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My Speech to Maryland Libertarian Party – Full Version

Here’s the full 39 minutes of my speech and Q and A to the Libertarian Party of Maryland convention on April 17. The audio tape includes the zesty question and answer period, at least until the police arrived and shut down the show.  I start by thanking Maryland libertarians for being stalwart on the killing […]

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The Feds Are Coming for Libertarians

UPDATE: Reposted by ZeroHedge, where the piece received 100,000+ views & spurred more than 400 comments. Many websites reposted from Zero Hedge. Libertarian Institute, April 23, 2021 The Feds Are Coming for Libertarians by Jim Bovard | On the day that Joe Biden was inaugurated as president, former CIA chief John Brennan announced on television […]

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Steel Follies and the Perils of Politically-Controlled Trade

American Institute for Economic Research, April 22, 2021 Steel Follies and the Perils of Politically-Controlled Trade James Bovard The Biden administration appears determined to perpetrate all of Trump’s economic follies while adding fresh blunders of its own. Trump was notorious for saying incorrect things on trade, such as his assertion that “trade wars are good, […]

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Me and John Brennan: A Warning for Libertarians

Libertarians are in the federal crosshairs in the Biden era. In my Saturday speech to the Maryland Libertarian Party, I talked about the feds could be targeting libertarians for surveillance and entrapment in the coming years.  Former CIA chief John Brennan said in January that federal intelligence agencies  “are moving in laser-like fashion to try […]

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Biden Re-Ignites the Waco Fire

UPDATED:  Here’s my riff on Waco and Biden from my Saturday speech to the Maryland Libertarian Party convention.  Great audience, great banter – a joy to talk to folks who understand the depravity of what the feds did at Waco.  Click here to listen or download American Conservative, April 13, 2021 Biden Re-Ignites the Waco […]

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Will Supremes Unleash Biden Red Flag Gun Raids?

American Conservative, April 9, 2021 Will Supremes Unleash Biden Red Flag Gun Raids? A gun seizure case before the Supreme Court could open the flood gates to warrantless searches. by  James Bovard President Joe Biden launched his first attack on the Second Amendment this week, making clear his intent to radically curtail Americans’ legal rights […]

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