Online text at New York Post and below New York Post, October 18, 2026 Trump’s new rule on prescriptions will send the cost of my drugs through the roof — and maybe yours too by James Bovard President Trump’s protectionism gives Americans the same “protection” that the wolf gave to the lamb. The Food and […]
Intellectuals Paved the Road to Serfdom by James Bovard In the same way that medieval kings seized any excuse to invade neighboring countries, today’s politicians perennially seek pretexts to further invade citizens’ lives. And there is never a shortage of intellectuals who, like the courtiers long ago, assure their masters that God — or at […]
In 1987, a communist hooker-spy tried to nail me in Bucharest, Romania. Here’s how I dodged that honey trap. This is an outtake from the Future of Freedom Foundation video series on the horrors of socialism.
Here’s the story of my 1987 interrogation by East German border guards. That was my first experience lying my ass off for hours in two different languages. I was able to bullshit my way to freedom and then clobber the East Bloc in the New York Times.
I was vaccinated for life against communism after visiting East Berlin in 1977. A Dutch lesbian rescued me from the communist secret police before we investigated the spookiest library I ever saw. From FFF online conference
My East Bloc adventures vaccinated me for life against trust socialism. Here’s my spiel on my adventures behind the Iron Curtain – part of the Future of Freedom Foundation series on the Horrors of Socialism