I snapped this along the C & O Canal yesterday. I realized it was too cold when I saw a crowd of Wiccans marching along wearing thermal bras. Ten more days to the Ides of March.
My Time in the Tower of London
The Future of Freedom Foundation today posted online an article of mine from the December Freedom Daily. I posted an excerpt of this piece here earlier; here is the full text. MY TIME IN THE TOWER OF LONDON by James Bovard I visited the Tower of London in May on an overcast, dreary Friday afternoon. […]
Attention Deficit Democracy a Finalist for Spooner Book of the Year
Kathleen Nelson, the president of Laissez-Faire Books (LFB), notified me today that Attention Deficit Democracy is a finalist for the Spooner Award. The award, for the Best Book on Liberty in the prior year, is given by LFB and the Center for Libertarian Thought. I’m very pleased to have made the final cut. Since the 1970s, […]
Fashion Quandary for Conservative Event
So I’m going to the Hoover Institution reception in Washington tonight. Hoover’s Christmas card this year featured a picture of the medal that President Bush awarded them in November. The reception should be double knee deep in True Believers and NeoConservatives. Luckily, people generally have low fashion expectations of freelance writers. I’ll wear a coat and tie […]
My Favorite Liberal Review of Freedom in Chains
I appreciate the feedback on the National Review’s take on Freedom in Chains that I posted yesterday. Here is my favorite liberal review of the book. (For the record, I have never even been to Oklahoma City). Los Angeles Times March 4, 1999 A CHILLING INDICTMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT; FREEDOM IN CHAINS, THE RISE OF […]
Bush Speechwriter View on Freedom, 1999
I quoted the National Review’s review of Freedom in Chains (1999) in a blog comment earlier today. Someone requested the full text of the review, so here it is. Matthew Scully, the reviewer, was on Bush’s speechwriting team for most of George W.’s first term. National Review May 3, 1999 HEADLINE: Tyranny Lite-Matthew Scully; Review […]
“Liberating” Iran, Enslaving America
Will Grigg, the editor of Pro Libertate, has a new e-zine. Will ran a piece of mine in his initial issue. Will does great work – I hope people check out his hot new ‘Net publication here. “Liberating” Iran, Enslaving the USA The price of “regime change” in Iran might be the loss of what […]
Jim
Thanks a lot!
timmy taes
The Two and Only is my favorite podcast on the Int
David Smithson
Right you are. Retired now, I worked for many yea
Ron Redrift
Sorry to hear of your tiff with Mr. Wilson; hope i