James Bovard — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Author of ten books, including "Public Policy Hooligan" (2012) and "Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty" (1994).
Columnist for USA Today and Oped Contributor for The Wall Street Journal and Barron's.
Recipient of the Free Press Association's Mencken Award for "Lost Rights" (1994).
Recipient of the Lysander Spooner Award for "Terrorism and Tyranny" (2003).
Received the Thomas Szasz Award for Civil Liberties work.

Biography

James Bovard is an American libertarian author and lecturer whose political commentary targets examples of waste, failures, and corruption. He is a columnist for USA Today and has been an Oped Contributor for The Wall Street Journal and Barron's. Bovard has authored ten books, including "Public Policy Hooligan" (2012), "Attention Deficit Democracy" (2006), "The Bush Betrayal" (2004), and "Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty" (1994).