at the Foundation for Economic Education used another article of mine from the last century as their “timely classic” today. I enjoyed writing this piece even though it disqualified me from receiving an Exemplary Idealist Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty – September 1999 Vol. 49 No. 9 […]
The Great Gold Robbery
The Foundation for Economic Education featured as their “timely classic” today a 1999 article I did for their Freeman magazine on The Great Gold Robbery. Here’s the piece – The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty – June 1999 The Great Gold Robbery By James Bovard James Bovard is the author of Freedom in Chains: The Rise […]
Bush’s Torture Ticking Time Bomb
The American Conservative ran my piece on the Military Commissions Act and how the torture scandal may finish off the Bush presidency in their December 18, 2006 issue. My impression is that the full article will be online soon. Here’s the lead and conclusion: Sins of Commission By James Bovard Have Republicans become the party […]
