Archive | November, 2021

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Skyrocketing fuel costs will lead to a winter of discontent

New York Post, November 11, 2021 Skyrocketing fuel costs will lead to a long, cold winter of discontent for Americans — courtesy of Biden By James Bovard Get ready for a winter of discontent, thanks to Joe Biden. NY Post illustration One year ago, President-elect Joe Biden warned that Americans would have a “very dark […]

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Is College Worthwhile? A Two-Time Dropout’s Take

Is College Worthwhile? A Two-Time Dropout’s Take by James Bovard President Biden is tub-thumping for Congress to create new federal handouts to make college free for the vast majority of students. But as Ryan McMaken and other commentators on mises.org have pointed out, college is vastly overpriced and overrated nowadays. My view on college stems […]

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Bitter Belated Afghan Vindication

Bitter Belated Afghan Vindication by James Bovard November 5, 2021 The 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan ended with a bang in August as a terrorist attack killed a dozen Marines at the Kabul airport. For almost 20 years, The Future of Freedom Foundation has been one of the few organizations that stalwartly criticized the Afghanistan […]

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MP3 Talking the Virginia Governor’s Contest with Mises’ Jeff Deist

 Mises Institute president Jeff Deist and I had a rollicking chat this afternoon on the Virginia election on News Talk Florida. Regardless of who wins the governor’s race, government schools took a shellacking in this election.  Far more parents are awakened and outraged at officialdom claiming the right to indoctrinate children as politicians please.  Jeff […]

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