How Washington Think-Tanks Paved The Road To Serfdom by James Bovard, Zero Hedge November 8, 2026 In the same way that medieval kings seized any excuse to invade neighboring countries, today’s politicians perennially seek pretexts to further invade citizens’ lives. And there is never a shortage of intellectuals who, like the courtiers long ago, […]
Should shooting back be a crime if a government agent is trying to kill you? Yes, according to the U.S. govt. definition of terrorism
Cynicism Should Win the Mid-Term Elections By James Bovard In an era of clueless voters and profoundly dishonest candidates, cynicism is one of the last best checks on political power run amok. Regardless of the final vote count in Tuesday’s mid-term congressional elections, both Republicans and Democrats have earned all the distrust they will reap. […]
What do Merle Haggard, TSA, Covid crackdowns, & private property rights have in common? My Mises Institute summit speech finale from 2025 @ remastered
I never paid my dues to any Washington think tank. Here’s the story of the first time I got disqualified in D.C. for failing to kowtow to B.S. mandates
Will the Feds Kill Your Bank Account? by James Bovard A new federal report confirms that the Biden administration secretly connived to destroy Americans’ financial freedom. Those bureaucrats were upholding hallowed precedents stretching back to the Nixon era, when Congress passed the Bank Secrecy Act. That law made it a crime for banks to keep […]
During the pandemic, Washington think tanks championed vaccine mandates, lockdowns, and a heap of other bogus repressive remedies. Have enough Americans learned to distrust Washington experts? from my Corbett Report interview at https://corbettreport.com/think-tanks-stink-tanks/ Transcript: BOVARD: Some of the think tanks have been very active pushing for censorship in Europe and elsewhere, and they were mostly […]
Jim
excellent line.
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Jim
Excellent point on the credentials. Always sad wh
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Thanks for the transcript. The ‘show me your cre
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