In the torture article I posted yesterday, I ragged on the Democrats for rolling over for Bush’s nominee to be the chief lawyer for the CIA. Sen. Ron Wyden has proven me wrong. The Associated Press reports tonight: “A Democratic senator said he would indefinitely block President Bush’s nominee to become the C.I.A.’s top […]
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What do Citizens Owe Government?
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today my article from Freedom Daily on citizens’ duties to their rulers. What Do Citizens Owe Government? by James Bovard Freedom Daily When politicians are not promising new benefits to citizens, they continually remind citizens what they owe the government. From their first years in government schools, children […]
Matthew Gaylor, Champion of Freedom, R.I.P.
I got an email from Matthew Gaylor’s sister today informing me that Matt had passed away on June 28th. Matt was a great libertarian champion. He did especially fine work for the Second Amendment, for online freedom, against government surveillance of every type, and on many other issues. He had the best libertarian email list of the 1990s: he helped rally […]
New Torture Scandal Update in American Conservative
The July 30 issue of American Conservative contains a piece I did updating the latest twists and turns of the torture scandal. Here’s the lead paragraph: From the first days after the Abu Ghraib photos hit the airwaves, the torture scandal has epitomized the worst of the Bush presidency. A timid media, a cowardly opposition […]
War Lies & the 2004 Election
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today my article from the April 2007 Freedom Daily on “War Lies & the 2004 Election.” What sort of democracy allows rulers to perpetuate their power with brazen lies? WAR LIES & THE 2004 ELECTION Freedom Daily April 2007 by James Bovard Shortly after he was reelected, President Bush […]
My FFF Speech is Now Online at YouTube
This is the talk from the Future of Freedom Foundation conference last month. I’m not sure how the segments of the talk are broken out, but it is probably in segment 5 or 6 that I pull the rabbit out of the hat. The questions from the audience were superb – the Q & A was […]
New Bush Dictatorial Decree
Just when my concerns about Bush were starting to subside…. Bush issued an executive order on Tuesday permitting the feds to seize the property of anyone who threatens “the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq” or who “undermin(e) efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq.” Former Justice Department […]
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