James Bovard

The Foundation for Economic Education reposted a 1999 article I wrote for them as today’s “Timely Classic” from the Freeman archive. This article was a spinoff of Freedom in Chains: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen (St. Martin’s Press, 1999). Once more around the track: Freeman June 1999 Money: The […]

Yesterday was the 95th anniversary of President Wilson’s address to Congress calling for a declaration of war against Germany. The U.S. entry into the war opened a Pandora’s Box that still plagues America and much of the world. One of the war’s clearest lessons: Lies are lies, regardless of whether the liar promises to save […]

Unfortunately, this zippety P.C. Vey cartoon from the new issue of the New Yorker may soon be out of date….

Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2012 Op-Ed First wheat, now healthcare A Supreme Court ruling on New Deal farm policies has relevance today. By James Bovard The Obama administration is relying heavily on a 1942 Supreme Court case to sway today’s justices as they consider the constitutionality of compelling Americans to buy health insurance. The […]

From an interview with Press TV: James Bovard, policy advisor for The Future of Freedom Foundation says the U.S. currency “has lost 90 percent of its value” since the early 1900s when the Federal Reserve was created. It is understandable that foreign nations are now “leery” of the dollar and are shifting away from the […]

From the December issue of the Future of Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Daily Federal Training Flops by James Bovard Barack Obama recently proposed new programs to provide job training for youth and the long-term unemployed. For half a century, federal programs have provided trainees with little more than false hope. There is no reason to permit […]

TRIPLE HOOT! New York Times Op-Ed page has an advisor to murderous Bahrain Interior Ministry criticize Florida laws on use of force. Reasonable folks can disagree on the “stand your ground” law – but…… Bahrain????? This is like having a Taliban spokesman comment on Rick Santorum’s views on contraception. twitter @jimbovard James Bovard