FOXNEWS.COM, October 24, 2024 McDonald’s controversy shows media’s ‘You deserve a break today’ approach to Kamala by James Bovard Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are sparring over whether Harris ever worked at a McDonald’s restaurant during her college years. This dispute reveals the standard of proof the media will henceforth use if Harris wins […]
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The “Freedom From Fear” Ticket for Tyranny
The “Freedom From Fear” Ticket for Tyranny by James Bovard | Oct 23, 2024 The Democratic Party is championing presidential candidate Kamala Harris as a born-again champion of freedom. Earlier this year, Democrats shifted their focus from democracy to freedom, convinced that the latter word would enthrall voters on Election Day. Providing “freedom from fear” […]
The Democrats’ Three-Decade War on Honest Voting
American Conservative, October 20, 2024 The Democrats’ Three-Decade War on Honest Voting When did preventing election fraud become a violation of the Voting Rights Act? by James Bovard According to President Joe Biden’s Justice Department, it is now a federal crime to prevent illegal ballots in presidential elections. Barely 30 days before the 2024 election, […]
Will A Potemkin Election Follow Biden’s Potemkin Presidency?
Real Clear Policy, October 18, 2024 Will A Potemkin Election Follow Biden’s Potemkin Presidency? Blindfolds and systemic deceit are the death of self-government. by James Bovard President Biden has been derided for being a Potemkin president, a figurehead in a vast charade portraying him actually running the government. Biden was forced to withdraw from the […]
Will Politicians Toxify Freedom Forever?
Will Politicians Toxify Freedom Forever? 10/14/2024 • Mises Institute Wire • James Bovard The official theme song of the Kamala Harris presidential campaign is “Freedom” by Beyonce. But a more accurate theme would be the Rolling Stones classic, Under my Thumb. Vice President Harris is seeking the presidency as the greatest champion of freedom in […]
Quadrennial Hunt for the ‘Great Man’ (1988)
My Tenth Depraved Presidential Election
Libertarian Institute My Tenth Depraved Presidential Election by James Bovard, October 9, 2024 Presidential season is a time for Americans to restore their faith in democracy. How can folks not be filled with gratitude for being permitted a perfunctory choice of who will seize their paychecks and tyrannize them in the following four years? Actually, […]
