American Institute for Economic Research, November 22, 2022 Industrial Policy Returns, Prior Pratfalls Notwithstanding James Bovard Jubilation erupted in Washington this summer as industrial policy came back into fashion. Congress passed Biden-backed legislation known as the CHIPS Act to spend $52 billion subsidizing semiconductor production. But the new law is a reminder that politicians prosper […]
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New York Post: Brace for More Biden Vote-Buying in Georgia
New York Post, November 19, 2022 Brace for more Biden vote-buying to save Dems’ Georgia Senate seat By James Bovard President Joe Biden is tottering on the edge of his most inefficient vote-buying binge yet. As the runoff race for Georgia’s Senate seat enters its final weeks, the Biden administration may rubberstamp a nationwide handout […]
New York Post: Did Biden Double-Cross Young Voters on Student Debt Relief?
New York Post, November 14, 2022 Biden bribed young voters with student loan bailouts he knew he couldn’t give by James Bovard President Biden tweeted this afternoon, “The recent elections made an emphatic statement that in America, the will of the people prevails.” But was it the will of Millennials and Gen-Z voters to be […]
Did Federal Censors Swing the 2020 Election?
Libertarian Institute, November 14, 2022 Did Federal Censors Swing the 2020 Election? by Jim Bovard | Nov 14, 2022 Did the Russiagate conspiracy entitle the federal government to censor Americans forever? Did federal shenanigans swing the 2020 election? A new report reveals how a new federal agency and federal grantees exploited a 2016 […]
New York Post: Cynics Won on Election Day
New York Post, November 10, 2022 The biggest winners of the midterms: cynics who don’t expect better governance By James Bovard Cynics had another great Election Day on Tuesday. Expectations of a vast red wave became little more than scattered sightings of Democratic road kill. President Joe Biden took a “no red wave” victory lap […]
Mid-Term Post-Mortem on the Brian Wilson Podcast
Talk Show Legend Brian Wilson and I had too much fun bantering about the mid-term election results. Our faith in democracy is fully restored, or at least it remains the same as it was pre-election. Brian has been a friend for almost 30 years and he works valiantly to protect me against my shameless deference […]
New York Post: Dems Pretending to Car on Crime & Gas Prices
New York Post, November 8, 2022 Dems are just pretending to care about crime and gas prices By James Bovard ‘No more [oil] drilling!” President Biden shouted Sunday night in response to a heckler at a rally for Gov. Hochul in Yonkers. Across the nation, hundreds of Democratic candidates screamed in frustration. The gig was […]