COUNTERPUNCH, March 29, 2017 Peanuts Prove Congress is Incorrigible by James Bovard The history of federal peanut policy illustrates why Congress could never competently manage a lemonade stand. The feds sabotage farmer productivity, screw consumers, and sow chaos around the world – all for campaign contributions. Federal spending for peanut subsidies has increased eightfold since […]
This quote is from Attention Deficit Democracy (Palgrave, 2006). I trimmed it slightly from the book version: “In politics, ‘positive thinking’ is often a slave’s virtue, something people do to delude themselves about the burdens and chains being placed upon them.” The background & text layout thanks to Canva.com design software site. Here’s an earlier […]
Future of Freedom Foundation The Great Goober Train Wreck of 2016 by James Bovard The history of federal peanut policy is the perfect antidote to anyone who still believes that Congress could competently manage a lemonade stand. Federal spending for peanut subsidies will have risen eightfold between last year and next year — reaching almost […]
OK, so not everybody likes that “Trump budget cuts bankroll new waste” oped in USA Today. Here’s some tweets it evoked – https://twitter.com/HillbillyCoonas/status/843509177590931456 https://twitter.com/whiskeystink/status/843507686520045568 https://twitter.com/J45553957J/status/843675244455968768 https://twitter.com/Babababootsiea/status/843575754189287424 https://twitter.com/Rpris1/status/843607788379160577 @AnnCoulter You guys have either been hornswoggled by a flimflammer or you're hoodwinking bejugglers yourselves — Stephen Gill (@bffgill) March 19, 2017 https://twitter.com/votetaco/status/843510010541883394 And here are some testy […]
USA TODAY, March 19, 2017 Trump budget cuts bankroll new waste by James Bovard Trump proposes to devote almost all of the savings from cutting domestic programs into the Pentagon. President Trump’s proposed budget takes a big step towards draining the swamp in Washington. This is the first time since the Reagan era that a […]
Glenn Minnis, a reporter with Chicago City Wire, interviewed me earlier this week on a proposed Section 8 housing project in Chicago. Here’s the article the published today: Chicago City Wire – Ald. Arena’s Section 8 development means more crime, lower property values in Jefferson Park, says expert Crime Glenn Minnis | Mar 17, 2017 […]
Journalist Martin Sieff asked my views yesterday about US democracy promotion efforts such as the National Endowment for Democracy. I said that the interventions are “justified because ‘God wants democracy to win.’ The US government is simply doing God’s work — or doing what God would do if he knew as much as US government […]
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