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 […]
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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 […]
Speaking Friday at FFF Conference
On Friday morning at 9 a.m. [redacted], I will be giving a spiel on “How Foreign Warring Subverts Freedom at Home” at a Future of Freedom Foundation confab in Reston, Va. The conference, “Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy & Civil Liberties,” will feature an array of liberal, conservative, and libertarian speakers – including a number […]
Ron Paul’s Radical Mix: Truth & Politics
Hats off to Ron Paul for another great performance in the Republican presidential debate in South Carolina last night. For almost six years, politicians have acted as if it is federal crime to speak bluntly about 9/11. On the day of the attacks, George Bush proclaimed that the hijackers attacked because they hate America for […]
What Would Martial Law Look Like?
If they put a sign saying “Rule of Law” on the front of the howitzer, people might not notice any difference between this and other post 9/11 ornaments in DC. “Nothing to see here, folks – move along….” The full size photo for the above is at http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=495676211&size=l The new Patriot System in DC: Just […]
Bush’s Bizarre Bombast – & Slandering Texas
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today the piece I did for them early this year on the anniversary of Bush’s second inaugural address. Flying to Dallas on a packed plane a few days after Bush’s second inauguration was memorable. I have not been immersed among so many true believers since the Pledge of Allegiance […]
Another Award for a Tyrant Apologist
Harvard professor Harvey Mansfield gave the esteemed Jefferson lecture for the National Endowment for the Humanities last night in Washington. According to the NEH website, “The Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities recognizes an individual who has made significant scholarly contributions to the humanities and who has the ability to communicate the knowledge and wisdom of […]
Jim Bovard
Thanks! I do try to make it warm for them.....
Ron Redrift
Not satisfied with the long list of government off