"A law is simply a reflection of the momentary perception of self-interest by a majority of a legislative body."
About James Bovard
James Bovard is an American libertarian author and lecturer whose political commentary targets examples of waste, failures, corruption, cronyism and abuses of power in government. He is a USA Today columnist and is a frequent contributor to The Hill. He is the author of Attention Deficit Democracy and nine other books.
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