Torture Radio Interview Now Online

Scott Horton of Antiwar.com interviewed me on Thursday on the latest developments on the torture scandal.  As always, Scott’s optimism is downright contagious. You can click onto the MP3 of the interview here – We did the interview just before the Padilla jury verdict was announced.   I reckon the interview would have been more caustic… The […]

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Torture Correction & a Hat Tip to a Democrat

In the torture article I posted yesterday, I ragged on the Democrats for rolling over for Bush’s nominee to be the chief lawyer for the CIA.    Sen. Ron Wyden has proven me wrong.   The Associated Press reports tonight: “A Democratic senator said he would indefinitely block President Bush’s nominee to become the C.I.A.’s top […]

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Will Torture Bring Down Bush?

 The American Conservative posted online my article from their July 30 issue on why the torture scandal may finish off the Bush administration. BREAKING BUSH’S RESISTANCE         American Conservative  July 30, 2007 by James Bovard From the first days after the Abu Ghraib photos hit the airwaves, the torture scandal has epitomized the worst of the […]

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What do Citizens Owe Government?

The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today my article from Freedom Daily on citizens’ duties to their rulers. What Do Citizens Owe Government?  by James Bovard     Freedom Daily When politicians are not promising new benefits to citizens, they continually remind citizens what they owe the government. From their first years in government schools, children […]

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Matthew Gaylor, Champion of Freedom, R.I.P.

I got an email from Matthew Gaylor’s sister today informing me that Matt had passed away on June 28th. Matt was a great libertarian champion.  He did especially fine work for the Second Amendment, for online freedom, against government surveillance of every type, and on many other issues. He had the best libertarian email list of the 1990s: he helped rally […]

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New Torture Scandal Update in American Conservative

The July 30 issue of American Conservative  contains a piece I did updating the latest twists and turns of the torture scandal.  Here’s the lead paragraph: From the first days after the Abu Ghraib photos hit the airwaves, the torture scandal has epitomized the worst of the Bush presidency. A timid media, a cowardly opposition […]

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