James Bovard
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James Bovard
James Bovardis a libertarian author and lecturer whose political commentary targets examples of waste, failures, corruption, cronyism and abuses of power in government. He is the author of Attention Deficit Democracy, and eight other books. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New Republic, Reader's Digest, The American Conservative, and many other publications. His books have been translated into Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, and Korean...
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against clinton easy gun rights surprised
I was also surprised at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to demagogue against the rights of gun owners, for instance.
government obliged
It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.
humor democracies-have sheep
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
path standards certain
Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation.
rights people voting
The more that voting is glorified as a panacea, the more lackadaisical people become about preserving their constitutional rights.
alzheimers people long
Politicians nowadays treat Americans like medical orderlies treat Alzheimer's patients, telling them anything that will keep them subdued. It doesn't matter what untruths the people are fed because they will not long remember. But in politics, forgotten falsehoods almost guarantee new treachery.
benefits far government system type
There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation.