American Conservative, April 30, 2021 FISA and the Still Too Secret Police The FBI continues to lawlessly use counterintelligence powers against American citizens. by James Bovard The Deep State Referee just admitted that the FBI continues to commit uncounted violations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA). If you sought to report a […]
Biden’s Pandemic Theater Salvation Show
American Institute for Economic Research, April 29, 2021 A Grim Reaper Speaks James Bovard –President Biden’s first speech to Congress last night hit all the pandemic hot buttons. Even though most members of Congress are vaccinated, all of the 200 attendees in the Capitol were required to wear masks and “socially distance.” The Hill reports […]
My Speech to Maryland Libertarian Party – Full Version
Here’s the full 39 minutes of my speech and Q and A to the Libertarian Party of Maryland convention on April 17. The audio tape includes the zesty question and answer period, at least until the police arrived and shut down the show. I start by thanking Maryland libertarians for being stalwart on the killing […]
The Feds Are Coming for Libertarians
UPDATE: Reposted by ZeroHedge, where the piece received 100,000+ views & spurred more than 400 comments. Many websites reposted from Zero Hedge. Libertarian Institute, April 23, 2021 The Feds Are Coming for Libertarians by Jim Bovard | On the day that Joe Biden was inaugurated as president, former CIA chief John Brennan announced on television […]
Steel Follies and the Perils of Politically-Controlled Trade
American Institute for Economic Research, April 22, 2021 Steel Follies and the Perils of Politically-Controlled Trade James Bovard The Biden administration appears determined to perpetrate all of Trump’s economic follies while adding fresh blunders of its own. Trump was notorious for saying incorrect things on trade, such as his assertion that “trade wars are good, […]
Me and John Brennan: A Warning for Libertarians
Libertarians are in the federal crosshairs in the Biden era. In my Saturday speech to the Maryland Libertarian Party, I talked about the feds could be targeting libertarians for surveillance and entrapment in the coming years. Former CIA chief John Brennan said in January that federal intelligence agencies “are moving in laser-like fashion to try […]
Waco Anniversary: My Waco Riff from Maryland Libertarian Party Convention Speech
28 years ago today, the FBI launched a tank and toxic gas assault on the Branch Davidians that ended with 80 dead civilians. I spoke Saturday night to the Maryland Libertarian Party convention. Here is my riff from that speech on how Biden slapped a halo on the ATF and FBI after the Waco debacle […]