New York Post, June 13, 2023 Trump indictment shows federal secrecy gone wild makes political lies — like Biden’s — harder to uncover by James Bovard Former President Donald Trump was indicted last week on 37 federal charges tied to his possession and mishandling of classified documents. Critics assert Trump betrayed his oath to uphold […]
Brian Wilson and I had fun smacking some fresh targets on the “Two and Only” Podcast. This was another great week for cynics. To listen on a heap of online options, click here https://nfscd.buzzsprout.com/1991115/12998944
New York Post, June 8, 2023 Washington throws a pity party for federal censors finally being investigated by James Bovard Democracy Dies in Darkness” is the pious masthead motto The Washington Post adopted in the Trump era. But in the Biden era, the Post sees censorship as the salvation of self-government. Censorship requires secrecy to […]
Snowden and the Fight for American Privacy by James Bovard Edward Snowden did heroic service in awakening Americans to Washington ravishing their privacy. Snowden’s “reward” is to be banished in Russia without a snowball’s chance in hell of a fair trial if he returns to America. But as he courageously declared, “I would rather be […]
New York Post, June 5, 2023 Biden’s pick for new CDC czar Mandy Cohen embodies the worst of pandemic policy By James Bovard President Joe Biden’s choice for new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief is a telegenic authoritarian straight from liberal central casting. He’s selecting Mandy Cohen thanks in large part to her […]
Brian Wilson and I had fun hammering Congress for their shiftless sellout on the federal debt ceiling negotiations. Also paid homage to the FBI and its 278,000 warrantless wiretap victims (you know who you are even if the feds won’t disclose). You can listen to the podcast by clicking here or https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-two-and-only-brian-wilson-and-james-bovard/id1638506178?i=1000615202210or
New York Post, May 31, 2023 Get them rewrite! Debt-ceiling deal fails to fix DC by James Bovard The biggest peril of the Biden-McCarthy budget deal is spawning the illusion federal spending is under control. Both President Joe Biden and Republican congressional leaders can claim victory and lull Americans into believing rising national debt is […]