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Our Train Trip to Political Hell

Our Train Trip to Political Hell by James Bovard, Mises Institute, March 23, 2026 A recent Facebook memory notice reminded me of when I was young and naïve and full of political hope. Okay, maybe I wasn’t full of political hope but at least I wasn’t as old at the end of the last century. […]

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The Late Robert Mueller, Bill of Rights Executioner

Libertarian Institute, March 23, 2026 The Late Robert Mueller, Bill of Rights Executioner by James Bovard Obituaries on eminent Washingtonians usually omit the dreadful precedents they set that will vex Americans long after their death. Not this piece. Former FBI director Robert Mueller died last week at the age of 81. The New York Times […]

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Washington Post’s Crazy Iran War Conspiracy Theory

Libertarian Institute, March 12, 2026 Washington Post’s Crazy Iran War Conspiracy Theory By James Bovard Why do so many Americans distrust the Washington Post? “Pro-Iran propaganda network gains traction with posts about Epstein”offers a tankerload of clues. Social media is overflowing  with bogus claims and A.I. videos related to the Iran War.   Prudent folks are […]

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1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing Proves U.S. Policymakers Are Incorrigible

Also posted on Zero Hedge (33,000 views, 200+ comments), Scott Adams Show, etc. The Full Story of 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing (That Pete Hegseth Won’t Tell You) by James Bovard, March 6, 2026 In his recent comments justifying a preventive war against Iran, President Donald Trump declared, “In 1983, Iran’s proxies carried out the Marine […]

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Comic Video on My Bench Press Backlash-Sacrilege

I was denounced as a Bolshevik, leftist, & "soyjak" for shrugging at War Secretary Hegseth's 315 pound bench press. But putting politicians on pedestals is perilous. Here's my comic video on the uproar pic.twitter.com/VVgg63RwND— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 5, 2026

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My Weightlifting Heresy or How I Became a Bolshevik

COMIC VIDEO ON MY BENCH PRESS HERESY:  XXXX When Did Barbells and Political Hacks Become Sacred?  Mises Wire • James Bovard March 4, 2026   At 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, President Trump posted a home video announcing that he was declaring war on Iran. Many Americans were shocked at the news in part because the Constitution […]

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How the United States Propelled Tyranny in Africa

How the United States Propelled Tyranny in Africa by James Bovard U.S. foreign aid is a Tyrant Entitlement Program.  Phony piety has long been one of America’s top political exports. President Barack Obama, in a 2015 speech to the African Union, the organization of the African heads of state, derided nations that institute “democracy in […]

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