As members of Congress engage in a virtue-signaling stampede towards further U.S. military intervention in the Ukraine-Russia war, here’s my caustic comments: Politicians are most dangerous when they are parading as saviors of humanity. — James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 16, 2022 Congress is untrustworthy on the Russia-Ukraine war. Remember that most members of Congress backed […]
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Thumping Blundering to War
Media elite believe that Americans will happily pay soaring gas prices to "virtue signal" their support for Ukraine. This is almost as foolhardy as Putin's invasion of Ukraine. — James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 8, 2022 This #NoFlyZoneOverUkraine protest would be more realistic with some massive blasts to rattle all the artists' teeth, symbolizing the risk […]
War Propaganda and Peanut Butter on the Culinary Libertarian Podcast
Dann Reid, the host of the Culinary Libertarian podcast, had me on his show last week to discuss the torrent of propaganda spurred by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. As Lily Tomlin quipped, “No matter how cynical you get, it is not enough to keep up. The wide-ranging conversation also covered cheap cigars, peanut butter, and other […]
Recent Bovard Freedom Quote JPEGs
Here’s a round-up of some JPEGS with my quotes from the last year or so. Thanks to everyone who made these images – including Bryan Baucom, Tony Smith, Bob Smilie, Natalie Fawn Danelishen, Frank Monaco, Libquotes.com, and the various Internet quote sites. If you made one of these quote Jpegs and I neglected to include […]
Bitter Belated Afghan Vindication
Bitter Belated Afghan Vindication by James Bovard November 5, 2021 The 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan ended with a bang in August as a terrorist attack killed a dozen Marines at the Kabul airport. For almost 20 years, The Future of Freedom Foundation has been one of the few organizations that stalwartly criticized the Afghanistan […]
9/11: How George W. Bush Redefined American Freedom
Future of Freedom Foundation, September 2009 How George W. Bush Redefined American Freedom by James Bovard George W. Bush is gone from Washington but his legacy, like an abandoned toxic waste dump, lingers on. Like President Franklin Roosevelt before him, President Bush helped redefine American freedom. And like Roosevelt’s, Bush’s changes were perversions of […]
20 Years of Epigrams on the War on Terror
Here is a round-up of some of my epigrams on the War on Terror. I tweaked a few lines for this repost and I may have missed or forgotten other lines that I should have included. I welcome any suggestions to add (or delete) for this list. Investors Business Daily, October 2, 2001: Like a […]