Afghan frontman Hamid Karzai announced this past weekend that foreigners are to blame for the rampant corruption his country. It is true that foreign aid has helped bring out the worst in many Afghan wheeler-dealers. But Karzai and his cronies would likely be looting regardless of whether Uncle Sam air-dropped billions onto his land. New […]
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Barron’s: Obama’s Make-Work Jobs Harm Teenagers
Barron’s ran an article of mine on summer jobs boondoggles as a guest editorial in the issue hitting teh stands today. Here’s an outtake from the article (a subscription is required to see the full version on the online site). Playing At Work Isn’t Productive Barron’s July 20, 2009 by James Bovard LONG BEFORE THE […]
Donlan’s Courageous Barron’s Editorial on Impeachment
Tom Donlan, editorial page editor of Barron’s, has an excellent editorial on Bush’s illegal wiretaps: “Administration lawyers and the president himself have tortured the Constitution and extracted a suspension of the separation of powers.” “Putting the president above the Congress is an invitation to tyranny. The president has no powers except those specified in the […]
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