Is there any limit to the killing that a U.S. president can initiate as long as he claims benevolent motives? Over the past dozen years, three presidents commenced bombing nations that posed no threat to the U.S. The only “restraint” seems to be whether presidential speechwriters can stitch together phrases to portray the president as […]
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MP3 of Interview on Libyan War with Katherine Albrecht
Katherine Albrecht and I had a fine time thrashing Obama & crew for their Libyan fiasco. You can listen to the @ 20 minute interview by clicking on the following: 20110321_mon_albrecht2 It was great to hear Katherine in such high spirits and full of vim and vigor today. She is going through some very challenging […]
Obama’s Mushroom Cloud Legacy
For years, we have heard that Obama is different than other politicians – wiser, more compassionate, more prudent. Bull. Blowing the hell out of Libya settles any doubts about whether Obama is simply another deluded ruler who will use power however he pleases to burnish his reputation. Obama is simply a high-falutin’ version of […]
MP3 of Interview on Patriot Act & Teacher Unions with Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson and I had fun trouncing the Patriot Act and Teacher Unions on the WSPD radio yesterday. Click on the highlighted text below to hear the MP3: jpb-brian-wilson-show-3-10-2011-0555536571
Video – Me & Jacob Hornberger Thumping Conservative Statists
Jacob Hornberger Show from CPAC 2011 with James Bovard from The Future of Freedom Foundation on Vimeo. From the Future of Freedom Foundation: This edition of the Jacob Hornberger Show was recorded at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 11, 2011. Jacob and special guest James Bovard discuss “Why Do Conservatives Support Statism?” The […]
Our Know-Nothing Foreign Policy
From January 2011, my American Conservative review of Derek Leebaert’s Magic and Mayhem. Worst and Brightest Review of Magic and Mayhem: The Delusions of American Foreign Policy From Korea to Afghanistan, Derek Leebaert, Simon & Schuster, 336 pages By James Bovard In the decades since John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, foreign-policy experts have become Washington’s leading […]
JFK+50: Our Know-Nothing Foreign Policy
I received a copy of the March issue of the American Conservative in the mail today. Here are some brief outtakes from a book review (totaling @ 2000 words) I wrote in that issue on the general theme of Our Know-Nothing Foreign Policy : *In the decades since John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, foreign policy experts […]
charles bukowski
Trump caused this. Do Not Forget.
Mac
My condolences on Tommy's passing. I didn
Jim
Will, please accept my condolences on your father&
Will Blanton
Thank you for the write up Jim! Dad would be proud