James Bovard
James Bovard (* 1956 in Ames , Iowa ) is an American journalist, bestselling author, teacher and libertarian whose political commentary aims to highlight examples of state waste, mistakes and abuse of power by the (US) government.
Life
James Bovard grew up in the highlands of Virginia and studied at Virginia Tech for two years . He moved to Boston, where he earned his living as a typist, among other things. He published his first major article in 1979 in the New York Times with the satirical suggestion that congressmen should be drafted into the military.
He later wrote in the Wall Street Journal about his experiences as a casual road construction worker or Santa Claus . Working with criminal street gangs or as a census agent he addressed in USA Today .
He established his reputation as a critical journalist until about the age of 30 with a large number of articles about agricultural subsidies, the United States Postal Service and the failure of the World Bank .
Bovard is a regular freelance journalist for Playboy , American Spectator , and Investor's Business Daily . Occasionally he also wrote for the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times , the Washington Post and other prestigious newspapers. He works as a policy advisor for the Future of Freedom Foundation .
Works
- Economic choices for sustainable agriculture in Africa , Upper Monclair 1988, ISBN 0-944-57201-4
- The Farm Fiasco (1990, ISBN 1-55815-114-1 )
- The Fair Trade Fraud (1992, ISBN 0-312-08344-0 )
- Lost Rights (1995, ISBN 0-312-12333-7 )
- Shakedown (1996, ISBN 0-670-86542-7 )
- Freedom In Chains (2000, ISBN 0-312-21441-3 )
- Feeling Your Pain (2001, ISBN 0-312-23082-6 )
- Terrorism and Tyranny (2003, ISBN 1-4039-6368-1 )
- The Bush Betrayal (2004, ISBN 1-4039-6727-X )
- Attention Deficit Democracy (2005, ISBN 1-4039-7108-0 )
Awards
- Thomas Szasz Award for Civil Liberties work (1995, Center for Independent Thought)
- Freedom Fund Award (1996, National Rifle Association's Firearms Civil Rights Defense Fund )
- Mencken Award (1996, Book of the Year for Lost Rights , Free Press Association)
- Lysander Spooner Award (Best Book on Liberty 2003 for Terrorism and Tyranny , Laissez Faire Book's)
Quotes
- “ Democracy has to be more than two wolves and a sheep voting on their next meal. "(1994)
Web links
- Short biography ( memento from August 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sons and Daughters in Ames, Iowa on NNDB
- ↑ a b 1988 National Journal Profile: A Free-Lance Crab Apple Shaking the Federal Tree. jimbovard.com, January 16, 1988, accessed August 23, 2018 .
- ^ My Summer Road to Perdition. The Wall Street Journal , June 10, 2011, accessed August 23, 2018 .
- ^ Confessions of a One-Season Santa. The Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2011, accessed August 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Drug lessons from a convict road gang: Column. USA Today , August 13, 2013, accessed August 23, 2018 .
- ^ The Trump card for another Census roundup: Column. USA Today, November 23, 2015, accessed August 23, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Future of Freedom Foundation: Short biography ( Memento from August 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bovard, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Best-selling American author, teacher, and libertarian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ames , Iowa |