James Bovard is the author of Attention Deficit Democracy (Palgrave, 2006), The Bush Betrayal (Palgrave, 2004), Terrorism and Tyranny (Palgrave, 2003), Freedom in Chains (St. Martin's 1999), Lost Rights (St. Martin's 1994), and other books. His website is at JimBovard.com
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Bringing Freedom and Prosperity to Afghanistan 08/26/10
There will be no happy ending. [Read More]
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The Fraud of 'Big-Picture' Thinking 07/29/10
It's often just a Trojan Horse for collectivism. [Read More]
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The Folly of Blindly Trusting the Government 06/05/10
Few things are more dangerous. [Read More]
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Obama and Attention Deficit Democracy 05/24/10
The president wants to keep us in the dark. [Read More]
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The Fed's Post-9/11 Airport-Worker Purge 05/14/10
As with many other government programs, it had more to do with image than security. [Read More]
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The Slippery Definition of Extremism 04/21/10
It has shifted dramatically over just the last decade, and yet it's the government that's really become extremist. [Read More]
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The Bush Secrecy Legacy 04/09/10
It continues under Obama. [Read More]
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The Material-Witness Charade 03/09/10
Abandoning due process in the name of fighting terror. [Read More]
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Frightening Voters into Submission 02/18/10
On how Bush got reelected. [Read More]
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The Bogus Anti-Terrorist Crackdown on Financial Freedom 01/18/10
War is the health of the state. [Read More]
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How George W. Bush Redefined American Freedom 12/24/09
By conflating liberty with state supremacy, the Bush administration has altered public understanding of freedom to this day. [Read More]
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The Media As Enablers of Government Lies 11/16/09
On the dynamics between a tyrannical state and a complacent press. [Read More]
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The Early History of a Worldwide Nuisance 10/28/09
On the bipartisan National Endowment for Democracy. [Read More]
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Real ID: A Real Warning on the Danger of Government 06/30/09
The return of a tyrannical proposal. [Read More]
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A Medical Version of the Patriot Act? 04/08/09
Obama's 'stimulus' and health care plans endanger your medical privacy. [Read More]
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