RealClearHistory, January 6, 2023 FDR’s Corrupt Concept of Freedom The “Four Freedoms” Speech: FDR’s Worst Perversion of Freedom The “four freedoms” offered citizens no security from the state since it completely ignored the rights guaranteed in the original Bill of Rights that restricted government power. by James Bovard Franklin Roosevelt did more than any other […]
New York Post, January 6, 2023 Biden is turning Jan. 6 into a national anti-Republican holiday By James Bovard Is President Joe Biden on the verge of proclaiming a new national holiday? On Friday, Biden will hold a White House ceremony to commemorate the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol Clash. Biden has perennially […]
Biden’s Bloated IRS Will Skewer Taxpayers by James Bovard The Internal Revenue Service is perhaps the ultimate sacred cow in Washington. It is the “goose that lays the golden eggs” for the city’s power and prestige, delivering trillions of dollars to politicians to work miracles (or at least get reelected). When criticism erupted over the […]
Libertarian Institute, January 5, 2023 Jim Bovard’s Best Digs of 2022 by Jim Bovard | This past year served up endless opportunities for hounding and pounding politicians and federal agencies. Here’s a round-up of the most liked or most hated lines from my 2022 articles. Hearty thanks to Hunter DeRensis and editors at other outlets […]
I will be one of the Brownstone Institute’s 2023 Fellows. The Brownstone Institute is “generating new ideas in public health, philosophy, science, and economics to enlighten and mobilize public life in defending and promoting liberty critical for an enlightened society where everyone benefits.” As its mission statement declares, Brownstone’s purpose is “to point the way […]
New York Post, December 30, 2022 Liberals have learned nothing in the Biden era By James Bovard Though 2022 was a feast for cynics, The Washington Post is confident that next year will be much happier — at least for Democrats. The DC newspaper this week published a piece called “15 Reasons You Should be […]
I was on Chicago’s Morning Answer radio show this morn to thrash Congress and that durn Omnibus bill. Guest host Ray Stevens and I had fun target-shooting at the various boondoggles in that bill. “Contempt of Congress” is a civic duty, not a crime. Show was spurred by New York Post piece, Taxpayers feel the […]
