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My 2025 Epigrams: Cynicism Redeemed

Cynicism Redeemed: My 2025 Epigrams by James Bovard 2025 was another great year for scoffing at politicians and Washington. Here are some of the zestiest lines from articles I wrote last year. Trump Returns “Trump’s economic victory proclamations are akin to a bad magician whose tricks are so lame that his audience starts to heckle […]

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N.Y. Post: The Joy of Dilbert

I will post a link to the online version of the text when it goes live at the New York Post webpage. I will also be making & posting a video with comments on some of my fav Dilbert strips. Here’s the piece: Opinion PostScript The joy of Dilbert: Scott Adams brightened our lives by […]

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My 46 Years Contempt of Congress

  My 46 Years of Contempt of Congress 07/15/2025 • Mises Wire • by James Bovard “Those bastards didn’t send back my article! Now I have to re-type the whole piece before I can submit it somewhere else!” I growled standing by the apartment cluster mailbox on a sultry afternoon of July 3, 1979. “Did […]

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Comic Recap of Harris Train Wreck and Trump Forecast – Alan Mosley Podcast

Alan Mosley and I had a hoot recapping the Great Biden-Harris Train Wreck of 2024 and the boundless arrogance of the Democratic Party bosses on his “It’s Too Late” podcast. We also bantered about what to expect from Trump, America’s foreign conflicts, and the controversy over Libertarian Party support for non-libertarians. Here are a few […]

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Peach Picking Philosopher

PEACH PICKING PHILOSOPHER – Peaches propelled my early descent to the Dark Side. When I was 15, I spent the summer working in an orchard with an endlessly enraged ex-drill sergeant as foreman. That job nourished my cynicism, cigar smoking, and my devotion to self-employment. Most important: the philosophical lesson drawn from a hard-drinking co-worker […]

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My Zestiest Zingers of 2023

Libertarian Institute, January 2, 2024 Bovard’s Zestiest Zingers of 2023 by Jim Bovard | 2023 was another godsend for cynics. Here’s a round-up of my zestiest lines from my articles in the past year. Some lines were tweaked for this collection. Hearty thanks to Hunter DeRensis and editors at other outlets who ran those articles […]

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