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American Conservative publishes my piece on book on NSA spying

The March 13 issue of American Conservative contains my review of James Risen’s A State of War.   Here is the start & finish of the piece – James Risen’s A State of War has opened a Pandora’s Box for the Bush administration that no amount of howling, scowling, or bogus terrorist-attack warnings will be able […]

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Listen Live – Richmond Radio interview, Friday 2/24

I was interviewed yesterday evening by Liz Skrobiszewski at the studio of WRIR, Richmond’s Indie radio station (which also carries NPR programming).   The interview was a real treat in part because Liz had such excellent questions. We had a rambunctious discussion which will air on Friday at noon.  You can listen live here.   Liz, who has […]

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Orange Co. Register publishes my hit on Federal Surveillance

The Orange County Register published my hit on the dangers of federal surveillance. Here are some outtakes: Americans seem to have forgotten why the Founding Fathers prohibited government from spying on them. Public opinion polls show a rising percentage of Americans approving of the warrantless National Security Agency wiretaps authorized by President Bush. Many Americans […]

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On Air America Tuesday (2/21) morn[time changed] – Charles Goyette Show

I will be on the Charles Goyette show tomorrow at 10:30 a.m Eastern time.  Charles is one of the  quickest  pro-freedom talk show hosts in the business.   His sense of humor helps listeners grin ‘n’ bear almost all of the Bush administration’s lunacies. You can listen live at the KXXT web page. (The Phoenix frequency […]

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Book Signing in Richmond, Va. on Tuesday, Feb. 21

I will be talking and signing books at the Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Va., at 6:30 pm on Tuesday night (2/21). The  Fountain Bookstore is at 1312 E. Cary St.,  (804) 788-1594.  Directions and other details are at the bookstore’s website. I have been advised by counsel that, because it has been a long time since […]

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New York Post reviews Attention Deficit Democracy

Ari Melber, a former U.S. Senate legislative aide, reviewed Attention Deficit Democracy in today’s New York Post. Melber calls the book “a lively attack on politicians, voters and government. Bovard’s indictment of an ineffective but ever-expanding federal government would make any libertarian proud. That may be why the author has so many conservative fans, including […]

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