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Thrashing Corrupt Politicians with Shaun Thompson on Chicago Radio

Shaun Thompson and I had a rollicking chat tonight on Chicago’s The Answer AM 560, making it hot for corrupt politicians from both parties. Shaun mentioned that I should be getting close to retirement age but I explained that throwing rocks at the government is cheaper than therapy. Shaun was appalled that Pennsylvanians elected Fetterman […]

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Lampooning Amtrak in the 1980s

Amtrak trended on Twitter yesterday as Team Biden hypes the president’s devotion to taking the train – thus proving that soaring gas prices should not bother patriotic Americans. After a bumbling train trip from New York to Washington, I wrote the following smackdown for the Detroit News and a few other publications. (New York City […]

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New York Post: Confessions of a one-season department-store Santa

New York Post, December 24, 2021 Confessions of a one-season department-store Santa by James Bovard   In the fall of 1977, I moved to Boston seeking literary triumphs and intellectual stimulation. As a 21-year-old college dropout from the mountains of Virginia who had just sold his first article, I assumed I could easily rack up […]

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My Tribute to H.L. Mencken – Mises Podcast

Mises Institute President Jeff Deist and I had a rollicking discussion yesterday on H.L. Mencken.  Here’s the summary from the Mises website: “HL Mencken is the writer you need to read immediately. He was savagely brilliant, caustic, and witty, but also prolific across genres in ways almost unthinkable of journalists today. His skill with the […]

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Thanksgiving and my Dad’s Favorite Poem

This is the time of year when folks use sweetened condensed milk for pumpkin pie, peanut butter fudge, and many other holiday treats. Every time I see those cans advertised, I am reminded of my father’s favorite poem. My father worked on farms for much of his life, including two summers during high school on […]

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My Hillsdale Speech on Covid Vax Mandate Madness

Hillsdale College posted the video of my speech from their Constitution Day Celebration last month bashing Biden’s Covid Vaccination Mandates.  As I state in the speech, Covid vaccinations can be a prudent choice for people in high-risk categories.  But using the federal iron fist to inject almost everyone is a travesty of the Constitution and […]

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Video – The Twenty Year Post-9/11 War on Liberty

Here’s my spiel on the “Twenty Year Post-9/11 War on Liberty” from last night’s The Future of Freedom Foundation broadcast. If you like seeing federal agencies get thrashed, you might enjoy this show. TSA, FBI, NSA, DHS – they all caught hell.  The video wraps up with excellent questions from the audience & plenty of […]

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