Kissinger and my Interstate 81 Epiphany By James Bovard Henry Kissinger died last week. So far, I’ve been handling my grief pretty well. Kissinger was the most esteemed war criminal in American history. Kissinger, who was Nixon’s National Security Advisor, summarized Nixon’s order for bombing Cambodia; “Anything that flies on everything that moves.” In […]
Janet Reno Is No Hero
Reason Magazine, January 2024 Janet Reno Is No Hero A new biography by Judith Hicks Stiehm ignores Janet Reno’s many failures as attorney general. James Bovard | From the January 2024 issue Janet Reno: A Life, by Judith Hicks Stiehm, University Press of Florida, 224 pages, $35\ In April 24, 2000, a day after Easter […]
My New Book: Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty
Amazon went live today with Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty. The Kindle and paperback versions are available and the hardback should be stocked very soon. You can read the first chapter free online at the Amazon link. Here’s some info on the book: Americans today have “freedom” to be fleeced, harassed, surveilled, censored, […]
N.Y. Post: More nails in the coffin of Biden’s censorship regime
New York Post, December 1, 2023 More nails in the coffin of Biden’s censorship regime James Bovard With each passing month, we are getting closer to the Custer’s Last Stand for federal censors. But will free speech triumph in time to prevent the feds from secretly rigging the 2024 presidential election? At a House Weaponization […]
Target Shooting and Humorous Strikeouts on the Brian Wilson Podcast
The Two and Only — Brian Wilson and James Bovard S2 Ep.48 The 2 & Only Post-Bird Day episode featuring the Big Announcement about Jim Bovard’s new book and Brian Wilson’s Substack column skewering Transgenderism. And a borderline Johnny Carson joke! Sign up for the Brian Wilson Writes substack. Transcript from November 29, 2023 show […]
Julian Assange Still Deserves a Medal of Freedom
Julian Assange Still Deserves a Medal of Freedom by James Bovard Five years ago, USA Today published my piece, “Julian Assange deserves a Medal of Freedom, not a secret indictment.” Assange has been persecuted because he and Wikileaks exposed war crimes by the U.S. government and its allies. But he still deserves a Medal of […]
Pre-Turkey Day Potshots on the Brian Wilson Podcast
From the Brian Wilson Writes Substack: The Two and Only celebrate Happy Bird Day! Brian and Jim return with a paean for the pain of Hunter Biden’s name! Plus the WaPo’s ‘Pity Party” and the latest on “Last Rights, The Death of American Rights.” Listen to the 24 minute podcast at this link – and […]