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Screenshot 2026-06-19 at 07-54-04 Supreme Court Ends Federal War on Gun-Owning Potheads The Libertarian Institute

Supreme Court Ends Federal War on Gun-Owning Potheads

Supreme Court Ends Federal War on Gun-Owning Potheads by James Bovard, June 19, 2026 Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a bullshit pretext that the feds have used to nullify the constitutional rights of more than fifty million Americans. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibited gun ownership by anyone who is “an unlawful […]

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My 40 Year War on Psychiatry

My 40 Year War on Psychiatry by James Bovard,  June 16, 2026 Forty years ago, I attended the annual meetings of the American Psychiatric Association in Washington and my sanity never recovered. Or at least that is what therapists presume based on my writings about their endless fabrication of bogus mental illnesses. I was attending […]

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WSJ: How I Learned Not to Shovel (2011)

Fifteen years ago today, the Wall Street Journal published my memoir story on how the Virginia Highway Department ruined my work ethic for life. .  That job taught me more about political economy than I ever learned in a classroom.  The photo isn’t me – I doubt the highway department would have kept such photos […]

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Time to End TSA License to Loot

Time to End TSA License to Loot By James Bovard For more than a decade, TSA agents have plundered passengers at airport security checkpoints on the flimsiest or most shameless pretexts.  If you get stopped at an airport security checkpoint with $100 or more in cash, TSA agents can fleece you. More than 10,000 travelers […]

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