IS COVER-UP OF EPSTEIN’S FINANCIAL CRIMES FINALLY COLLAPSING? By James Bovard In 2025, the Justice Department declared that billionaire Jeffrey “Epstein harmed over one thousand victims” – mostly young females, many of them underage. But a dozen years before his suspicious death in a New York prison cell, Epstein “was granted immunity from federal charges, […]
How Much Free Speech Will Trump Destroy? Counterpunch, August 22, 2025 “If it is known that authorities have power to coerce, few people will wait for actual coercion,” economist Friedrich Hayek wrote in the 1956 foreword to his 1944 classic The Road to Serfdom. Hayek’s insight could be the Rosetta Stone for understanding the Trump […]
Another Federal War on Free Speech by James Bovard “If it is known that authorities have power to coerce, few people will wait for actual coercion,” economist Friedrich Hayek wrote in the 1956 foreword to his 1944 classic The Road to Serfdom. Hayek’s insight could be the Rosetta Stone for understanding the Trump administration’s zealotry […]
Jacob Hornberger, Richard Ebeling, and I had fun thrashing out the Jeffrey Epstein scandal on the FFF podcast. Will a coverup save the reputation of Donald Trump? Or will the coverup unraveling ravage his presidency? This continues to be a glorious time for cynics. "Trump has sprinkled his holy water on the official storyline on […]
Alan Mosley and I had fun smacking around Congress and other rascals on his It’s Too Late show. We also had some zingers on how the Jeffrey Epstein controversy is tarnishing the majesty of politicians far and wide. These are great times for cynics and Alan and I made the most of that. Here’s the […]
Did Trump Expose the D.C. Sham on Waste and Fraud? by James Bovard, FFF On January 24, President Trump fired 17 inspector generals working for a wide array of federal agencies. Trump’s action jolted Washington because most of those officials could supposedly only be removed for cause — specific misconduct or other abuses. Trump also […]
So many presidents, so little time. J.G. Michael and I had fun on his Parallax Podcast thumping Trump’s bombing of Iran, George W. Bush’s bombing of Iraq, and Obama’s bombing of 7 nations – plus his assassination program for American citizens. These are hard times for faith in the Rule of Law. You can listen […]
Ricardo2000
H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956):
“Nobody ever went
R R Schoettker
The utter impotent uselessness of the US congress
Texas Dan
If Waco didn't wake you up, nothing would/wil
R R Schoettker
The US congress ceased fulfilling its constitution
