When I visited the Conservative Political Action Conference earlier this year, I talked with Bill Jasper about the state of the Republic. I was relieved to see that, according to the logo on that page, the interview was rated “G.”
Tag Archives | Bush
Federal Judge: Bush Administration Was Criminal Conspiracy
Federal judge Vaughn Walker ruled today that the Bush administration’s warrantless surveillance program was illegal. This has been obvious ever since the New York Times blew the lid off of the National Security Administration’s massive surveillance operation in late 2005. It is amazing that the issue is still open to dispute. Unfortunately, there is not […]
The Material Witness Ticket to Servitude
The Future of Freedom Foundation put online my article from the December Freedom Daily…. It’s amazing to see what kind of legal crap the government gets away with these days. The Material Witness Charade Freedom Daily, December 2009 by James Bovard Last September, a federal appeals court ruled that former Attorney General John Ashcroft could […]
Bogus Anti-Terrorist Crackdown on Financial Freedom
posted today by the Future of Freedom Foundation – from the October 2009 issue of Freedom Daily… The Bogus Anti-Terrorist Crackdown on Financial Freedom by James Bovard In the post–9/11 era, federal officials are treating cash as they would a suspected weapon of mass destruction. They have created legions of new restrictions and reporting requirements […]
How Bush Redefined American Freedom
Posted online today by the Future of Freedom Foundation – from the September issue of Freedom Daily… HOW GEORGE W. BUSH REDEFINED AMERICAN FREEDOM by James Bovard George W. Bush is gone from Washington but his legacy, like an abandoned toxic waste dump, lingers on. Like President Franklin Roosevelt before him, President Bush helped redefine […]
The Media as Enablers of Government Lies
Posted online today… The Media as Enablers of Government Lies Freedom Daily August 2009 by James Bovard Why do politicians so easily get away with telling lies? In large part, because the news media are more interested in bonding with politicians than in exposing them. Americans are encouraged to believe that the media will serve […]
Civility, 2007-Style: Hanging George Bush
Some people who are outraged by anti-Obama placards have forgotten that, only a few years ago, many people were condemning George Bush in terms as harsh or harsher. Here is a picture I took at an antiwar rally in Washington in January 2007. The sign – “What’s good for the goose….. gandar” – refers to […]
