Here’s a few outtakes lines from the “Libertarian Hooliganism” speech posted online earlier today – *Federal agencies in DC think I’m a redneck, but the rednecks in the North Carolina mountains thought I was an undercover fed * As she raised the knife, I remembered the old saying – “Never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself.” […]
I gave this spiel at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum in February – a great event put on by the fine folks at the Free State Project. It was a real treat to speak to such a fine audience. The first four minutes of the speech has too much verbal wheel spinning – but it sorta […]
I was on the Mark Edge Free Talk Live radio show last Saturday night. Mark and his cohost Ian Freeman were broadcasting live from the New Hampshire Liberty Forum in Nashua. Mark Edge was the best dressed radio host I ever met – I was almost tempted to removed my railroad engineer cap in honor […]
I had a lively chat last week with Joe Thomas, the host of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy’s weekly radio broadcast. I appreciated Joe having me on his show and letting me do a little tub-thumping for Public Policy Hooligan. Joe is originally from New York City, but his easy-going and gracious style could let […]
Wall Street Journal, December 22, 2011 Confessions of a One-Season Santa When I asked one girl what she wanted for Christmas, she gritted her teeth: ‘I want you to leave.’ By James Bovard In the fall of 1977, I moved to Boston seeking literary triumphs and intellectual stimulation. As a 21-year-old college dropout from the mountains […]
I finally got around to creating a Facebook page for Public Policy Hooligan. Dealing with Facebook’s specifications reminded me of some of the most inept federal agency web pages I have encountered this past year. The cover image had to be a particular size – recreated above. Even I wouldn’t repost the book cover that many […]
Professional pilot, software engineer, and photographer Brian Lewis posted his review of Public Policy Hooligan on Amazon: Unlike other books by Jim Bovard, this one has much personal background. It contains classic Bovard humor and quotable lines, along with a history of what he went through to have reached the pinnacle of his profession. Anyone who’s […]
