The American Conservative placed my piece on ‘Conservatives’ Treason on Free Speech’ online today. Here’s the lead and the close – July 31, 2006 Our Dangerous Times Today’s conservatives are eager to trade freedom for security. Conservatives’ Treason on Free Speech by James Bovard American Conservative July 31, 2006 Monday Our Dangerous […]
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Speaking in Arlington, VA Thursday (7/20) night
I will be discussing Attention Deficit Democracy as part of a panel (along with Reason magazine managing editor Jesse Walker and Elizabethtown College professor Paul Gottfried) at a meeting of the Robert Taft Club on Thursday night, July 20. The show starts at 7 pm at the offices (probably the roof) of the Leadership Institute, located […]
LISTEN LIVE – on New Hampshire/Vermont radio Wed. (7/12) Noon
I will be on the Gardner Goldsmith at Noon Eastern time on Wednesday. You can listen live here or listen on air on 1010 AM or 99.7 FM. I think this is available throughout New Hampshire & much of Vermont. Gardner may also be on some other stations in that area. Gardner is full of […]
LISTEN LIVE ‘NET – on the Brian Wilson talk show Tuesday (7/11) 5 pm
I’ll be on the Brian Wilson show on Toledo’s WSPD, 1370 AM, at 5 pm EASTERN time. You can listen live here. Brian has been doing a heroic job of hellraising in Ohio. Though Brian hasn’t been in Toledo that long, his work has already made a profound impression on the mayor, who recently ordered all […]
FBI Agents Suggest Blowing Up Government Buildings
The case of the Miami terrorists keeps getting more ludicrous. The local Miami CBS station had a write-up yesterday on the latest federal court proceedings: Earlier in the day, the FBI admitted that two people working for the agency planted the idea of blowing up government buildings, including and FBI office in Miami, with members […]
1979 New York Times Satire on the All-Volunteer Congress
Twenty-seven years ago (or as they say in West Virginia, “years and years and years ago”), the New York Times printed my satire on the failure of the All-Volunteer Congress. This article was written at a time when criticism of the All-Volunteer military was at its height. Nixon had abolished conscription in 1973 and many […]
Missed Software Opportunity?
The folks at Conspiracy Planet reposted my hit on Bush’s financial surveillance scheme. While I’m always happy to see my pieces get circulated far and wide – I’m not sure that this particular re-posting will boost my chances of getting nominated this year to join the Council on Foreign Relations. (Their website explains that they […]
Jim
excellent line.
What the heck, AI is cheaper than
Bubble Up
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R R Schoettker
Thanks for the transcript. The ‘show me your cre