My old friend Jerry Arnett passed away yesterday at home in Helvetia, West Virginia. I first met Jerry at a Future of Freedom Foundation conference in 2008 when he furtively slipped me a book of dissenting opinions on the 9/11 attacks. That set the template for Jerry forever guarding me against my moderate tendencies. Jerry […]
New York Post, November 30, 2022 Biden’s hypocrisy on unions: Everyone else pays but him By James Bovard “I intend to be the most pro-union president leading the most pro- union administration in American history,” President Biden promised last year. At least until a rail strike threatened his poll numbers. Biden is hammering Congress to enact […]
Libertarian Institute, November 28, 2022 College Graduates Are the New Favored Class of Democratic Largesse by Jim Bovard When Americans make lists of the persecuted, downtrodden groups in our society, college graduates rarely top the ranking. But President Joe Biden is offering one bribe after another to convert college graduates into perpetual dependents of the […]
New York Post, November 26, 2022 ‘All-knowing’ Tony Fauci’s memory suddenly vanishes when he has to testify By James Bovard No American has been more revered by the media in the COVID era than Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser and the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Since […]
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 […]
American Institute for Economic Research, November 22, 2022 Industrial Policy Returns, Prior Pratfalls Notwithstanding James Bovard Jubilation erupted in Washington this summer as industrial policy came back into fashion. Congress passed Biden-backed legislation known as the CHIPS Act to spend $52 billion subsidizing semiconductor production. But the new law is a reminder that politicians prosper […]
New York Post, November 19, 2022 Brace for more Biden vote-buying to save Dems’ Georgia Senate seat By James Bovard President Joe Biden is tottering on the edge of his most inefficient vote-buying binge yet. As the runoff race for Georgia’s Senate seat enters its final weeks, the Biden administration may rubberstamp a nationwide handout […]
