I will be on the Ernie Hancock Show this evening from about 7:15 to 8 pm. We will be discussing Ron Paul’s presidential campaign. Ernie’s program is named “Declare Your Independence.” He warned me that he will be on guard tonight against my moderate tendencies.  Ernie has more details on this pending show here. You […]
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My Favorite Liberal Review of Freedom in Chains
I appreciate the feedback on the National Review’s take on Freedom in Chains that I posted yesterday. Here is my favorite liberal review of the book. (For the record, I have never even been to Oklahoma City).  Los Angeles Times       March 4, 1999 A CHILLING INDICTMENT OF U.S. GOVERNMENT; FREEDOM IN CHAINS, THE RISE OF […]
Iran, Bush, and Velvet Revolution.us
 The above ad is from VelvetRevolution.us.  I snapped this photo of their Republican fashion statement at the antiwar demonstration in DC on January 27. (Full size photo is available here.) VelvetRevolution has another advertisement out proclaiming: WAR CRIMINALS GET HANGED Who is willing to hang beside George Bush? The ad features a picture of Saddam getting […]
Democracy versus Liberty
Even with George W. Bush as president, democracy does not guarantee liberty. Here is a piece I wrote for the Freeman on the topic last summer (now online here in PDF).  The editor of the Freeman, Sheldon Richman, has one of the best freedom blogs on the Net; his “Free Association” is here. If you enjoy […]
Photos from Saturday’s Antiwar Demo
At Saturday’s antiwar demo in DC, it was good to see lots of folks fed up with Bush’s BS.   And there were lots of great signs and comic relief. I am in the process of loading my photos from the demo here. I will get more shots up tomorrow morning. Claire Wolfe kindly posted several of my fav shots on her […]
March on Washington this Saturday (Jan. 27)
This Saturday should see the biggest antiwar demonstration in Washington since September 2005. Details here. I will be heading down to the big show. When I go to these events, I tend to saunter more than march, savoring the circus elements of these festivities and spending lots of time on the periphery. Stopping Bush from expanding […]
“Every Day is 1956”: The Hungarian Revolution Today
The Future of Freedom Foundation is shotgunning out an op-ed I wrote on the Hungarian Revolution, then and now. Here’s the piece. “Every Day is 1956:” The Hungarian Revolution Today by James Bovard Friends of freedom should doff their hats to the Hungarians this week. Fifty years ago, the Hungarian people bravely expelled Soviet tanks […]
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