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 […]
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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 […]
Do Elections Guarantee Freedom?
That’s a rhetorical question, right? Actually, it’s the title of the most recently posted article of mine from the Future of Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Daily. Even though elections did not guarantee freedom in the past, we can be confident they will do so this year because [redacted by FBI web editor] DO ELECTIONS GUARANTEE FREEDOM? […]
Before I was Certified as a ‘Bush Hater’…..
I’ve received bushels of emails over the past few years denouncing my pinko liberal tendencies. Here’s a collection of some of the highlights after Bush Betrayal came out in 2004. I was rummaging through some old material yesterday and came across this fervent review of Feeling Your Pain: The Explosion and Abuse of Government Power in the […]