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 […]
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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 […]
Deliberative Democracy Dementia
The Foundation for Economic Education posted online the pieces from the May issue of the Freeman. Here’s my two cents on Deliberative Democracy…. (There are a few extra line breaks in this text; I have cursed it quite thoroughly but the blog software remains recalcitrant). “Deliberative Democracy” Dementia By James Bovard James Bovard (jim@jimbovard.com) is […]
Antiwar.com Radio/ Scott Horton Interview Now Online
Scott Horton and I had a rattling good chat today about some of the latest connivings in Washington. This latest Antiwar.com Radio production is online here. Here’s Scott’s summary of the show from Antiwar.com Blog today – James Bovard discusses the U.S. attorney scandal, his hopes that more criminal activity will be revealed when Gonzales is […]
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 […]
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H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956):
“Nobody ever went
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The utter impotent uselessness of the US congress
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If Waco didn't wake you up, nothing would/wil