Playboy July 1995 Artist Amy Crehore Twenty-seven years ago today, a U.S. Marshal shot and killed 14-year-old Sammy Weaver in the back. The boy was leaving the scene of a firefight that erupted after camouflaged marshals shot and killed his beloved family dog. The following day, an FBI sniper killed Vicki Weaver as she stood […]
Forgotten lies almost guarantee new political treachery. 20 years ago, President Bill Clinton commenced bombing Serbia and killing hundreds of Serb women & children in the name of human rights, justice, and ethnic tolerance. My old friend Scott Horton and I gave a hearty flogging to that BS on his show, pegged to my FFF […]
Future of Freedom Foundation America’s Benevolent Bombing of Serbia by James Bovard Forgotten lies almost guarantee new political treachery. Twenty years ago, President Bill Clinton commenced bombing Serbia in the name of human rights, justice, and ethnic tolerance. Approximately 1,500 Serb civilians were killed by NATO bombing in one of the biggest sham morality plays […]
A friend in Front Royal sent me a notice of a special celebration this coming Saturday to mark the 120th birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Sherman, a legendary pediatrician who served Warren County for 55 years. Dr. Sherman patched me up more times than I can recall. She also delivered more than 2000 babies – not […]
The American Conservative, August 2, 2019 This Reader’s Digest Editor Was One Tough, Conservative Cookie Bill Schulz, who died July 22, wasn’t afraid to publish articles taking down government boondoggles in America’s most accessible magazine. By Jim Bovard • August 2, 2019 ++Photo: Bill Schulz. (Courtesy of Jim Bovard) My old friend Bill Schulz passed […]
After speaking at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas, I drove north past the official Area 51 Alien Cathouse, sliced across Death Valley (plot thickened by the malfunctioning Chevy S.U.V. engine warning light), drove up through the eastern Sierras (an absolutely glorious and underrated destination), visited Yosemite, and concluded with a couple days in San Francisco, […]
I was on the Future of Freedom Foundation panel at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas. Jacob Hornberger, Richard Ebeling, and I had fun trying to rev (rile?) up the audience regarding the ongoing destruction of liberty. What the heck – some audiences don’t like jokes about the TSA or hitchhiking. Folks did enjoy the gun […]