I almost forgot my role in the Oklahoma City bombing. No – I’ve never been to Oklahoma. But a 1999 Los Angeles Times review of one of my books made similar points to what Bill Clinton made in his New York Times op-ed on Monday. The reviewer, Anthony Day, was horrified at my rejection of […]
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Bill Clinton’s Lethal Hypocrisy on Government Violence
from Counterpunch today – Bill Clinton on Violence and Government A Lethal Hypocrisy By JAMES BOVARD Yesterday, on the fifteenth anniversary of the attack on the federal office building in Oklahoma City, former President Bill Clinton had an op-ed in the New York Times headlined: “Violence is Unacceptable in a Democracy.” The article settles any […]
Podcast of April 19th Interview with Ernie Hancock
Legendary hellraiser and freedom fighter Ernie Hancock had me on his radio show today. We talked about the meaning of April 19th – Waco, the Oklahoma City bombing, etc. He tried to squeeze out a few predictions but I pretty much took a dive. You can hear the show by clicking (The interview starts about […]
The Campaign Reform Scam/Crime/Damn Outrage – Parts 1 and 2
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today the second part of my analysis of the McCain Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act hokum. (This is from the February issue of Freedom Daily). I am reposting it here, along with the first part of the article (posted on this blog yesterday). *** The Campaign Reform Scam […]
Intro chapter from Feeling Your Pain (2000)
Here is the introduction chapter of Feeling Your Pain: The Explosion and Abuse of Government Power in the Clinton-Gore Years (St. Martin’s/Palgrave, 2000). This was my parting bouquet to the Clinton White House. The book went to three printings within the first month of its release but slowed down afterwards. (It did not contain any […]
Introduction from FREEDOM IN CHAINS (1999)
Here’s another flash from the past. Freedom in Chains: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen was hell on my moderate image. Curious how the intellectual battle lines have shifted in the decade since I wrote this book. I recall some reviewers denouncing me as an extremist for focusing on government abuses such […]
The 9/11 Servility Reflex
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today my Freedom Daily piece on the tidal wave of groveling that swept America after 9/11. THE 9/11 SERVILITY REFLEX Freedom Daily, December 2008 by James Bovard Many citizens react to their rulers like little kids who recognize that a stranger is acting suspiciously and may be up […]
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The plain fact and simple reality of ‘rulership
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So what did you do to your neighbor's cat????
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