Next year is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Thomas Szasz’s classic The Myth of Mental Illness. Szasz has written a preface for the 50th anniversary edition. You can read it here on LewRockwell.com today. This essay deftly captures the controversies and changing battlefield over the past half century. Szasz’s conclusion perfectly captures the […]
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Conservative Political Action Conference Highlights
One of the heroes of the CPAC attendees: John Bolton Harvests Young Souls: Ann Coulter Bodyguard (Tonya Harding wasn’t hiring this month) <a Full size photo available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bovard ;
Podcast from CPAC Interview with Brian Wilson
I stopped by Brian Wilson’s radio booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference yesterday. Click on brian-wilson-2-19-10-cpac-bovard to listen to the interview. I doubt that the Tea Party folks will be coming to either Brian or I for a testimonial any time soon. I continue my campaign to get “boarhawg” recognized as a legitimate verb […]
Justice Department Bans Justice for Torturers
The Obama Justice Department has apparently decided that, since torture is not a crime (at least not anything deserving of prosecution), then concocting legal doctrines that unleashed torturers around the world is also no offense. A Justice Department internal investigation has concluded that John Yoo and Jay Bybee were gulity only of “poor judgment” in […]
CIA Torture Success Claim Cast Overboard, Drowns
Jeff Stein has a great piece on how the most prominent CIA apologist for waterboarding has finally ‘fessed up that he didn’t know what he was talking about. Much of the news media treated this CIA “expert” like a hero back in 2007. I assume they will ignore his recantation.
Only Six People on Earth do Not Hate Verizon
New York Times’ technology columnist David Pogue had a great post last month entitled: “Verizon’s New Motto: Why Not Be Evil?” Pogue detailed an egregious Verizon bushwhacking of its customers – and then suggested the policy change was because “Verizon heard that there were six people left on Earth who didn’t have a reason to […]
Now Online: Antiwar.com interview on FBI Crime Wave
Scott Horton and I have fun with the latest revelations on FBI crimes. We bring in the subject of torture to lighten up the show. Click on the highlighted to listen to it 10_01_22_bovard Or you can listen to it at the Antiwar.com website here.