I am chagrined that not everyone liked yesterday’s USA Today oped, “Obama Fueled the Distrust that Led to Donald Trump.” I expected the piece to spur thoughtful exchanges by folks with different perspectives. Alas, my hopes for a rebirth of civility have been mercilessly crushed. Here’s some responses generated via Twitter, email, and elsewhere online. […]
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USA TODAY: Obama Fueled the Cynicism He Now Denounces
USA TODAY, September 13, 2018 Barack Obama’s return just reminds us how he fueled the distrust that led to Donald Trump by James Bovard, Opinion columnist Who cares if Obama belatedly cheers for transparency and accountability? He should admit that he made the government more dangerous at home and abroad. Former president Barack Obama is back. […]
Podcast: Are We All Terrorist Suspects Now?
Here’s my first solo podcast, produced for the Future of Freedom Foundation. Thanks to Bart Frazier for hammering out some of the kinks in the video file. The definitions of terrorist suspects have multiplied like rabbits since the 9/11 attacks 17 years ago today. Here’s a 7 minute rundown of some bizarre standards the government […]
17 Years of the War On Terrorism
Seventeen years after the 9/11 attacks, it is time to ask: Will America ever politically recover? Politicians have exploited those day to seize so much power and launch attacks on so many foreign nations. Will this constitutional travesty never end? This is also the 15th anniversary of the publication of Terrorism and Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, […]
John McCain vs. Gun Owners (2001)
My 2001 article on John McCain versus Gun Owners – from America’s 1st Freedom From America’s 1st Freedom July 2001 “WHAT’S HAPPENED TO JOHN McCAIN?” by James Bovard “YOU DIDN’T HAVE a conservative senator from the West leading the charge for gun control before now,” Michael Barnes, the head now, of Handgun Control, bragged to […]
USA TODAY: McCain’s Disastrous “Idealism” – Bombing and Wishful Thinking
USA TODAY, September 5, 2018 John McCain combined bombing with wishful thinking. We should learn from his mistakes. by James Bovard John McCain has been lauded for his service, but his military crusades were rooted more in rhetoric than realism. They have failed to spread democracy. The late Sen. John McCain is being lauded far […]
Ruby Ridge and Federal Agents’ License to Kill
Twenty-six years ago today, an FBI sniper killed Vicki Weaver as she stood in her cabin door holding her baby. That sniper was never held liable for gunning down that mother on a north Idaho mountaintop. As a result, Americans continue to be imperiled by federal agents’ license to kill. Below are some articles I […]
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