Peter Quinones, one of the best podcasters in the biz, interviewed me this evening on my article on the SWAT killing of gun rights activist Duncan Lemp. Here’s the link – *Bonus* Jim Bovard on the Police Killing of Duncan Lemp by Peter R. Quinones | Mar 14, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall […]
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Maryland SWAT Team Kills Gun Rights Activist as He Sleeps
American Conservative Did Maryland Police Shoot and Kill a Sleeping Man? by James Bovard An initial police press release claims “firearms offenses” were involved, but now the authorities are being mum. March 14, 2020 |“The constitution is dead” was the last tweet ever sent by 21-year-old Duncan Socrates Lemp. On Thursday morning at 4:30 a.m., […]
Corbett Report Podcast on the Dark History of the Census
James Corbett has one of the best and most thoughtful podcasts anywhere and he kindly had me on his show, the Corbett Report, last night to discuss the dark history of the U.S. Census. More than a hundred million households will receive census forms starting tomorrow, and the Census Bureau assures people that their privacy […]
MP3 Speech at Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania Conference
On Saturday, I gave a talk at the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party state convention. There were so many great folks there and it was a pleasure to speak to a savvy, friendly audience. Richard Schwarz did a pitch-perfect introduction that set the tone for the talk. It’s hard not to like a guy who is always […]
Syria Debacles Epitomize Perpetual Perfidy of U.S. Foreign Policy
Counterpunch, March 6, 2020 Syria Debacles Epitomize Perpetual Perfidy of U.S. Foreign Policy by James Bovard Turkey is ratcheting up its invasion of Syria and trying to drag NATO into Erdogan’s personal rehabilitation scheme. Threats and counter-threats are flying as thickly as the bombs and bullets. It remains to be seen whether U.S. policymakers will […]
Census Bureau and Facebook Partnering to Censor the Internet
American Conservative, March 3, 2020 The Census and Facebook: Working Hand-in-Glove to Censor the Internet by James Bovard The same agency that once helped the Army round up Japanese Americans has now achieved protected status on social media. America’s social media giants are rallying behind the 2020 Census. Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg recently assured […]
Ruby Ridge, the FBI, and Louis Freeh – My 1995 Cover Story
Here is my all-time favorite magazine cover story – my 1995 tribute to FBI boss Louis Freeh. This story came out five months after Freeh publicly denounced me in a letter to the Wall Street Journal. Freeh was outraged over a piece I did on the FBI’s killing at Ruby Ridge. One of Randy Weaver’s […]
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