The “Honest History” Fraud James Bovard – July 20, 2021 American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten recently proclaimed that her union members have a right to teach “honest history” in government classrooms. But putting politicians, bureaucrats, and union zealots in charge of a curriculum is the worst recipe for candor. Rather than truth, the […]
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NSA Vs Tucker Carlson Is An Alarm Bell For All Americans
BOVARD: Why NSA Vs Tucker Carlson Is An Alarm Bell For All Americans James Bovard Contributor July 17, 2021 1:18 PM ET Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s charge that the National Security Agency illegally spied on him and leaked his emails is enraging prominent liberals. Carlson sought “to sow distrust [of the NSA], which is […]
Busting Biden’s New War on Extremism on Scott Horton Show MP3
Jim Bovard on Biden’s Buffoonish War on Extremism by Scott | Jul 14, 2021 | “Jim Bovard discusses the recent rumblings about “domestic extremism,” which the Biden administration and many Democrats have been warning is a rising problem in America. So far, Biden has only issued executive orders about so-called extremism, but some politicians are […]
No Victory Lap for Governors Who Locked Down America
American Institute for Economic Research, July 14, 2021 No Victory Lap For Governors Who Locked Down America James Bovard There are no fact-checkers for victory laps. Last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo summarized his experience with the Covid-19 crisis: “Speaking for myself, it was a tremendous personal benefit.” Cuomo made that declaration in a […]
Not Paranoid if the Police Car Follows You, Right?
UPDATE: Thanks to RT.com [Russian Television] for including my Towpath Terrorist vignette in this story (even though their story was hell on my idealism). *** I did a mostly solitary walk on the C & O Canal Towpath yesterday afternoon, though I did text a friend about the jaunt beforehand. I was surprised to see […]
Can Mass Subjugation Save Democracy?
American Institute for Economic Research, July 7, 2021 Can Mass Subjugation Save American Democracy? James Bovard Beatings will continue until morale improves” has morphed from an old joke to the latest prescription for national salvation. “Compulsory National Service Could Unite America,” whooped a New York Times Op-ed headline last week. Prominent media outlets, think tanks, […]
My July 4 Satire on Congress – New York Times
July 4th is my Independence Day, regardless of how depraved the government has become. Forty-two years ago, the New York Times printed a satire I wrote on the failure of the All-Volunteer Congress. Some congressmen wanted to revive the military draft in order to have a higher quality army. I showed that the same argument could […]
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