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Visiting the Ghosts of Waco

Visiting the Ghosts of Waco by Jim Bovard | Nov 13, 2023 After decades of writing about the greatest atrocity of 1993, I finally visited Waco last week. I was traveling with a friend who was hepped up on seeing Waco’s most popular tourist site—Magnolia, a massive shopping complex spawned by an HGTV program on […]

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Our Potemkin Presidency

Our Potemkin Presidency by James Bovard November 8, 2023 The Founding Fathers sought to create a government that would be under the law and under the Constitution. Since World War One, presidents have amassed far more arbitrary power to rule by decree. Every recent American commander-in-chief has expanded and exploited the dictatorial potential of the […]

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Tarring and Feathering Congress on the Brian Wilson Podcast

From the Brian Wilson Podcast page – https://brianwilsonwrites.substack.com/p/the-two-and-only-brian-wilson-and-119 Listen by clicking below (or above) The Two and Only — Brian Wilson and James Bovard S2 Ep 44 Brian Wilson and author Jim Bovard rip into unconstitutional Congressional raises for the poor $175,000/yr Swamp Dwellers and other shenanigans typical in the Logic Free Zone of the […]

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FBI = Following Biden’s Instructions?

FBI = Following Biden’s Instructions? by James Bovard Does “FBI” now stand for “Following Biden’s Instructions”? The FBI is doing backflips to boost Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. Unfortunately, federal courts don’t recognize law enforcement shenanigans as a violation of the Voting Rights Act. The FBI is categorizing Donald Trump’s supporters as terrorist suspects, according to […]

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Congress’s Unconstitutional Pay Raise Scandal

Congress’s Unconstitutional Pay Raise Scandal James Bovard byOctober 27, 2023 “A good politician is almost as rare as an honest burglar,” once quipped H. L. Mencken. After the shenanigans around the latest congressional pay increase, America’s burglars should file a posthumous libel suit against Mencken for that disparaging comparison.If congressmen are not going to respect […]

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