James Bovard
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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government obliged
It is like we are obliged to assume that the government is only doing what it says it is doing.
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.
political liberty fundamentals
The first step in saving our liberty is to realize how much we have already lost, how we lost it, and how we will continue to lose it unless fundamental political changes occur.
rights long people
As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.
government tragedy knows
It is one of the great tragedies of the US, that most learn most of what they know about the government from the government.
humor democracies-have sheep
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
government important liberty
If citizens wish to retain their liberty, they cannot assume that those who seek power over them are honest. Skepticism of government is one of the most important-and most forgotten-bulwarks of freedom.
responsibility political safe
There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives.
law government liberty
There is no virtue in denying the law of gravity, and there should be no virtue in denying the limitations of government. ... The more we glorify government, the more liberties we will lose.
government people biased
The more people expect from government, the more biased they become against limiting government power.
father equality law
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule.
government rights constitution
It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights.
winning government voting
Voting is no substitute for the eternal vigilance that every friend of freedom must demonstrate towards government. If our freedom is to survive, Americans must become far better informed of the dangers from Washington -- regardless of who wins the Presidency.
usa government people
The Federal Government is exploiting public fear to redefine the relationship between the rulers and the American people.