Here’s a piece I wrote in 2003 after the President George W. Bush’s initial victory laps on the Iraq War: “The Folly of Invading Iran.” That piece concluded: “If Bush advisors want to conquer Tehran, let them do it themselves.” Same is true today for Trump and his bellicose bootlickers. The Folly of Invading Iran […]
Will Trump attack Iran and destroy his presidency and legacy? Is Trump hellbent on becoming the political reincarnation of George W. Bush? Also, killing a heap of innocent foreigners would ricochet disastrously on Americans. But in Washington, the advocates of mass carnage continue to be hailed as if they were the true friends of humanity. […]
Brownstone Institute – reposted on Zero Hedge & many other websites Did the Feds Label You a Covid “Violent Extremist?” By James Bovard June 3, 2025 Biden administration policy-makers hated you more than you knew. From the start of the Covid pandemic, I warned that the feds were vilifying anyone who failed to kowtow […]
1995: When I Testified Before the Train Wreck Known as Congress by James Bovard President Trump hosted Elon Musk for a farewell press conference on Friday. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team savvily exposed federal follies and spurred over $100 billion in canceled federal contracts and cutbacks. It remains to be seen […]
COVID Doubts Made You a ‘Violent Extremist’ by James Bovard | Jun 2, 2025 Biden administration policymakers hated you more than you knew. Four years ago, I warned at the Libertarian Institute: “Libertarians are in the federal crosshairs…Many libertarians assume they have nothing to fear because they are not engaged in seeking to violently overthrow […]
Will Idealism Get Us All Killed? James Bovard, Counterpunch May 29, 2025 Photo by LOGAN WEAVER | @LGNWVR Americans are raised to revere idealism, the civic religion of contemporary democracy. If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, idealism may be the first. Permitting presidents to anoint themselves as Idealists-in-Chief has enabled them to […]
The Deadly Perils of Predatory Idealism by James Bovard How would people react if, on the third time their broken-down car was towed to the same repair shop for the same problem, the swaggering mechanic told them: “Sure — the engine doesn’t work today but — follow me on this — next year, you will […]
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Thanks for the warning.
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