Gun Seizures Could Lead to Civil War by James Bovard February 3, 2020 “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15,” declared “Beto” O’Rourke at a Democratic party presidential candidate debate in September. Compelling Americans to surrender their so-called assault weapons is “the newest purity test” for Democratic presidential candidates, according to the Washington Post. […]
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Donald Trump and Abe Lincoln: Two of a Kind?
Mises Institute, July 3, 2019 Lincoln and Trump: Two of a Kind? by James Bovard President Trump has outraged legions of political opponents with his plan to give a Fourth of July speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. A Washington Post columnist frets that Trump’s speech will leave a “stain” that “won’t ever […]
Bashing Politicians and Re-fighting the Civil War on the Gold Standard Podcast
Back on the The Gold Standard with Alan Mosley – a raucous hour fest paying tribute to Walter Jones, remembering Civil War atrocities, flogging the Green New Deal, and castigating politicians of all parties & stripes. The show ends with the Tennessee version of a Monty Python conundrum. The interview starts about 9 minutes into […]
35th Anniversary of Biggest Pre-9/11 U.S. Antiterrorism Debacle
This week is the 35th anniversary of one of the biggest antiterrorism disasters in American history. President Reagan sent U.S. troops to Beirut in the chaotic aftermath of the 1982 Israeli invasion. 243 Marines were killed on October 23, 1983 when a lone terrorist drove a truck bomb past the poorly-guarded perimeter and detonated his […]
Civil War Fort Stephens Battle Anniversary
The National Park Service hosted events today to make the 154th anniversary of the battle of Fort Stephens in Washington, D.C. A Confederate army commanded by Jubal Early briefly entered the District of Columbia and skirmished before the Union fortifications before retreating. I will be writing more on this battle and campaign shortly. Mounted U.S. Park Police were […]
Democracy versus Liberty
Trump’s presidency is helping Americans recognize that voting is no guarantee for individual liberty. This is perhaps the most frequently forgotten lesson in politics. Many liberals were convinced that Obama’s election somehow made Americans’ constitutional rights safe, while many conservatives believed that Al Gore’s defeat in 2000 provided the same windfall. In reality, no president can be […]
My Cannoneering, Then and Now
The photo on the left is from a family visit to the Gettysburg battlefield in 1966. The photo on the right is from this past weekend at the Fredericksburg, Va. battlefield. The main difference is that I long since abandoned the Confederate cap for an “F Troop” style hat. Plus, the beard. Okay, and maybe […]