Talk show legend Brian Wilson interviewed me yesterday for his Libertas Media Project. This is also posted at LibertyNation, which is now featuring Brian’s podcasts. Here’s his summary: “Author James Bovard (Freedom in Chains, Lost Rights, Attention Deficit Democracy) joins us for an overview of the good, bad and ugly early days of the Trump […]
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MP3 of War on Terrorism Run Amok Interview – Scott Horton & Libertarian Institute
Here’s a rollicking discussion with Scott Horton, managing director of the Libertarian Institute, on the absurdities of the war on terror – and the BS of some of the backlash against Donald Trump. Here’s Scott’s summary: James Bovard, the author of many books including Attention Deficit Democracy, discusses the 70+ fusion centers funded by the […]
Counterpunch: Trump’s Fearmongering is Tawdry Presidential Tradition
Counterpunch, February 13, 2017 Trump’s Fearmongering is a Tawdry Presidential Tradition by James Bovard President Donald Trump is being reviled for wildly exaggerating the peril of Muslim refugees. Some commentators fret that his rhetoric signals a new fascist era descending on America. A recent Washington Post news analysis derided Trump’s fearmongering: “Playing upon the nation’s […]
Carping on the Prez Campaign, Drone Killings, Metro terrorism, etc.
Due process 2016-style Newly-released documents show that Obama must both wink & nod before drones kill US citizens https://t.co/O7DSYK8QCo — James Bovard (@JimBovard) August 7, 2016 WPost oped sez release of 28 pages on 9/11 won' t"stop conspiracy theories" – 'cuz they show govt. lies? @28Pages https://t.co/pho0b9b00f — James Bovard (@JimBovard) August 4, 2016 FBI […]
My CSPAN Washington Journal Interview on the War on Terror
Here’s the link for the video of today’s CSPAN Washington Journal interview on our farcical War on Terror. Host Greta Brawner was great & the callers added spice. I appreciated the chance to talk about how the War on Terror illustrates Attention Deficit Democracy – our government run amok & trampling rights & liberties & the […]
On CSPAN Washington Journal Wednesday 9:15 AM – Call Ins Welcome
I’m scheduled to be on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal on Wednesday, May 25, starting around 9:15 a.m. to roughly 10 a.m. (EDT). I will be discussing the Reason article on our farcical $4 trillion War on Terror. The callers drive this program. In the past, C-SPAN has sometimes offered different phone numbers for Republicans and Democrats to […]
Reason: Our $4 Trillion Security Theater Farce
from the June issue of Reason magazine – The High Price of Security Theater The $4 trillion war on terror: Where did the money go? James Bovard Since 2001, the U.S. government has spent mind-boggling sums to purportedly keep the homeland safe. There was the $30 billion raise for the FBI that didn’t see 9/11 […]