I’ll be talking about Attention Deficit Democracy at the National Press Club on 6:30 pm on Tuesday, May 2. Details here. The Future of Freedom Foundation is putting on the event. FFF events are very pleasant – lots of fine folks and good humor. Their invitation mentions Hors d’oeuvres, so I assume that donuts will not […]
The Sunni Interview now online
The April Sunni’s Salon is now up and open. Sunni Maravillosa and I had a fine ol’ time chatting and exchanging thoughts. The interview is posted here. Ah, reflecting on those golden years of peach picking….. and battles with politicians and bureaucrats in yonder years. Sunni brings a passion to her writing & work for freedom that is […]
My favorite 1987 Article…..
Sunni Maravillosa is interviewing me for her Sunni’s Salon – having a good time going back and forth over the last 4 days – her questions are knocking some of the dust off my memories of long-ago times. Sunni asked about some of the factors that shaped my political views, and I mentioned the roaming I […]
Groveling vs. Raging
The Washington Post has a front-page piece today sneering at angry bloggers. Here’s the lead: In the angry life of Maryscott O’Connor, the rage begins as soon as she opens her eyes and realizes that her president is still George W. Bush. The sun has yet to rise and her family is asleep, but no […]
Another Brazen Bush Lie on 9/11
LewRockwell.com posted my piece today on Bush’s brazen lies on Flight 93. This is the type of story that makes even me totter on the edge of cynicism. ANOTHER BUSH 9/11 LIE EXPOSEDby James Bovard The transcript the feds released this week of the final minutes of Flight 93 proves that President Bush brazenly and […]
Constitutionally Clueless Americans vs. Democracy
The Future of Freedom Foundation is sending out my piece today on constitutionally clueless Americans. The Baltimore Chronicle also has the piece on their site. Here’s my latest tribute to postive thinking: Constitutional Illiteracy & Attention Deficit Democracy by James Bovard Another poll has confirmed that most Americans are constitutionally without a clue. Americans’ political […]
My hit on “Bush’s War on Democracy”
My piece, “Defining Democracy Down,” is in the April 24 issue of American Conservative, hitting newstands and mailboxes this weekend. Here are some excerpts: American Conservative April 24 DEFINING DEMOCRACY DOWN by James Bovard George W. Bush has been more emphatic about spreading democracy than any president since Woodrow Wilson. Yet Bush’s policies have subverted […]
