American Conservative, November 16, 2021 Supreme Court Should End ‘State Secrets’ Shield “State Secrets” is often invoked to give federal agencies a free pass from justice, without having to explain why. by James Bovard Will federal law enforcement agencies ever be forced to disclose their abuses of American citizens? The Supreme Court could answer that […]
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Podcast: January 6 Persecutions, Covid Crackdowns, and School Follies with FFF
Here’s a fun podcast with Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling of the Future of Freedom Foundation. [I bought a new webcam and am working out the glitches. Next time will be less vexed.] The key to the January 6 Capitol Clash: Biden prosecutors are presuming that “trespassing + bad thoughts = terrorism.” These prosecutions of […]
Bitter Belated Afghan Vindication
Bitter Belated Afghan Vindication by James Bovard November 5, 2021 The 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan ended with a bang in August as a terrorist attack killed a dozen Marines at the Kabul airport. For almost 20 years, The Future of Freedom Foundation has been one of the few organizations that stalwartly criticized the Afghanistan […]
10th Anniversary of Obama Killing a Young American
Today is the 10th anniversary of the drone killing of Abdulrahman Al-Aulaqi, a 16 year old born in Colorado and killed in Yemen. He perished as part of Obama’s crackdown on terrorist suspects around the world. His father, who was also an American citizen, was killed two weeks earlier by another drone strike ordered by […]
Video – The Twenty Year Post-9/11 War on Liberty
Here’s my spiel on the “Twenty Year Post-9/11 War on Liberty” from last night’s The Future of Freedom Foundation broadcast. If you like seeing federal agencies get thrashed, you might enjoy this show. TSA, FBI, NSA, DHS – they all caught hell. The video wraps up with excellent questions from the audience & plenty of […]
Tuesday Eve Online – My Talk on “The Twenty Year Post-9/11 War on Liberty”
The Future of Freedom Foundation is presenting an online video conference, “Restoring Our Civil Liberties.” Each Tuesday through the Fall, speakers will discuss one aspect of the deteriorating condition of American freedom for 45 minutes, followed by questions from online viewers. On Tuesday, 9/28, I will speak at 7 pm. (EDT) on “The Twenty Year […]
9/11: How George W. Bush Redefined American Freedom
Future of Freedom Foundation, September 2009 How George W. Bush Redefined American Freedom by James Bovard George W. Bush is gone from Washington but his legacy, like an abandoned toxic waste dump, lingers on. Like President Franklin Roosevelt before him, President Bush helped redefine American freedom. And like Roosevelt’s, Bush’s changes were perversions of […]
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