The Future of Freedom Foundation is shotgunning out the following oped today…. *** Martial Law and the War on Terrorism Or “One White House Memo Away From Dictatorship” by James Bovard The New York Times reported last week that the Bush administration considered sending in the U.S. military to arrest the so-called Lackawanna Six in […]
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Torture and Political Science
Amazing how few political scientists responded to the last 5 years of revelations about torture by the U.S. government. But perhaps this merely continues that profession’s perennial habit of ignoring the dark side of Leviathan. British historian Thomas Macaulay noted in his 1837 essay on Francis Bacon that “he who first treated legislation as a […]
McNamara’s Other “Body Count” Debacle
[an op-ed sent out this morning by the Future of Freedom Foundation] McNamara’s Other “Body Count” Debacle by James Bovard, July 9, 2009 Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, who died on July 6, was best known for ratcheting up the Vietnam War thanks to the false claims he provided to President Johnson, Congress, and the […]
My 2 Cents on the Tenth Amendment movement
I spoke to Bill Thompson of the Ocala, Florida News earlier this week. He has a very thoughtful article today on the Tenth Amendment movement. Here’s part of his article: The author James Bovard, whose writings frequently focus on the negative consequences of the growth of the federal government at the expense of individual liberty, […]
Are You a “Low-Level Terrorist”?
The Pentagon is teaching soldiers and bureaucrats that people who attend public protests are guilty of “low-level terrorism.” As a California political blog notes, “Among the multiple-choice questions included in its Level 1 Antiterrorism Awareness training course – an annual training requirement for all DoD personnel that is fulfilled through web-based instruction – the DoD […]
On Judge Napolitano’s “Freedom Watch” This Afternoon (4/22) + UPDATE
I am scheduled to be on Judge Andrew Napolitano’s “Freedom Watch” internet broadcast on Fox today @ 2:30 pm. Ron Paul, Lew Rockwell, and Glenn Beck are also scheduled for the program (which starts at 2 pm). You can watch it live here. The show will also be archived at that site. Topics for today’s […]
Portuguese Translations of my Epigrams and Recent Articles
Murilo Leme* kindly translated some of my recent epigrams and articles into Portuguese. I think some of the one-liners sound better with the Latin overtones of his language. I much appreciate his making my writings accessible to folks in Brazil, Portugal, and even Mozambique. If you know folks who would appreciate this Portuguse rendition, please […]
