Author Archive | Jim

posted online today by the Future of Freedom Foundation, from the June issue of Freedom Daily – America’s Sham War on Terrorism by James Bovard Almost a decade after the 9/11 attacks, the war on terrorism continues chugging along. Despite the trillions of dollars that the U.S. government has spent supposedly in response to 9/11, […]

At least the U.S. military and other NATO air forces have already had lots of practice hammering this country. Who could have ever foreseen that the Islamist radicals would take over after the U.S. helped topple the country’s dictator? Today’s New York Times: “Islamists’ Growing Sway Raises Questions for Libya” In the emerging post-Qaddafi Libya… […]

Brian Wilson and I had fun turning up the heat on federal training flops yesterday. At least the government has been consistent. You can hear the @ 15 minute interview by clicking here: brian-wilson-9-14-2011-job-training-debacles

Chicago talk show star Mike McConnell and I had a lively chat on the history of the failure of federal job training this morn on WGN. You can hear the show by clicking on the following: wgnam-mike-mcconnell-interview-james-bovard-wall-street-journal-jobs-programs-history_64756469

WSPD’s Brian Wilson and I had a rattlin’ good chat yesterday regarding using F-16 fighters to respond to airline passengers hitting the john. I fear that TSA may ban all Mexican fast-food eateries in airports – to save the government the indignity of sending up F-16s when federal air marshals panic about how long someone […]

from the Sept. 13, 2011 editorial page of the Wall Street Journal – What Job ‘Training’ Teaches? Bad Work Habits by JAMES BOVARD Last Thursday, President Obama proposed new federal jobs and job-training programs for youth and the long-term unemployed. The federal government has experimented with these programs for almost a half century. The record […]

Click here to see the video of last week’s speech at George Mason University. I want to thank the Future of Freedom Foundation and the GMU Economics Club for sponsoring the event. I especially want to thank GMU Economics Professor Thomas Rustici for the kind words of his introduction.