‘s fascinating to hear Border Patrol chief Bovino and DHS Secretary Noem both talking about how if a protester merely touches a federal agent, then that agent basically has unlimited power over them, to arrest them, to knock them down, physically assault them,
OTD 2022: Washington, DC fancy coffee shop adopted a Gestapo Model of Hospitality: WHERE ARE YOUR COVID VACCINATION PAPERS!?! Why did people pay $6.50 for a coffee and to be treated like parolees? That Dupont Circle coffee shop went out of business a few months later. My photo via a whistle-stop visit to DC to […]
WILL TRUMP’S “RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING” B.S. WRECK REPUBLICANS? By James Bovard, February 3, 2026 Libertarian Institute President Trump constantly blusters as if he deserves the Nobel Prize for Economic Triumphs, just like he supposedly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. Last week in a speech in Iowa, he doubled down on his triumphs by referring to […]
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 […]
Trump is boasting of his economic triumphs but his high tariffs are hammering average Americans whose lives feel less affordable than ever. From my @nypost oped today pic.twitter.com/nsP9wOe5KH— James Bovard (@JimBovard) February 1, 2026 Roughly 500 views so far on Facebook…. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FUCz9Kkiu The video is also on Facebook. The video is also on Facebook.
New York Post, February 1, 2026 Affordability fact check: Trump can’t hide from higher prices by James Bovard “Just after one year of President Trump, our economy is booming. Incomes are rising. Investment is soaring. Inflation has been defeated.” That verdict was proclaimed by the highest authority in the land — President Trump himself, notifying […]
Interview: Minnesota ICE Killings And The Echos Of Ruby RidgeLibertarian author @JimBovard (https://t.co/aHriqgS4oe) draws chilling parallels between the federal killing in Minnesota and Ruby Ridge, warning that the same playbook—lies, suppressed evidence, exaggerated threats,… pic.twitter.com/DJVdHE5ixe— David Knight Show LIVE 10am Eastern, M-F (@libertytarian) January 30, 2026 I’ll add some outtakes from the interview here in […]