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New York Post: How $600 billion was stolen from the American people

New York Post, October 3, 2022 How $600 billion was stolen from the American people By James Bovard “COVID fraud” is at this point a redundant phrase. Congress appropriated more than $5 trillion for COVID relief but almost $600 billion may have been lost to fraud — an astounding 12%. Washington’s pandemic pratfalls are the […]

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New York Post: Biden’s Food Handout Binge Will Defeat Anti-Obesity Effort

New York Post, September 29, 2022 Biden’s food-program funding binge will ensure anti-obesity programs fail By James Bovard “Jackie, are you here? Where’s Jackie? I thought she was going to be here,” President Joe Biden pleaded Wednesday from the podium as he launched the White House Summit on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. He was looking […]

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Stop Trying to Rebrand Slavery

Libertarian Institute, September 27, 2022 Stop Trying to Rebrand Slavery by Jim Bovard | Sep 27, 2022 When did slavery become so chic? From The New York Times to the Aspen Institute to a bevy of failed generals and weaselly ex-diplomats, the caterwauling for mandatory national service is rising. After decades in which political betrayals […]

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Obama’s Forgotten Child Hunger Debacle

Mises Institute, September 27, 2022 Obama’s Forgotten Child Hunger Debacle by James Bovard At a White House summit tomorrow, President Joe Biden will repeat his proclamation of a goal to end hunger in America by 2030. In 1969, President Richard Nixon promised to end hunger at a similar White House summit. The vast expansion of […]

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Biden, Boondoggles, & Mid-Term Election Hokum with Brian Wilson Podcast

Talk Show Legend Brian Wilson and I had fun on his podcast thrashing Biden, boondoggles, and plenty of other political targets.  We discussed the lingering controversies over the 2020 presidential election and the prospects for the upcoming mid-term elections. Lots of laughs, mostly at politicians’ expense. Brian has been a friend for almost 30 years […]

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New York Post: Biden’s Hunger Hubbub Ignores Federal Obesity Fiasco

New York Post, September 23, 2022 Biden’s hunger hubbub ignores the federal obesity fiasco By  James Bovard   President Joe Biden hosts a White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health next Thursday. He promises to “take bold steps to end hunger,” and his summit will likely unleash a torrent of demands for new federal […]

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