On this tenth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, here are a couple pieces I wrote shortly before and after Bush attacked Iraq. I had thought that Bush’s rascalities would evoke a much stronger backlash than actually occurred. The mainstream media was occasionally willing to print pieces opposing the war or calling out […]
Archive | March, 2013
Govt. Should Trap Fat People Like Squirrels – NYTImes
This New York Times cartoon illustrating an article urging government crackdowns on people’s diet deserves a prize for honesty. It is attached to a piece by Michael Mudd headlined “How to Force Ethics on the Food Industry.” This former Kraft Foods executive wants a jihad against food choices – including a bevy of new taxes […]
Podcast on Public Policy Hooligan- Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson’s Libertas project is rattling right along. He and I palavered for 40 minutes earlier this week talking about Public Policy Hooligan, Brian’s legendary cursing as a Baltimore radio host, and other zippety topics. The discussion was fairly high-toned until Brian brought up “Raging Bitch.” You can listen to or download the interview by […]
The Mirage of Welfare State Freedom
From the December 2012 issue of the Future of Freedom, from the Future of Freedom Foundation – The Mirage of Welfare State Freedom by James Bovard Government dependency was one of the hottest issues in this year’s presidential race. Unfortunately, neither major-party candidate focused on the perils of “freedoms” that rely on government handouts. Instead, […]
Texas Congressman Tells CPAC Vietnam was Winnable
CPAC is off to its usual mellow start. TalkingPointsMemo reports: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), speaking at conservative gathering CPAC, declared that “Vietnam was winnable, but people in Washington decided we would not win it!” “If you go to war you better mean it,” Gohmert added, blaming America’s failure to go to war with Iran over the […]
Obama Muffes Title of Born-Again Privacy Champion
Reuters reports that the Obama folks will soon permit far more exploitation of the financial data the feds have vacuumed up: – The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, […]
EEOC Trampling Freedom and Common Sense – Wash. Times
My Tuesday triumph of hope over experience: “Maybe congressmen will take time off from making speeches invoking freedom to actually rein in a federal agency trampling Americans’ rights.” –From today’s Washington Times – BOVARD: Making the workplace friendly for felons U.S. demands ‘no questions asked’ of job applicants by James Bovard Should it be a […]
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