Twenty years ago today, the FBI assaulted and demolished the Branch Davidians’ home outside of Waco, Texas. That assault and the subsequent coverups helped redefine the relation of the federal government to the American people. I wrote about the attack in several books and in articles for the Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Washington Times, […]
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Podcast/MP3 of today’s interview with WHO’s Jan Mickelson on EEOC
Here’s the MP3 of the interview with Jan Mickelson on the EEOC’s latest breakthrough in public service. We had a fun time whupping up on wayward bureaucrats. You can listen to the broadcast by downloading or clicking on the following – mickelson-2013-02-19_part2
Federal Labor Law and Mob Tyranny
From the Future of Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Daily (May 2012) – Federal Labor Law and Mob Tyranny by James Bovard Since Barack Obama took office, the National Labor Relations Board has become a hotbed of controversy. Republicans charge that the NLRB is brazenly favoring unions and thwarting corporations on one bogus pretext after another. Unfortunately, […]
Alexander Cockburn, RIP
Alexander Cockburn, one of the best and most courageous writers of our time, has passed away after a two year fight with cancer. I was a huge fan of his writings from the Kosovo/Serbian war onwards. He saw through and skewered the Clinton/Albright BS on that disgraceful, unprovoked NATO aggression as well as anybody. I […]
FBI: “A Stasi for America”
Following is a review essay I wrote for the American Conservative – A Stasi for America By James Bovard A ripple of protest swept across the Internet in late March after the disclosure that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was teaching its agents that “the FBI has the ability to bend or suspend the law […]
Obama’s Bogus Economic “Boom”
As President Obama’s reelection machine begins whooping up the economic recovery, we need to recognize the paucity of his achievements. From an interview this morning with Press TV: American people have lost their faith in the U.S. government even after President Barack Obama took office in early 2009, says James Bovard, policy advisor for The […]
Liberals Love Obama’s “Liberty Drones”
New Washington Post polling data reveal that liberals strongly approve of Obama’s drone assassination policy – even when it is used to kill American citizens. Overall, 83% of Americans approve of Obama’s drone killing policy. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is raising hell about the administration’s secrecy – demanding that they at least release the confidential […]
