The above cartoon is from Washington Post cartoonist Tom Toles’ sketchbook today. Folks should photocopy this cartoon and pass it around audiences when politicians give speeches prattling about their devotions to those “who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation”…..
MP3 of my “Police State USA” interview with Antiwar’s Scott Horton
Scott Horton and I had a zippety time thumping the usual suspects here. (Antiwar.com Radio) The Bush and Obama administrations both took a hiding.
Obama: 9/11 Made Us Stronger
from the new book of White House insiders’ leaks to a Washington journalist – 9/11 worked out great for Leviathan and the political class, but it has been hell on the freedoms and taxpayers of America.
Britain Formally Proposes to Re-Institute Serfdom
This British proposal is one of the most audacious power grabs of this century: The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth a proposal that all employers send employee paychecks to the government, after which the government would deduct what it deems as the appropriate tax and pay the employees by bank transfer. The CNBC […]
Winning Hearts and Minds and Fingers in Aghanistan
The latest PR challenge in Afghanistan…
Abolish the Phony Privacy Board
Washington Times September 16, 2010 BOVARD: Abolish the Phony Privacy Board Panel was designed to rubber-stamp constitutional infringement by James Bovard President Obama has failed to make any appointments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. This board epitomizes the charades Washington has played since Sept, 11, 2001. Instead of stocking the board with […]
Federal Make-Work Betrays Teenagers
from the June issue of the Future of Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Daily magazine – Federal Make-Work Jobs Betray Teenagers by James Bovard Politicians now pretend that government spending can solve any and all ills. Sloshing out federal funds for local summer job programs exemplifies this delusion. Uncle Sam first began bank-rolling summer jobs for urban […]