How the FBI Crippled Democracy in 2016 and Beyond by James Bovard In last month’s Future of Freedom article, I explained how the 2016 presidential election made “post-truth” become the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year. Americans felt forced to choose between two candidates that most voters despised. The political system’s credibility plummeted […]
Can Patel Leash the FBI? by James Bovard, American Institute for Economic Research, January 31, 2025 The FBI has long been considered the most powerful and the most incorrigible federal domestic agency. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau. Can Patel, the author […]
New York Post, July 16, 2024 We can’t trust politicized FBI to handle probe of Trump assassination bid by James Bovard President Biden on Sunday announced an FBI investigation into the Secret Service’s astounding failure to protect Donald Trump at the rally in Butler, Pa., promising the probe would be “thorough and swift.” But it’s […]
FBI = Following Biden’s Instructions? by James Bovard Does “FBI” now stand for “Following Biden’s Instructions”? The FBI is doing backflips to boost Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. Unfortunately, federal courts don’t recognize law enforcement shenanigans as a violation of the Voting Rights Act. The FBI is categorizing Donald Trump’s supporters as terrorist suspects, according to […]
Back on the Brian Wilson Show for the “Two and Only” Weekly podcast — You can listen by clicking here – where there are a bunch of other options for listening or downloading. https://brianwilsonwrites.substack.com/p/the-two-and-only-brian-wilson-and-b9e?utm_campaign=email-post&r=b7l78&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email#details From Brian’s substack: Never Let A Good Crisis…etc. Talk show legend Brian Wilson and the Swamp’s “Least Wanted”, James Bovard, together […]
My old friend Gardner Goldsmith and I had fun recapping the FBI’s latest mischief on the David Knight Radio Show. We also talked about Thomas Macaulay and his forgotten lessons for freedom. 25 minutes at — INTERVIEW James Bovard: FBI Expands "Terrorist" Definition, Targets Trump Supporters In the process of expanding the FBI's reach against […]
New York Post, October 5, 2023 Is the FBI turning Trump supporters into terrorist targets? by James Bovard Donald Trump’s supporters are now in the FBI terrorist-investigation crosshairs, according to a new report in Newsweek. The agency has created “a new category of extremists that it seeks to track and counter: Donald Trump’s army of MAGA followers”; […]
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