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Will Trump Follow Nixon’s IRS Road to Ruin?

Will Trump Follow Nixon’s IRS Road to Ruin? by James Bovard, May 8, 2025 On Friday morning, President Trump proclaimed on his Truth Social: “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!” Trump is being hailed as a hero for demanding that the IRS bring Harvard University to […]

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Political Slavery in Our Times

Political Slavery in Our Times by James Bovard In 1977, East Germany ransomed hundreds of its leading intellectuals and artists to West Germany, partly because it did not wish to endure public criticism by its own citizens during an International Rights Conference. In spite of the human sale, there was no general revulsion against the […]

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IMF and World Bank: Crony Covid Crackdown Enablers

IMF and World Bank: Crony Covid Crackdown Enablers By James Bovard   April 30, 2025 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained last week that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are suffering from “mission creep.” But Bessent announced that Trump will be “doubling down” on supporting the largest foreign aid gushers on earth. “Far […]

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America Should Bolt From the World Bank and IMF

America Should Bolt From the World Bank and IMF by James Bovard, April 28, 2025 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained on Wednesday that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are suffering from “mission creep.” But Bessent announced that the Trump administration will be “doubling down” on supporting the largest foreign aid […]

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Fox News: Trump Should Raze HUD headquarters to Drain DC Swamp

foxnews.com, April 27, 2025 Trump should raze HUD headquarters to drain DC swamp by Jim Bovard Gross negligence has always been HUD’s standard operating procedure The Trump administration just announced plans to sell the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a brutalist architectural monstrosity. Secretary Scott Turner admits that HUD headquarters is […]

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Why Did Trump Arrest a Student for Writing an Op-Ed?

Ryan McMaken and I had fun smacking the Trump administration for sending 6 masked federal agents to seize a Turkish grad student to punish her for writing an op-ed. Is this case the bellwether for a sweeping crackdown on free speech – first with foreign students, & then American citizens? Trump, discussing the protests over […]

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