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My 1996 Speech at Stanford Univ. on Lost Rights and Government Tyranny
My 1996 speech on Lost Rights & Government Tyranny at the Stanford University Hoover Institute. I discussed asset forfeiture outrages, zoning tyranny, affirmative action absurdities, Ruby Ridge and Waco, and all-round federal oppression. Here’s a link to my 1994 book, Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty, discussed in this speech.
Talking Last Rights on the Geopolitics & Empire Podcast
Hearty thanks to Hrvoje Morić for inviting me on to his excellent podcast, Geopolitics and Empire. We had a rattling good chat, smacking around politicians, bureaucrats, and plenty other rascals. Here is his summary of the show: James Bovard discusses his new book on the death of liberty in America. The U.S. government has become […]
Pummeling Pillaging Police on the Brian Wilson Podcast
The latest episode of the Two and Only Podcast – his summary: The Two and Only S3 Ep 9 — Brian Wilson and James Bovard “Do you drive, travel or think you actually own something? The Two and Only, Brian Wilson and Jim Bovard explain why not and why why not.” can listen or download […]
Highway Robbery Is the Law of the Land
Highway Robbery Continues to Be the Law of the Land by James Bovard Seizure fever is toxifying law enforcement across the nation. For more than thirty years, federal, state, and local government agencies have plundered citizens on practically any harebrained accusation or pretext. You could be at risk of being pilfered by officialdom anytime you […]
N.Y. Post: Government tyranny comes to Main Street, with the feds more powerful than ever
New York Post, December 5, 2023 Government tyranny comes to Main Street, with the feds more powerful than ever by James Bovard Americans today have the “freedom” to be fleeced, censored, wiretapped, injected, disarmed, detained, groped and maybe shot by government agents. Politicians are hell-bent on protecting citizens against everything except Uncle Sam. “We live […]
Will Biden’s Sham Corruption Crackdown Endanger Freedom?
American Institute for Economic Research, June 7, 2021 Will Biden’s Sham Corruption Crackdown Endanger Freedom? James Bovard Denouncing corruption is the easiest way for rascally politicians to appear honest. Upholding a venerable Washington Kabuki tradition, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he was “issuing” a memo to “establish combatting corruption as a core U.S. […]
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