The “Will of the People” Post-Election Horror Show By James Bovard On the morning after elections, many voters wake up and instinctively quote Dorothy Parker: “What fresh hell is this?” “Will of the people!” is the correct answer – at least if a Democrat won the election. Actually, the notion that election results represent the […]
Kamala’s “Freedom from Freedom” Hoax
American Conservative, November 2, 2024 Kamala’s “Freedom From Freedom” Hoax Don’t be fooled—the Harris campaign promises old-fashioned government paternalism. by James Bovard In her closing spiel at the Ellipse on Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris was flanked by giant banners with the word FREEDOM. Harris returned to her Democratic National Convention theme, along with the […]
Do I Look Like a Russian Propagandist?
Do I Look Like a Russian Propagandist? James Bovard , American Conservative Oct 31, 2024 5:00 PM Getting online Thursday morning, I did the usual Google vanity search. I was mystified to see a link for a hit piece by the Atlantic Council, a top DC think tank funded by the U.S. State Department, foreign […]
Will Tuesday Vote Counts Be Another Sham Biden-Harris Statistic?
Will Tuesday Vote Counts Be Another Sham Biden-Harris Statistic? by James Bovard, October 30, 2024 If Kamala Harris wins the presidential election on Tuesday, Americans will be told that the final vote count is a sacred number that was practically handed down from Mt. Sinai engraved on a stone tablet. Any American who casts doubt […]
The Most Dangerous Democratic Delusion
The Most Dangerous Democratic Delusion by James Bovard, October 30, 2024 Democracy is a system of government under which the people are automatically liable for whatever the rulers inflict upon them. Many of the most deadly errors of contemporary political thinking stem from the notion that in a democracy the government is the people, so […]
Do Americans Still Give a Damn About Freedom? Podcast
Thanks again to Kelley Vlahos for having me on her podcast last week. Here are a couple brief excerpts of my riffs (transcript below): Part of what fascinates me with this election cycle is to try to figure out how many Americans still give a damn about freedom. Because to see the ease with which […]
My War on the Federal War on Marijuana
via the Kelley Vlahos podcast: “The U. S. government was spraying Paraquat – poison – On marijuana crops abroad and some of that marijuana was imported in the U. S. and poisoned people here. Then the government started spraying the marijuana crops in the national parks and other places. And, it was similar to what […]