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USA TODAY: EEOC “Felon Hiring Rule” Busted in Texas

  USA TODAY,  February 14, 2018 EEOC Federal Guidance ruling gives Trump opportunity to fix Obama-era mistakes by James Bovard, Opinion Columnist One of the Obama administration’s most aggressive social justice engineering schemes was busted earlier this month in federal court in Texas. In 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission effectively made it a federal crime for businesses […]

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FFF: Guilt by Musical Association

Future of Freedom Foundation Guilt by Musical Association by James Bovard February 9, 2018 Should the feds be permitted to treat anyone who is not a choirboy like a criminal suspect? Unfortunately, local, state, and federal agencies have a long history of targeting, harassing, and entrapping fans of untraditional music. Because so many innocuous activities […]

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The Hill: Will FISA Secrecy Doom Democracy?

The Hill, February 5, 2018 Will FISA Secrecy Doom Democracy? by James Bovard “Democracy Dies in the Darkness” is the proud motto of the Washington Post. But, considering the past week’s frenzy, the new motto for much of the media and many Democrats is, “Disclosure is the Death of Democracy.” Unfortunately, the uproar around the […]

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The Hill: Golden Boy Robert Mueller’s Forgotten Surveillance Crime Spree

The Hill, January 29, 2018 Golden boy Robert Mueller’s forgotten surveillance crime spree by James Bovard When Robert Mueller was appointed last May as Special Counsel to investigate Trump, Politico Magazine gushed that “Mueller might just be America’s straightest arrow — a respected, nonpartisan and fiercely apolitical public servant whose only lifetime motivation has been […]

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Photos from Womens March, Washington, January 20, 2018

Women and their supporters converged near the Lincoln Memorial to mark the anniversary of last year’s record-setting rally.   Much lighter turnout this year – and folks seemed testier. This was probably the biggest gathering of rabid fans of the FBI since the 1968 Republican National Convention. BI since the 1968 Reot all of the signs […]

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Counterpunch: Why Ruby Ridge Still Matters

Counterpunch posted an updated version of my FFF piece on Ruby Ridge.  Here’s an image with the key message from the article: (illustration on the left is by Amy Crehore for a Playboy piece I did in 1995) Here’s a jpeg of most of the final paragraph: And here’s the full piece: Why Ruby Ridge […]

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USA TODAY: Don’t Partner with Tyrants to Fight Terrorism (2002)

I was sweeping away some clutter today and came across this clip of one of the first pieces I wrote for a national paper on the War on Terrorism.   Most editors saw me back then as hopelessly cynical, but Chris Collins at the USA Today editorial page gave me a shot.  She was always great to work with.   […]

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