Twenty years ago today, the FBI assaulted and demolished the Branch Davidians’ home outside of Waco, Texas. That assault and the subsequent coverups helped redefine the relation of the federal government to the American people. I wrote about the attack in several books and in articles for the Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Washington Times, […]
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Finally! A Terrorist Suspect Trait which I Absolutely, Positively Do Not Share
After years of hearing about how federal agencies believe that the warning signs of a domestic terrorist include people who are gung-ho for the Second Amendment, or who are contemptuous of Congress, and even folks who get perturbed at waiting in grocery store lines – there is a new terrorist warning sign of which I […]
Congress Boinking? New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest
To celebrate Income Tax Week, the New Yorker is having a cartoon caption contest. Submit your entries here. I have not yet thought of any caption that would be even only half-obscene. Maybe I’ll come back to this after I finish up with my 1040.
The Forgotten Pox of Government Spending
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today an article I did for them was printed in the January issue of The Future of Freedom. Here are a few of the punchier lines: * Members of Congress will always prefer imaginary budget cuts as long as government spending gives them real power. * The more […]
Wash. Times: The Great Farm Robbery
from today’s Washington Times – Alexander Hunter provided some great artwork for the piece (at the bottom of this post) BOVARD: The great farm robbery Discrimination fear cows Uncle Sam into endless payouts by James Bovard Two years ago, an editorial in The Washington Times demanded an investigation of the billions of dollars in payouts […]
Pigford Lawyers Outraged at my Wall Street Jrn piece
A letter from today’s paper… Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2013 Minority Farmers Harvesting Justice In response to James Bovard’s March 21 op-ed “Rotten Tomatoes for a Billion-Dollar Farm Payout“: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is not simply handing out taxpayer dollars to minorities with backyard gardens. This payout from the department was put in […]
Podcast of Interview with WGN’s Mike McConnell on USDA Bias Bonanza
Here’s the podcast of today’s interview with WGN’s Mike McConnell on USDA’s billion dollar “bias” bonanza. We had fun seeking to unravel this Obama mystery. To download or listen to the show, click on WGN 0322jimBovard
R R Schoettker
The US congress ceased fulfilling its constitution