The Post–9/11 Roundup of Innocents by James Bovard Freedom Daily May & June, 2009 Many Americans have been lulled into a false sense of security by the end of the George W. Bush administration. In reality, the government continues to pose grave perils to people’s rights and liberties. And it could take only one shocking […]
Author Archive | Jim
Obama and his “Leavening Hand”
Obama’s health care pitch on Wednesday night contained the usual howlers. One of the biggest hoots of the evening came in this riff – “Our predecessors understood… that the danger of too much government is matched by the perils of too little; that that without the leavening hand of wise policy, markets can crash, monopolies […]
Laid off? Great New Book Provides Guidance & No BS
Nicholas Carroll, the author of the bestselling Dancing with Lawyers, has a new hit rolling off the press – and the Internet. If you’re looking for a dry shoulder or a box of tissues, this is the wrong book for you. Instead, Nicholas offers straight-from-the-hip advice – based on his long experience in the up-and-down […]
Mp3 of Jamaican Radio Interview on Torture Etc.
evening-edition-jim-bovard-int Click on the above to hear the MP3 of my recent interview on torture on the Jamaican radio station. (We had a phone problem, so I come on about 3 minutes into the program). I’m the guy on the show without an accent. I appreciate all the effort that Tara of Newstalk FM93 made […]
On Jamaican Radio tonight (8/25) on Torture Prosecutions
I will be on the the Evening Edition, a radio program in Kingston, Jamaica, this evening (Tuesday, 8/25) from 7:45 to 8:00 Eastern time. We will discussthe torture investigations and the high criminals who got away. You can listen live here. [Newstalk 93 FM Jamaica] +*** UPDATE: The hosts were very good but the phone […]
Glenn Beck Transcript; Suggestions on Getting Video?
Following is the transcript of the interview on AmeriCorps with Glenn Beck late last month. I have not been able to track down a video of the interview. (Fox didn’t come through…) Is there someplace where it is possible to order a DVD/video of a Beck interview? ***************** Copyright 2009 Fox News Network, LLC. Fox […]
Torturous Betting Odds for Justice?
So the Obama administration is moving forward with a plan to prosecute some CIA agents who went beyond the guidelines the Bush administration authorized for extreme interrogations. This is good news. But will the torture policymakers be exempt from the law? If so, maybe the pimp media will bring West Virginia’s Lynndie England, the star […]
