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Fan ‘Mail’ of the Week

The radio talk show on KMED in Oregon was lots of fun yesterday.   Host Bill Meyer has thought long and hard about the problem of ignorant voters and government off the leash.  Commenting on my work over the years, he said, “You are one big fat canary in the coal mine.” I admitted that it […]

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Updated Review Comments on Attention Deficit Democracy

Folks occasionally ask me what sort of response ATTENTION DEFICIT DEMOCRACY is generating.  Here is the latest set of reviews & comments. (I don’t think the publisher is planning to put the “character assassinations” quote from the Washington Times review on the front cover of future editions).  For more information on the book  & links to reviews, […]

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Now Online – “Defining Democracy Down”

The American Conservative just posted the full text of my “Defining Democracy Down” piece online here. And here is the full text: American Conservative   April 24, 2006 Monday   SECTION: IDEAS; Pg. 18 Vol. 5 No. 8 ISSN: 1540-966X ACC-NO: 69688 LENGTH: 2424 words HEADLINE: Defining Democracy Down BYLINE: Bovard, James. James Bovard is […]

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Groveling vs. Raging

The Washington Post has a front-page piece today sneering at angry bloggers.  Here’s the lead: In the angry life of Maryscott O’Connor, the rage begins as soon as she opens her eyes and realizes that her president is still George W. Bush. The sun has yet to rise and her family is asleep, but no […]

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Another Brazen Bush Lie on 9/11

LewRockwell.com posted my piece today on Bush’s brazen lies on Flight 93. This is the type of story that makes even me totter on the edge of cynicism. ANOTHER BUSH 9/11 LIE EXPOSEDby James Bovard The transcript the feds released this week of the final minutes of Flight 93 proves that President Bush brazenly and […]

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Constitutionally Clueless Americans vs. Democracy

The Future of Freedom Foundation is sending out my piece today on constitutionally clueless Americans.  The Baltimore Chronicle also has the piece on their site.  Here’s my latest tribute to postive thinking: Constitutional Illiteracy & Attention Deficit Democracy by James Bovard Another poll has confirmed that most Americans are constitutionally without a clue. Americans’ political […]

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