Biden re-election advertisement hypes photo of gallows on January 6. But Biden perpetuated the barbed wire around the US Capitol & continues pillorying Americans’ constitutional rights. My photo from March 2021 on the cover… There are mysteries about how that gallows came to be placed near the Capitol building on the early morning of January […]
“Bovard Zingers,” Monty Python, and the Brian Wilson Podcast
Brian Wilson and I had a rowdy show to start 2024. In his introduction, Brian tagged me as “the only writer today with a vacancy sign on his 12-year molar, and recent recipient of the American Dental Association’s first annual Happy Tooth Award.” I parried with a Monty Python parrot — the best known Python […]
Hearty Thanks to Amazon Reviewers of Last Rights!
Amazon posted a couple more reviews on the Last Rights book page. Hearty thanks to Jeremy Lemmen and Michael Duguay! If you’ve seen the book, posting a review on Amazon is most helpful. michael duguay 5.0 out of 5 stars James Bouvard, national treasure Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023 Verified Purchase […]
My Zestiest Zingers of 2023
Libertarian Institute, January 2, 2024 Bovard’s Zestiest Zingers of 2023 by Jim Bovard | 2023 was another godsend for cynics. Here’s a round-up of my zestiest lines from my articles in the past year. Some lines were tweaked for this collection. Hearty thanks to Hunter DeRensis and editors at other outlets who ran those articles […]
Talking Last Rights and Federal Crimes on the Don’t Tread on Anyone Podcast
Hearty thanks to Keith Knight for having me on his Don’t Tread on Anyone podcast to discuss Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty. We had fun smacking federal agencies far and wide, from the FBI to the TSA to the EPA. If folks retained their faith in Washington after our 45 minute discussion, it […]
N.Y. Post: Joe Biden and the left are putting the rule of law at risk
New York Post, December 29, 2023 Joe Biden and the left are putting the rule of law at risk By James Bovard President Biden will portray his re-election campaign as a crusade to save American democracy. But Biden has ravaged Americans’ rights and liberties ever since he took his oath of office almost three […]
Last Rights: Each lost freedom becomes a domino…
From the Conclusion chapter, Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty: “Each lost freedom becomes a domino falling against all the remaining rights and liberties. Secrecy and censorship spur a deadly political spiral. If the media is cowed into silence or turned into political accomplices, citizens are unlikely to learn of proliferating abuses. If there […]