This is a great day for the paranoid. Attorney General Eric Holder today approved federal agencies retaining the info they vacuum up on innocent Americans. Your dossier just got thicker. Or perhaps the only real “change” is that the government is admitting what it has long been doing. From the New York Times article on […]
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“Great Sugar Shaft” Now a YouTube Video
Stefan Molyneux, the host of Freedomainradio, kindly recorded an article I wrote for the Future of Freedom Foundation on the “Great Sugar Shaft.” You can see his video on Youtube. Stefan and Freedomainradio have a gift for marketing – the video has gotten almost 5000 hits in the first day.
Whacking Drones and Congressmen with Brian Wilson
WSPD‘s Brian Wilson and I had fun whacking drones, Congress, and other dastardly subjects this afternoon. My hopes are dimming that 2012 will provide a great resurgence of American idealism. You can download or listen to the @ 15 minute show by clicking on bovard-brian-wilson-show-3-01-2012
Damned Nuisance Fact for Iran Warmongers – from New York Times
The mainstream media has often been as craven regarding the warmongering against Iran as they were in 2002-03 on Iraq. But every now and then, a clear headline breaks through the claptrap. New York Times February 25 2012 U.S. Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb By JAMES RISEN and MARK MAZZETTI […]
MP3 of my interview on the Peace Corps with the Overseas Radio Network
Fergus Hodgson, the host of the “Stateless Man” show on the Overseas Radio Network, recently interviewed me regarding an article I’d written on the Peace Corps. We had fun kicking the subject around, though I don’t expect it will generate any speaking invitations from the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer association. You can download or listen […]
Obama’s Bogus Economic “Boom”
As President Obama’s reelection machine begins whooping up the economic recovery, we need to recognize the paucity of his achievements. From an interview this morning with Press TV: American people have lost their faith in the U.S. government even after President Barack Obama took office in early 2009, says James Bovard, policy advisor for The […]
Great Antiwar Song & Video from Old Crow Medicine Show
As so many politicians and pundits try to whip up enthusiasm for attacking Iran, we’d be wise to recall the ravages of war on those who actually have to fight and bleed. I’ve long enjoyed the Old Crow Medicine Show song, “Big Time in the Jungle.” I came across this YouTube video that makes its […]
