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Hal_book_cover_2Hal O'Boyle fled New England in the seventies for Key West, Florida. He settled there because the road ended and local legend had it that large, sodden bales of marijuana floated up onto the public beaches at night. The bale tales were greatly exaggerated, forcing him into business to secure reliable supplies of pizza, beer, and bullets.

He spent thirty years in Key West ending up, like everyone else, in the real estate business. In 2005 he moved to San Jose, Costa Rica, where he now lives with his wife, two teen aged sons, mother-in-law and three big, muddy dogs.

He is the author of Democracy: The Painted Whore, an Extremist Explains War, Drugs, Guns, God, Gold and Santa Clause.

He continues to write a weekly column for Key West The Newspaper and various disreputable online publications. iPura vida!

What Readers Say...

  • "Great read. I enjoyed reading a chapter and waiting a day or two as the ramifications of the author's messages are pondered. This is serious stuff. But how to be serious and have fun? This author knows how. The contents of Democracy: the Painted Whore are equally provocative and tragic. Here we learn of the absurdities conjured up by our government to control us, to tax us, to demean us and insult us. Why we take off our shoes at airports and how meaningless it is. Or how we allow our politicians to tax us into crisis by using inflationary policies to rob us. Or the Federal Drug Administration's failures; they attempt now to "prescribe" what foods we will eat. Immigration, the War on Terror, the IRS. The Federal Reserve, Prohibition are all exposed by the author's keen insight as we Americans give up our individual power to government. Although he doesn't say it, Mr. O'Boyle's analysis of our current situation in America clearly designates our government as Public Enemy #1. And he proves it with keen observations." -- Poochie Myers, Key West & Huntington
  • "This book is concise, compelling and insightful. Whether you believe that the government is malicious, or just blundering and ineffectual, you will like this book. The case is made repeatedly for less intervention in our lives and in a humorous and entertaining way through real life experiences. This should be on every Libertarian's bookshelf, as well as those disillusioned liberals and republicans that have lost the urge to make their neighbors behave properly in their private lives. If you value freedom, read this book." - Van K. Huey "happy gringo" (Costa Rica)
  • "When I am particularly impressed with something Hal has written, I write him a note and tell him. But the note always says the same thing: 'I wish I had written that.' It's the best compliment one writer can give to another." – Dennis Cooper, Ph.D., Publisher, Key West the Newspaper
  • "Hilariously simple cautionary tales that should be mandatory reading for every registered voter." – Katha Sheehan, Key West Chicken Lady

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