According to press reports, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is relying on Matthew Scully (among others) to craft tonight’s speech to the GOP convention. Scully is a talented writer but would never be accused of libertarian tendencies. Here is a 1999 review he wrote on Freedom in Chains for National Review. Don’t worry about […]
Archive | August, 2012
Ruby Ridge Anniversary Radio Show with Brian Wilson
Talk show mastermind Brian Wilson and I discussed the 20th anniversary of Ruby Ridge on WSPD this afternoon. Unfortunately, former FBI director Louis Freeh was not available to join us for the show. (He has a previous engagement flacking for the Iranian terrorist group MEK.) You can listen or download the 20 minute MP3 by […]
The Perfect Cartoon for the Political Conventions
But as long as people are permitted to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” as they go over the cliff, they are still free. Another Non Sequitor masterpiece from Wiley…
20 Years Ago at Ruby Ridge: FBI Sniper Slays Mother Holding her Baby
Today is the 20th anniversary of the killing of Vicki Weaver. Following is an article I wrote on this back in 1995, followed by the response from FBI director Louis Freeh, which claimed that I “grossly mischaracterized” the details of Vicki Weaver’s killing. I wonder how much controversy such a killing would excite nowadays. It […]
20 Years Ago at Ruby Ridge: Heroic U.S. Marshals Kill a Boy and his Dog
Today is the 20th anniversary of the firefight between U.S. marshals and Kevin Harris and Sammy Weaver. Three and a half years after the feds launched an ambush on Ruby Ridge, the U.S. Marshals Service gave its highest valor award to the five surviving marshals from that fracas. Following are a couple pieces I wrote […]
Dilbert Nails the IMF and World Bank
I presume that tomorrow’s comic strip will show Dogbert insisting that the slippery Third World politician accept at least $5 billion in “aid.”
Federal Labor Law and Mob Tyranny
From the Future of Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Daily (May 2012) – Federal Labor Law and Mob Tyranny by James Bovard Since Barack Obama took office, the National Labor Relations Board has become a hotbed of controversy. Republicans charge that the NLRB is brazenly favoring unions and thwarting corporations on one bogus pretext after another. Unfortunately, […]
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