The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today my piece from their July Freedom Daily issue on one of the biggest shams of modern American history… THE EARLY HISTORY OF A WORLDWIDE NUISANCE by James Bovard Few federal agencies have as much bipartisan support as the National Endowment for Democracy. Created in 1983, NED’s stated […]
Dilbert Nails Washington Ethics
I suppose for this cartoon to perfectly capture contemporary Washington ethics, the senator would insist on a conjugal visit with the lobbyist’s wife. Or maybe that is only how Nevada senators operate. Scott Adams has again laid out political reality far more cleanly than the vast majority of the nation’s editorial pages. It is only […]
8 Years of Big Lies on Afghanistan
And so now the Pentagon and the White House are going to tell the truth about Afghanistan? Pshaw! Here’s my 2 cents on the issue – distributed by the Future of Freedom Foundation and also appearing on Counterpunch today. ** I have a ‘reader survey’ question at the bottom regarding a specific line in the […]
My Fox News Freedom Watch Interview on the Second Amendment
… with Judge Napalitano is now available at the Fox News Freedom Watch page.
Afghan 24-Karat BS: Throwing Away American Troops’ Lives
The Washington Post article on this weekend’s attack on a remote US military base in Afghanistan notes: It is really hard to interdict the enemy,” said the base’s company commander in an interview with The Washington Post in late September. “There are literally thousands of trails around here. We just don’t have the numbers of […]
YouTube version of the Glenn Beck interview
I finally came across a YouTube clip of the Glenn Beck interview on AmeriCorps. You can watch it here. I forgot the cigar. [Suggestions are welcome… ]
Cartoonist Show – Greatest V for Vendetta Tattoo
The Small Press Expo this weekend in Bethesda, MD featured a heap of fine cartoonists and free spirits. I saw the best “V for Vendetta” tattoo ever. Full size versions of these photos are available at my Flickr page here. CARTOON IMITATES LIFE THIS BANNER REMINDS ME OF SOME PUBLISHERS I HAVE DEALT WITH… V […]
R R Schoettker
The US congress ceased fulfilling its constitution