Author Archive | Jim

Will a Drug Warrior Be Hanged?

So, after the primary results last night, I was looking for something uplifting to put on the blog. Voila!  The possibility that an evil politician could get hanged! The Future of Freedom Foundation today posted online an article from their Freedom Daily on the Bush-blessed Thai slaughter of drug users and other people hated by the police.    The […]

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Forecasts for Ron Paul for NH?

I’m curious to know what folks expect Ron Paul’s  vote totals will be for in the New Hampshire primary.  I’m also curious to hear surmises on what the lasting impact (if any) from Paul’s candidancy in NH and elsewhere. I’m hoping he can hit a home run and come in third, though the polls seem […]

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Thanks for the Great Comments in ’07!

I greatly appreciate the folks who added their thoughts and wit to this blog over the past 12 months.  We’ve had a hoot of a time, despite the political BS flooding this nation.  Laughter might not be the best medicine, but it is a good antidote to the servility that pervades the media and contemporary political life. And I’ve learned […]

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Before I was Certified as a ‘Bush Hater’…..

I’ve received bushels of emails over the past few years denouncing my pinko liberal tendencies.  Here’s a collection of some of the highlights after Bush Betrayal came out in 2004.    I was rummaging through some old material yesterday and came across this fervent review of Feeling Your Pain: The Explosion and Abuse of Government Power in the […]

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Ron Paul Tea Party Day!

This is the anniversary of the 1773 Boston Tea Party.  Grassroots supporters of Ron Paul are conducting a nationwide pledge campaign today for Tea Party 07.  The details – and some lively political art – are at this website.  Ron Paul continues to be practically the only ray of sunlight on the national political horizon.  The […]

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Happy Bill of Rights Day!

    This is the 216th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights – the first 10 amendments to the Constitution of the United States. This should  be one of the most honored civic days on the American calendar. Unfortunately, most Americans never notice the occasion -in the same way that many people seem […]

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Bush’s AmeriCorps Fraud

The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today my article on AmeriCorps from the September 2007 Freedom Daily. I admit: the first sentence is my favorite line in the piece. Bush’s AmeriCorps Fraud                    Freedom Daily,  September 2007 by James Bovard Politicians have long used moral doggerel to make citizens docile. Though President Bush is often […]

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