Well, one of the first things is to restore the rule of law, to place the government back under the cage of law. Another thing is to stop falling for the myth of democracy. James Bovard backcagedemocracy Change image and share on social
I was amazed at how easy it was for the Clinton Administration to basically cover what they did at Waco in the fog of lies and avoid any responsibility for it. James Bovard administrationamazeavoid Change image and share on social
This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid having to produce any evidence to a judge to show why somebody is locked up in perpetuity. Another example of that is the torture scandal. James Bovard administrationavoidbush share on social
Politicians as a class are dangerous, that people who are seeking power over us are not, by definition, our friends. James Bovard classdangerousdefinition Change image and share on social
If an election is simply a one-day snapshot of transient mass delusions, then this is not a very noble form of government. James Bovard daydelusionelection Change image and share on social
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. James Bovard democracydinnersheep Change image and share on social
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests. James Bovard baddocilegood share on social
It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had. James Bovard americandocileforefather Change image and share on social
How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President? James Bovard americancertificatecriticize Change image and share on social
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. James Bovard benefitdictatorialgovernment Change image and share on social