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More Bush-Inspired Epigrams for his Library Day

In honor of Bush’s library dedication today, here are some more epigrams he inspired from Terrorism & Tyranny (Palgrave, 2003) Killing foreigners is no substitute for protecting Americans. Habeas corpus is an insurance policy to prevent governments from going berserk. Perpetual war inevitably begets perpetual repression. It is impossible to destroy all alleged enemies of […]

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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 […]

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MP3 of Playing Whack-A-Federal-Mole on the Brian Wilson Show

WSPD’s Brian Wilson and I had a hoot yesterday flogging hell out of the Patriot Act and its noxious progeny. Dang, hard to believe this stupid act is 10 years old. It has almost outlived my idealism. You can listen to or download the show by clicking here brian-wilson-patriot-act-bash-10-27-2011

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Another FBI Terrorist Trainer Bites the Dust

Today’s Washington Post reports details on a guy who the FBI hired to provide expert anti-terrorism training: William G. Hillar billed himself as a hero and a patriot, a 28-year veteran of the Army Special ­Forces who shared his knowledge of counterterrorism by holding training sessions for federal agents and local police. The 66-year-old Millersville […]

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The FBI and Antiwar.com

Justin Raimondo has an excellent report today on the FBI’s internal documents on Antiwar.com. A blogger filed a Freedom of Information Act request and received a trove of FBI documents, some of which detailed official curiosity regarding Antiwar.com. One of the FBI documents states: ““There are several unanswered questions regarding www.antiwar.com. It describes itself as […]

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Latest Patriot Act Frauds and Follies

The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today the following piece from the May issue of Freedom Daily – The PATRIOT Act in the Crosshairs Again by James Bovard The most controversial provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act are coming up for renewal this year. There is hope that Americans will finally learn more about […]

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Three Cheers for Rand Paul on the Patriot Act

Sen. Rand Paul is doing heroic work on the Patriot Act. The fact that tomorrow’s New York Times has an article fretting that the FBI might have a perilous temporary loss of surveillance powers shows how desperate the establishment has become. Paul has done a superb job thus far of slowing the bipartisan juggernaut to […]

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