In a Libertas Media interview this afternoon, Brian Wilson and I took turns paying disrespects to Obama’s push for war against Syria. It is unlikely that the White House will recruit either one of us for its future publicity campaigns. You can download or listen to the @30 minute podcast by clicking here.
Archive | 2013
My USA Today Op-ed: Don’t Trust White House on Syria
USA Today September 5, 2013 We can’t trust White House Syria claims: Column by Jim Bovard The administration needs to learn from the past and tell the whole truth. President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are adamant that the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians last month. […]
Great Antiwar Protest At White House During Obama Speech
Leftists, Code Pink, and a smattering of conservatives and libertarians staged a vociferous protest outside the White House while President Obama made his Syria speech this afternoon. The police forcibly cleared the street (though not the sidewalk) shortly before Obama began talking. Some folks suggested that Obama might have delayed his speech because of the […]
On Syria, Don’t Trust Our Warring Policymakers
As of this moment, Obama is lurching towards piously slaughtering Syrians. The Washington Post noted this morning that the administration “disdains Assad request on inspections.” In other words, it is important to start the killing before the evidence is in. Obama declared yesterday on the PBS Newshour that the evidence was definite linking the Assad […]
“Slam Dunk” Proof of Syrian Govt. Guilt
So if Syrian rebels prevent UN inspectors from verifying the details of the chemical weapons attack, that proves the Assad regime is guilty, right?
Most Inspirational New Yorker Cartoon Ever
Perhaps this Paul Noth cartoon would qualify as the 21st century version of the 19th century Temperance movement posters demanding that people REPENT NOW!
Drug Courier Profiles Begot Terrorist Watch Lists
From the Future of Freedom Foundation – HOW DRUG-COURIER PROFILES BEGOT TERRORIST WATCH LISTS by James Bovard Friends of freedom have been chagrined over the past decade to learn that federal terrorist watch lists incorporate criteria — such as openly praising the Constitution or the Second Amendment — that put them in the crosshairs. More […]
Jim
Sorry to hear that the Grim Reaper has hit so hard
Tom Blanton
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John Walker
A great tribute to a life lived well and to a kins