I will be on the Ernie Hancock show today (Tuesday) for an hour starting at 5 pm Eastern. Ernie is a legendary hellraiser and one of the most energetic freedom fighters out there. I expect we’ll whack a wide variety of targets. You can listen live here.
Doonesbury: Torture Remains Prime-Time Entertainment
Three cheers for Doonesbury! Unfortunately, prominent half-wits take their own values from this TV show. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told an assembly of judges in the summer of 2007: ““Jack Bauer saved Los Angeles . . . . He saved hundreds of thousands of lives… Are you going to convict Jack Bauer?” I […]
Dying for Crooks: US Troops in Afghanistan
Transparency International reported yesterday that Afghanistan is the most corrupt nation in the world – except for Somalia. Heckua achievement, if the only nation on earth that is more shady is one that is full of pirates… Karzai is making Marion Barry look like Mother Teresa. The Washington Post reported today that one of Afghanistan’s […]
Freedom – the Scariest Tactic?
This cartoon from the current New Yorker is a hoot. But I suspect that different people are laughing at it for mirror-image reasons…
New Portuguese Translations Page at JimBovard.com
Murilo Otávio Rodrigues Paes Leme has kindly translated a bushel of my articles and epigrams into Portuguese. Some of the lines read better in translation than in the original. The Portuguese translation page at my main website is here. I greatly appreciate Murilo making my work accessible to legions of folks in Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique…. […]
Most Venal-Looking Congressman?
I have seen plenty of smarmy looking congressmen over the decades, but this photo of Rep. Bob Filner (D-Cal) probably takes the cake. Who would vote for someone who looks like he might mug you and steal your wallet before your leave the polling booth??? Or is there somebody I missed or forgot? What other […]
Dollar Meltdown: Charles Goyette’s Excellent New Book
Charles Goyette is one of the most courageous and penetrating talk show hosts in America. His new book, The Dollar Meltdown, provides plenty of hard punches and good advice. Buying his book is a whole lot cheaper than filing for bankruptcy. Goyette explains economic realities far better than the vast majority of mainstream commentators. And […]
