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The Folly of Attacking Iran (2003)

Here’s a piece I wrote in 2003 after the President George W. Bush’s initial victory laps on the Iraq War: “The Folly of Invading Iran.” That piece concluded: “If Bush advisors want to conquer Tehran, let them do it themselves.” Same is true today for Trump and his bellicose bootlickers. The Folly of Invading Iran […]

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Will Trump Attack Iran and Destroy his Presidency?

Will Trump attack Iran and destroy his presidency and legacy? Is Trump hellbent on becoming the political reincarnation of George W. Bush? Also, killing a heap of innocent foreigners would ricochet disastrously on Americans. But in Washington, the advocates of mass carnage continue to be hailed as if they were the true friends of humanity. […]

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Did the Feds Label You a Covid “Violent Extremist?”

Brownstone Institute – reposted on Zero Hedge & many other websites Did the Feds Label You a Covid “Violent Extremist?” By James Bovard   June 3, 2025 Biden administration policy-makers hated you more than you knew.  From the start of the Covid pandemic, I warned that the feds were vilifying anyone who failed to kowtow […]

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1995: My Mini-Musk Strikeout Fighting Government Waste

1995: When I Testified Before the Train Wreck Known as Congress by James Bovard President Trump hosted Elon Musk for a farewell press conference on Friday. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team savvily exposed federal follies and spurred over $100 billion in canceled federal contracts and cutbacks. It remains to be seen […]

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Covid Doubts Made You a Violent Extremist

COVID Doubts Made You a ‘Violent Extremist’ by James Bovard | Jun 2, 2025 Biden administration policymakers hated you more than you knew. Four years ago, I warned at the Libertarian Institute: “Libertarians are in the federal crosshairs…Many libertarians assume they have nothing to fear because they are not engaged in seeking to violently overthrow […]

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Will Idealism Get Us All Killed?

Will Idealism Get Us All Killed? James Bovard, Counterpunch  May 29, 2025 Photo by LOGAN WEAVER | @LGNWVR Americans are raised to revere idealism, the civic religion of contemporary democracy. If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, idealism may be the first. Permitting presidents to anoint themselves as Idealists-in-Chief has enabled them to […]

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