The Friends of Freedom are getting beaten like a rented mule in Washington. At least that’s my view from the trenches. I debated this topic with my old friends Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling of the Future of Freedom Foundation. The podcast should be good for some laughs, maybe. Here are a few of […]
Will Federal Covid Indictment Turn the Tide on Washington Secrecy? by James Bovard, Brownstone Institute, May 2 2026 David Morens, a former top advisor to Covid Czar Tony Fauci, was indicted on Monday and “charged with conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal, or mutilation of […]
Flashback a couple months: Before War Secretary Pete Hegseth became famous for his “Roid Rage” press conferences at the Pentagon, he gained renown with a video of himself bench pressing 315. I wasn’t impressed. I commented on Facebook: “I bench-pressed that much when I was in high school. Guys past the age of 30 who […]
Covid Conniving Receives First Federal Indictment by James Bovard, Libertarian Institute, May 1, 2026 David Morens, a former top advisor to Covid Czar Tony Fauci was indicted this week and “charged with conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations; concealment, removal, or mutilation of records; and aiding and […]
USA TODAY, MAY 1, 2026 Trump’s IRS lawsuit is best shakedown in presidential history | James Bovard May 1, 2026, 6:05 a.m. ET President Donald Trump is suing the Internal Revenue Service to force the American people to pay him at least $10 billion in damages because he was embarrassed when his tax returns leaked […]
An All-American Retort to Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon by James Bovard, Libertarian Institute April 24 2026 Israel’s bombing of Lebanon has reportedly killed more than a thousand civilians this year. Israel also drove out more than a half million civilians from southern Lebanon as part of an effort to commandeer that territory. Israel’s bombing has […]
“Consent” as the Ticket for Tyranny James Bovard, Counterpunch, April 23, 2026 Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email Presidents have been perverting “consent of the governed” for centuries. “Consent of the governed” was a signature line of the Declaration of Independence, and it has echoed in official declarations ever since Jefferson’s time. President Harry Truman assured […]
Jim
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Jack
Jim:
Saw your post about this on X. Agree with
