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My First Piece after 9/11: Dangers of Trusting Government

Last week was the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Reposted below is the first piece I had published after that attack. George Neumayr was the IBD editor who accepted the piece; George is now a contributing editor at American Spectator. (Still can’t understand why the New York Times op-ed page didn’t jump when I […]

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Eric Holder and the Waco Coverup

I mentioned in today’s Washington Times piece that Attorney General Eric Holder had been involved in the coverup of Waco during the Clinton administration.  Here is a piece I wrote for American Spectator on how the Danforth Commission turned into a whitewash. Holder, then serving as Deputy Attorney General, managed to steer John Danforth in […]

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Wash. Times: Eric Holder’s Police Shooting Hypocrisy

  Washington Times, August 27, 2014 Eric Holder’s Police Shooting Hypocrisy by James Bovard There are no Ferguson-style probes when black police shoot blacks Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is enjoying a tidal wave of laudatory press coverage for his activism on the Ferguson, Mo., shooting and subsequent protests. In the 1990s, though, Mr. […]

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Obama Bombs Iraq to Mark Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Anniversary

  This week is the 50th anniversary of the infamous Gulf of Tonkin anniversary.  Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and President Johnson conned Congress into giving a blank check for war. Politicians have been lying the nation into war ever since (and before, for that matter).  President Obama yesterday announced that he was ordering bombing attacks […]

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Wash. Times: Bill Clinton’s Body Snatching Legacy in Kosovo

Washington Times, August 5, 2014 When the spoils of war are human organs by James Bovard Bill Clinton’s Kosovo ‘freedom fighters’ trafficked in body parts Former President Bill Clinton continues to be feted around the world as a progressive champion of human rights. However, a European Union task force last week confirmed that the ruthless […]

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New Review of Attention Deficit Democracy

Joe’s Book Blog reviewed Attention Deficit Democracy earlier this week.  I much appreciate the reviewer’s thoughtful analysis and kind words. * If folks see reviews of Attention Deficit Democracy or my other books, please shoot me a line or post a comment here or elsewhere on the blog.  Thanks! Book Review: Attention Deficit Democracy by […]

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9/11 Commission: 10th Anniversary of a Bootlicking National Disgrace

Ten years ago, the 9/11 Commission released its report on the challenges to the nation. Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton, the chairman and vice chairman of the commission, have a platitude-laden piece this morning in USA Today: “The “generational challenge” against terrorism we anticipated 10 years ago has entered a new and dangerous phase. America cannot […]

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