This is Constitution Day; the official White House photo for the occasion is on the left. Obama issued a proclamation for the occasion that is knee-deep with his usual Statist hokum. Obama declared: “Our Constitution… secures the privileges we enjoy as citizens, but also demands participation, responsibility, and service to our country and to one another.” But […]
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Obama Reincarnates Nixon in Hustling a “Used War”
I recall how my liberal friends assured me in 2008 that Obama would launch a brave new era in American politics. As Obama unleashes the bombs on Iraq and on Syria, we are back to the same pointless killing that defined the George W. Bush administration. I hope that more of the folks who courageously […]
Bombing Syria: Still Crazier Than Hell
I am appalled to see the Obama administration charging blindly and dragging America into another war in Syria. ISIS looks like a bunch of prize bastards but that is pretty much par for that part of the world. I have seen no evidence that selective U.S. bombing will beget a new Garden of Eden in that […]
USA TODAY: AmeriCorps at 20 is a Wasteful Flop
USA TODAY, September 12, 2014 AmeriCorps at 20 is a wasteful flop: Column by James Bovard One part political slush fund, one part window dressing, youth service program failed to grow up. President Barack Obama welcomed a flock of AmeriCorps recruits to the White House this morning to celebrate AmeriCorps’ 20th anniversary. They were joined […]
My Fox Business News Interview on the Food Insecurity Charade
My interview with Fox Business News’ David Asman on USDA’s food insecurity charade. Click here to see the video at the Fox News site. Or here’s the video directly – The one certainty is that this interview spurred me to trim my beard. I still can’t understand why the makeup lady scoffed when I told her […]
Wash. Times: The “Food Insecurity” Hoax
Washington Times, September 10, 2014 The Food Security Hoax by James Bovard Promoting hunger scam is how federal bean counters keep their jobs According to the U.S. Agriculture Department, American households suffer far more “food insecurity” than do families in Angola, Mozambique and Pakistan. The USDA uses different standards to gauge domestic and foreign “food […]
Wall St. Journal: How the Feds Distort “Food Insecurity” Numbers
Wall Street Journal September 4, 2014 How the Feds Distort Their ‘Food Insecurity’ Numbers This isn’t about hunger. It’s about feeling that the ‘quality and variety’ of available food isn’t what you’d prefer by James Bovard On Wednesday the Agriculture Department released the results of its annual Household Food Security in the United States survey for […]
