The Los Angeles Police Department has a new video out encouraging people to run squealing to the police practically every time some stranger asks directions to City Hall. This is part of an orchestrated effort to keep people jumpy and clamoring for government to save them. But where do we report terrorist cops? Los Angeles […]
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8 Years of Big Lies on Afghanistan
And so now the Pentagon and the White House are going to tell the truth about Afghanistan? Pshaw! Here’s my 2 cents on the issue – distributed by the Future of Freedom Foundation and also appearing on Counterpunch today. ** I have a ‘reader survey’ question at the bottom regarding a specific line in the […]
YouTube version of the Glenn Beck interview
I finally came across a YouTube clip of the Glenn Beck interview on AmeriCorps. You can watch it here. I forgot the cigar. [Suggestions are welcome… ]
My Paranoia Vindicated – Gahan Wilson
“When did you first become aware of this imagined ‘plot to get you?’” Or, as they said after Ruby Ridge, “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that they are not out to get you.” Gahan Wilson (no relation to Ruby Ridge) has a new 3 volume collection of his Playboy cartoons hot off the presses. […]
The Post 9/11 Round-up of Innocents: Ashcroft’s High Crime
The Post–9/11 Roundup of Innocents by James Bovard Freedom Daily May & June, 2009 Many Americans have been lulled into a false sense of security by the end of the George W. Bush administration. In reality, the government continues to pose grave perils to people’s rights and liberties. And it could take only one shocking […]
Barron’s: Obama’s Make-Work Jobs Harm Teenagers
Barron’s ran an article of mine on summer jobs boondoggles as a guest editorial in the issue hitting teh stands today. Here’s an outtake from the article (a subscription is required to see the full version on the online site). Playing At Work Isn’t Productive Barron’s July 20, 2009 by James Bovard LONG BEFORE THE […]
Dead: A War Criminal, a Liar, and a Director of the Washington Post – McNamara
In its obituary article on Robert McNamara today, the Washington Post mentions that McNamara was a director of the Washington Post company. Was that honor bestowed because of McNamara’s lies or because of his war crimes? Or maybe he was just a really really great dinner guest at the homes of Post editors and owners. […]
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