What does the Washington press corps do when a president brazenly lies? Nothing, usually. But every now and then, the lie cannot be ignored – especially if a president confesses during a national press conference. The Washington Post, in its initial article on the day after the press conference, noted that Bush “appeared to acknowledge having misled […]
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Lies & Leviathan: How Government Cons People Into Submission
The fine folks at the Future of Freedom Foundation posted a piece of mine on how government cons people into submission. The timing is a bit unfortunate, since the 2006 election campaign disproved my assertion that politics is perennially dishonest. Lies and Leviathan by James Bovard Freedom Daily August 2006 Big government requires big lies — and […]
Why I Was Disbarred
I exchanged some email earlier today with Scott Horton over at Stress blog. Here’s his writeup: What the Hell is a “Person of Interest”? I first heard the phrase used by John Ashcroft in his wild unfounded accusations against Steven Hatfill in the anthrax case and here and there a couple of times since. Now […]
“Every Day is 1956”: The Hungarian Revolution Today
The Future of Freedom Foundation is shotgunning out an op-ed I wrote on the Hungarian Revolution, then and now. Here’s the piece. “Every Day is 1956:” The Hungarian Revolution Today by James Bovard Friends of freedom should doff their hats to the Hungarians this week. Fifty years ago, the Hungarian people bravely expelled Soviet tanks […]
LISTEN LIVE – Thursday (10/26) – on the Brian Wilson Radio Show
Brian Wilson, one of the best talk show hosts in the country, invited me on his show tomorrow (Thursday, 10/26) at 4:30 pm Eastern time for half an hour. You can listen live here. He is on WSPD in Toledo, 1370 AM. Should be plenty of laughs, especially about torture and Bush.
Live Online Today (10/25) at 2 PM Eastern – Salt Lake City radio
I will be on the “Born on the Fourth of July” radio show with host Barbara Whiteley today (Wed., 10/25) for one hour starting at 2 p.m. Eastern time. You can listen live on the net here (link is in the upper right corner). The station is at 630 AM on the dial.
Great Cartoon Bashing NSA Wiretaps on Americans
Newsday’s Walt Handelsman, aided by Roy Furchgott, has a wonderful animated cartoon featuring singing spies. The cartoon is here. This makes the National Security Agency wiretap issue so simple even a congressman might be able to get the point. Perhaps congressmen will respond by merely adding an amendment to a “spying legalization” bill to prohibit the feds […]
R R Schoettker
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.”
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Alan Strange
Great video, visited there a few years back to pay