The American Conservative posted online today my tribute to AmeriCorps and the Obama adminstration’s huckstering for mandatory service for all young Americans. ****************************************************** NATIONAL DISSERVICE American Conservative President Obama’s feel-good draft By James Bovard On March 18, the House of Representatives voted 321-105 to pass the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, and the Senate […]
Archive | March, 2009
Washington Post Shills for Terrorists
Not all terrorists are equally damndable, apparently. The Washington Post has an article today on the Iraqi government’s plan to shut down the camp of the Mujaheddin-e Khalq, or MEK. This is a violent Marxist organization that was designated by the State Department as terrorists in 1997 because of their long record of killing civilians […]
Only Terrorists Distrust Government Surveillance
The London Police department is launching a new ad campaign to keep people frightened and submissive. The campaign includes a bizarre poster which encourages people to view as a terrorist suspect anyone who looks closely at government surveillance cameras. Here is the link to the poster. sheet_road_cctv [[I could not figure out how to get […]
Any Recommendations for a Reliable ISP?
My Internet Service provider, after a decade of excellent work, seems to be floundering badly. (Any emails sent to me since 3/20 might not have gotten through). Can anyone recommend a reliable Internet Service Provider for web hosting/email? I am currently using Verizon for DSL service but their customer service record on web hosting, and […]
The Federal Reserve’s Latest Crime Against Humanity
So the Federal Reserve announced this afternoon that it will spend a trillion dollars to prop up securities prices. The Fed doesn’t have the money, so they will print it up and have a fling at the market. Remember when Martha Stewart got sent to prison for alleged comments she made regarding an alleged $40,000 […]
Bush Plans “Authoritarian” History
Former President George W. Bush announced in Calgary yesterday that he is planning to write a memoir “so when the history of this administration is written at least there’s an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened.” Bush did not reveal if John Yoo would be the co-author. Bush spoke to an “invited audience of Calgary […]
Washington Times: Obama’s Health Records Roundup
The Washington Times published my thumping of Obama’s Medical Records Roundup. It was fun to work the IRS into the story! ++++ Washington Times Friday, March 13, 2009 Great medical records roundup James Bovard COMMENTARY: Computerization of personal health-care records is one of the showcases of the new stimulus bill. President Obama promised: “We will […]
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