Washington Times, June 5, 2014 Caught between secrecy and censorship Americans need a free press to tell them when the Constitution is trampled by James Bovard Last Monday, the Supreme Court provided invaluable aid to the Obama administration’s campaign to hide evidence of federal abuses from Americans. The court acceded to the administration’s appeal and […]
Carnage and Coverups: the 150th Anniversary of Cold Harbor
On this day 150 years ago, General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia had their last great victory over the Army of Potomac. General Grant was convinced that the Southerners were whupped and that he merely had to attack a few more times and Lee’s forces would surrender or dissolve. Lee outfoxed Grant again and his […]
Supreme Court Helps Obama Trample Press Freedom
The Supreme Court announced today that it refused to hear a federal court case involving the Obama administration’s targeting of New York Times reporter James Risen. Risen has been in the federal cross-hairs since January 2008 because of details in his 2006 book, A State of War, about a botched CIA effort to subvert Iran’s […]
White House Press Secretary Fired for Lying?
My headline is a joke – as anyone who peruses this blog would recognize. Misleading the American people is the most important part of the White House press secretary’s job description. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney resigned today. Has anyone keep track of the number of 3-star and 4-star howlers he told defending Obama? I exploited […]
Coming Soon? America’s Tomb of the Unknown Democracy
This Tom Toles’ cartoon from the Wash. Post nicely captures the latest election absurdities in Egypt. We don’t have ancient pyramids in this country, but the ruling class is similarly imposing layer after layer of BS on elections. Many Americans already believe that we have an “unknown democracy.” How many absurdities can a democratic system […]
My Wash. Times Op-ed: Obama’s Racial Profiling in Schools
Washington Times, May 29, 2014 Obama’s Racial Profiling in the Classroom by James Bovard President Obama and his appointees are hailing this month’s 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark school-desegregation decision, Brown vs. Board of Education. Mr. Obama proclaimed that “we must continue striving toward equal opportunities for all our children” and “reaffirm our […]
Freedom Fighter Jon Utley Tribute Video Now Online
I blogged a few weeks ago about the tribute gathering for the 80th birthday of Jon Utley, the publisher of American Conservative and one of the most dedicated and principled pro-freedom and antiwar activists in the nation. The Committee for the Republic and the Empire Salon have now placed online the video from that event. There […]
