Washington Times, April 15, 2013 BOVARD: The ‘you are the government’ canard Obama joins predecessors in blaming his overreach on us by James Bovard In his continuing campaign to subvert the Second Amendment, President Obama recently unveiled one of the oldest tricks in the demagogue playbook. Speaking in Colorado, he declared that since America is […]
The hell-raising, freedom-fighting legend Claire Wolfe has reviewed Public Policy Hooligan. I greatly appreciate her kind words for the book. Claire mentions (accurately) that the book shows a “healthy ego” – hopefully not quite as large as Lance Armstrong’s. 🙂 Claire’s review is here and reposted below. Claire’s Living Freedom is the most thoughtful libertarian blog […]
Scott Horton and I had a rowdy time today rattlin’ on about Public Policy Hooligan. Here is the summary of the interview from Scott’s website – we discussed “asserting individual rights in response to arbitrary authority; honing the craft of writing; doing journalism behind the Iron Curtain; US farm policy; the myth and reality of […]
As part of the terms of my parole, I whittled up some memoir essays which are now available as an Amazon ebook titled Public Policy Hooligan. It’s the story of going from Helltown to Washington – lots of mischief (and police encounters) along the way. There is a chapter about my clashes with the FBI […]
According to press reports, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is relying on Matthew Scully (among others) to craft tonight’s speech to the GOP convention. Scully is a talented writer but would never be accused of libertarian tendencies. Here is a 1999 review he wrote on Freedom in Chains for National Review. Don’t worry about […]
Following is a review essay I wrote for the American Conservative – A Stasi for America By James Bovard A ripple of protest swept across the Internet in late March after the disclosure that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was teaching its agents that “the FBI has the ability to bend or suspend the law […]
I came across this transcript this morning and figured it was worth sending around the track one more time. You can watch the video from this interview here – Brian Lamb’s views come through more clearly on tape than in the transcript. One of my favorite comments he made: “Well, your sense of humor — […]
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H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956):
“Nobody ever went
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The utter impotent uselessness of the US congress
Texas Dan
If Waco didn't wake you up, nothing would/wil
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The US congress ceased fulfilling its constitution
