The new issue of the American Conservative includes a review essay I wrote on John Mearsheimer’s Why Leaders Lie. Here’s the piece – Leviathan’s Lies Review of Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics, John J. Mearsheimer, Oxford University Press, 2011. By James Bovard Politicians nowadays treat Americans like medical orderlies treat […]
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Idolizing Absolute Power: Assassination Bloodlust
From today’s Counterpunch – Assassination Bloodlust Idolizing Absolute Power by JAMES BOVARD The Christian Science Monitor published a piece I wrote last month wrote opposing allowing the U.S. government to kill Americans without a warrant, trial, or any judicial niceties. The article, “Assassination Nation: Are there any limits on President Obama’s license to kill?,” spurred […]
MP3 of Today’s WGN Interview on Food Stamp Article
WGN’s Cisco Cotto and I had a rattlin’ good chat about that WSJ food stamp article this morning on Chicago radio. You can hear the show by clicking (or downloading) on the following link: wls-cisco-cotto-june24jamesbovard
Wall Street Journal: Food Stamps for Millionaires
Wall Street Journal June 23, 2011 The Food-Stamp Crime Wave By JAMES BOVARD Millionaires are now legally entitled to collect food stamps as long as they have little or no monthly income. Thirty-five states have abolished asset tests for most food-stamp recipients. These and similar “paperwork reduction” reforms advocated by the United States Department of […]
Fear-mongering and Servitude
from the July-August issue of the Freeman – Fear-Mongering and Servitude by James Bovard In his 1776 essay, “Thoughts on Government,” John Adams observed, “Fear is the foundation of most governments; but it is so sordid and brutal a passion, and renders men in whose breasts it predominates so stupid and miserable, that Americans will […]
Bush, Torture, and the Rule of Law
from the March issue of Freedom Daily…. Bush, Torture, and the Rule of Law by James Bovard Last November, George W. Bush’s memoir, Decision Points, hit the streets. And Americans could see firsthand the former president bragging about ordering torture. Bush wrote that when he was requested to approve the CIA’s waterboarding of Khalid Sheikh […]
MP3 of Today’s Interview with Ron Smith on WBAL
It’s always fun to raise hell with Ron Smith in Baltimore. Ron had me on his WBAL show today and we had a good time flogging foreign aid and the Afghan debacle. Ron is one of the best informed talk show hosts out there, and it was neat to see what his memory bank pulled […]
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