Former New York City radio star Brian Wilson and I have thumping the feds on our weekly radar. My recent trip to Hartford spurred some fresh smackdowns of TSA. Covid mandate madness and bootlicking reporters took a wallop as well. We talked about the growing resistance in Congress to endless spending for Ukraine. I […]
From the Brian Wilson Something Completely Different Podcast: “Congressional decorum, rail regulations, FOIA requests and the Nord Stream Pipeline… all discussed in this week’s episode.”…. Listen on Apple Podcasts at this link – or click on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-week-so-far-brian-wilson-and-james-bovard/id1638506178?i=1000599956729
Landmarks on the Road to Covid Tyranny By James Bovard February 21, 2023 History, Law Many Americans were appalled at the oppressive decrees issued by politicians and government officials during the Covid pandemic. But there were plenty of post-9/11 precedents that paved the way for recent abuses. Authoritarian Covid policies were shocking but […]
Libertarian Institute, February 16, 2023 The Forgotten Terrorist Pretext of the Vietnam War by James Bovard Since 9/11, terrorism has become the ultimate entitlement program for America’s political elite. Whether it is illegally spying on Americans or blowing Somali dissidents to pieces, invoking terrorism provides all the cover needed for Washington policymakers. But the disastrous […]
Following is my written testimony submitted to the Wednesday hearing of the Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee, In Support of HB 0220, “Defend the Guard” (sponsored by Rep. Robin Grammer): I am writing to support HB 0220. I have written ten books, including Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty (St. Martin’s Press, […]
Mises Institute, February 13, 2023 Decorum Propels D.C. Deceit by James Bovard During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden uncorked a series of howlers that eventually spurred heckling from Republican members of Congress. Pundits raced to condemn the backlash to Biden “You saw real white trash on display,” declared James Carville on […]
Former WABC superstar Brian Wilson and I did our weekly podcast roundup of the latest political calamities. We had fun smacking around Biden’s State of the Union telethon. We respected the decorum of this venerable tradition: nobody threw a shoe at the president during the podcast. (I hit some of the same themes in my […]
