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Congress’s Unconstitutional Pay Raise Scandal

Congress’s Unconstitutional Pay Raise Scandal James Bovard byOctober 27, 2023 “A good politician is almost as rare as an honest burglar,” once quipped H. L. Mencken. After the shenanigans around the latest congressional pay increase, America’s burglars should file a posthumous libel suit against Mencken for that disparaging comparison.If congressmen are not going to respect […]

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Yanking the Alarm on Congress on the Brian Wilson Podcast

“McCarthy out! House turmoil! Government collapse imminent! Fire alarm as door opener! Big Brother is watching you more than you know! Brian Wilson and Jim Bovard, The Two and Only at your service.”  Plus, Thomas Macaulay makes a cameo. Listen to the podcast at https://nfscd.buzzsprout.com/1991115/13717750

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N.Y. Post: Mistake? Or is Jamaal Bowman a liar, liar, House on fire

New York Post, October 2, 2023 Mistake? Or is Jamaal Bowman a liar, liar, House on fire by James Bovard “You can send a man to Congress but you can’t make him think,” Milton Berle quipped in the 1950s. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, the socialist congressman representing The Bronx and Yonkers, is the latest political nitwit […]

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Saving Congress (Harrumph) on the Brian Wilson Podcast

“Brian Wilson and Jim have all the latest and more from the new John Fetterman Finishing School, Congressional Hijinks, Biden Family Skullduggery and the upcoming Kevin McCarthy Job Hunt!” Plus, the story of the bogus dress code violation that got me evicted from the press box at the Supreme Court. Listen live at this link: […]

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N.Y. Post: Hunter Biden loses chance to give courthouse speech — and the special counsel loses more credibility

New York Post, August 17, 2023 Hunter Biden loses chance to give courthouse speech — and the special counsel loses more credibility by James Bovard Breaking News: Hunter Biden was robbed of the chance to win the Emmy Award for Best Tear-Jerking Performance on Courthouse Steps by a Media Darling. The Washington Post revealed Thursday […]

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N.Y. Post: Merrick Garland’s latest dirty trick to protect the Bidens

New York Post, August 12, 2023 Merrick Garland’s latest dirty trick to protect the Bidens By James Bovard Attorney General Merrick Garland may have just played his last trick card to save Joe Biden: appointing a special counsel to delay prosecution of his son Hunter. With any luck, the official Justice Department final report on […]

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Brian Wilson Returns #2: Podcast and FBI Duck-and-Cover Hearing Charade

From BrianWilsonWrites substack: Brian and Jim discuss FBI Director Christopher Wray’s gentle treatment of Free Speech. – listen to the podcast here https://nfscd.buzzsprout.com/1991115/13212810or below – Open in app or online The Two and Only – Brian Wilson and James Bovard return to discuss FBI Director Christopher Wray’s gentle treatment of Free Speech and other freedoms… […]

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