It is encouraging that the jury found Scooter Libby guilty on most charges. It will be amusing to watch the conservative elite howl that the verdict is a violation of their sacred right to rule by deceit. If Libby turns state’s evidence to reduce his prison sentence, the White House could need roof repair real […]
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Portentous or Just Gloomy?
  I snapped this along the C & O Canal yesterday. I realized it was too cold when I saw a crowd of Wiccans marching along wearing thermal bras. Ten more days to the Ides of March.
My Time in the Tower of London
 The Future of Freedom Foundation today posted online an article of mine from the December Freedom Daily.  I posted an excerpt of this piece here earlier; here is the full text. MY TIME IN THE TOWER OF LONDON     by James Bovard I visited the Tower of London in May on an overcast, dreary Friday afternoon. […]
Attention Deficit Democracy a Finalist for Spooner Book of the Year
Kathleen Nelson, the president of Laissez-Faire Books (LFB), notified me today that Attention Deficit Democracy is a finalist for the Spooner Award. The award, for the Best Book on Liberty in the prior year, is given by LFB and the Center for Libertarian Thought. I’m very pleased to have made the final cut.  Since the 1970s, […]
Fashion Quandary for Conservative Event
So I’m going to the Hoover Institution reception in Washington tonight.  Hoover’s Christmas card this year featured a picture of the medal that President Bush awarded them in November.  The reception should be double knee deep in True Believers and NeoConservatives.  Luckily, people generally have low fashion expectations of freelance writers.  I’ll wear a coat and tie […]
My Favorite Liberal Review of Freedom in Chains
I appreciate the feedback on the National Review’s take on Freedom in Chains that I posted yesterday. Here is my favorite liberal review of the book. (For the record, I have never even been to Oklahoma City).  Los Angeles Times       March 4, 1999 A CHILLING INDICTMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT; FREEDOM IN CHAINS, THE RISE OF […]
Bush Speechwriter View on Freedom, 1999
I quoted the National Review’s review of Freedom in Chains (1999) in a blog comment earlier today.  Someone requested the full text of the review, so here it is. Matthew Scully, the reviewer, was on Bush’s speechwriting team for most of George W.’s first term. National Review May 3, 1999 HEADLINE: Tyranny Lite-Matthew Scully; Review […]
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