from the January issue of The Freeman – James Bovard How Washington Protects Your Privacy and Liberty January/February 2011 • Volume: 61 • Issue: 1 Preserving trust in government is the highest good—at least for politicians. To create that trust, government continually spawns façades to make people believe their rights are safe. Few things better […]
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Obama’s Dead Excuses for Afghan Carnage
from the Ottawa Citizen
MP3s of Today’s Interview with WBAL’s Ron Smith on Assassin Nation
Ron Smith and I had a rollicking chat on “Assassin Nation” on WBAL this morning. Ron is much savier than most hosts – and he has paid attention for decades to how government power has accumulated and become far more dangerous. We also took some whacks at WikiLeaks critics. I commented that many Americans were […]
Make Bill of Rights Day America’s Anti-Politician Day
Here’s an op-ed being distributed today by the good folks at the Future of Freedom Foundation – Make Bill of Rights Day America’s Anti-Politician Day by James Bovard Wednesday, December 15, is the 219th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights — the first ten amendments to the Constitution. Bill of Rights Day […]
My Antiwar.com Radio Interview on “Assassin Nation”
Antiwar.com’s Scott Horton and I had a rollicking good chat regarding “Assassin Nation” – the Obama administration’s right to kill Americans. You can listen to the MP3 by clicking on this 10_12_06_bovard
“Assassin Nation” – Obama’s Right to Kill Americans
online today from the January issue of American Conservative – Assassin Nation Obama’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” test for killing Americans. By James Bovard How much evidence should the U.S. government be obliged to show before it kills you? None, according to the Obama administration. And how much evidence of your wrongdoing should the government […]
“Assassin Nation” in new American Conservative
The January issue of American Conservative contains my piece, “Assassin Nation” – on Obama’s new policy for killing Americans. That issue is not yet generally available online; it is available at newstands and for subscriber viewing at their website. Here is a brief outtake from the article: How much evidence should the U.S. government be […]
