Bravo North Carolina! Rep. Walter Jones survived a Republican primary challenger who was heavily bankrolled by the Emergency Committee for Israel and other groups and endorsed by Sarah Palin. Jones is one of the most honorable Republicans on foreign policy and has been tight with Ron Paul for years. After initially supporting the Iraq War […]
My 2 Cents on Obama Administration Destroying Jobs
As I was getting ready to race out the door for a tromp yesterday morning, I got a call from Press TV. Would I comment on the latest jobs report? What the heck – it was almost 9 a.m., and I had not yet vented that day. (I wonder if there could be any misunderstandings […]
My Wash. Times Op-Ed: Obama’s War on Watchdogs
Washington Times, May 2, 2014 Obama’s War on Watchdogs by James Bovard A Senate report last week revealed that the Obama administration utterly debilitated the inspector general for the Homeland Security Department. Charles Edwards, the acting IG from early 2011 till last December, toadied to Obama appointees at every opportunity — stifling reports, deleting damning […]
Washington Post: Warmongering Doesn’t Pay
It is regrettable that the Washington Post’s editorials on foreign policy are rarely as profound as its editorial cartoons. Someone could easily compile a list of Washington Post editorials and guest articles by bellicose nitwits urging U.S. preemptive strikes for each venue that Tom Toles lists in this ‘toon. *** On Twitter @jimbovard
How Should We Baptize Politicians?
Sarah Palin declared last weekend that “waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists.” Her remark has justifiably been condemned far and wide. But how should we baptize politicians? If suspected terrorists deserve to be tortured, what should we do with a class of people who perennially ravage our rights and liberties? [image from www.EmpowerTexans.com]
Celebrating Freedom Fighter Jon Utley’s 80th Birthday
Jon Utley, the publisher of American Conservative and one of the most dedicated and principled pro-freedom and antiwar activists in the nation, celebrated his 80th birthday last month. Hundreds of folks gathered at D.C.’s Metropolitan Club to hear him speak about his life and to hear tributes from a dozen speakers ranging from Human Events […]
Wash. Times: “Truth Will Prevail” – a Costly Govt. Fairy Tale
Washington Times, April 25, 2014 BOVARD: ‘Truth will prevail’ — a costly government fairy tale by James Bovard The Supreme Court heard lawyers wrangle Tuesday over an Ohio law that criminalizes false statements about political candidates. The justices were skeptical if not scornful of the efforts by Ohio and 14 other states to create “ministries […]
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