Bush today vigorously opposed a congressional resolution to finally recognize the Turkish slaughter of more than a million Armenian Christians as genocide. Bush declared: “We all deeply regret the tragic suffering of the Armenian people that began in 1915. This resolution is not the right response to these historic mass killings, and its passage would do […]
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Are Presidents Entitled to Kill Foreigners?
The Future of Freedom Foundation is shotgunning out an op-ed I wrote about presidents’ right to kill. My favorite line from this piece: Sometimes the threat of a noose is the best way to keep the peace. ARE PRESIDENTS ENTITLED TO KILL FOREIGNERS? by James Bovard What is the common term for ordering soldiers to kill […]
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 […]
Deliberative Democracy Dementia
The Foundation for Economic Education posted online the pieces from the May issue of the Freeman. Here’s my two cents on Deliberative Democracy…. (There are a few extra line breaks in this text; I have cursed it quite thoroughly but the blog software remains recalcitrant). “Deliberative Democracy” Dementia By James Bovard James Bovard (jim@jimbovard.com) is […]
Paperback Attention Deficit Democracy Hits Stores This Week
The paperback version of Attention Deficit Democracy arrives in stores this week. Hmmm…. Re-reading that…. Maybe I should say, “According to credible sources, the paperback version of A.D.D. is scheduled to arrive in stores this week.” I have to be careful, since many people assume that I blindly trust anything a publisher says. I will be […]
