Kamala and the Deadly Perils of Sham Idealism by James Bovard As the presidential race enters the final stretch, politicians are recycling the usual cons to make people believe this election will be different. At last week’s Democratic National Convention, sham idealism had a starring role, accompanied by ritual denunciations of cynicism. But idealism has […]
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Great BS Contest of Democratic Convention, First Night
What was the biggest BS of the first night of the Democratic National Convention? Biden, Raskin, Coons, Warnock, and others made heroic efforts to seize that prize. Tacit theme of President Biden's speech: "No Lie Left Behind" – recycling his biggest hogwash from the last 3 years #DemocraticConvention — James Bovard (@JimBovard) August 20, 2024 […]
Buy a Bible, Become a Terror Suspect
Buy a Bible, Become a Terror Suspect James Bovard, August 12, 2024 Americans are familiar with the Miranda warning that anything that arrestees say can be used against them in a court of law. But the Biden administration secretly created a new tripwire: Anything you purchase can be used against you. And if you didn’t […]
Kamala’s press chief tried to censor me
Kamala’s press chief tried to censor me by James Bovard, August 5, 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is not missing any chance to condemn Republicans for threatening to censor libraries and school textbooks. But she is overlooking the heavy-handed record of her chief spokesperson, Brian Fallon. Unfortunately, a recent Supreme Court decision opens the […]
Dictator Biden’s Anti-Dictator Constitutional Amendment
Dictator Biden’s Anti-Dictator Constitutional Amendment by James Bovard | Aug 5, 2024 Twenty years ago, I jokingly proposed a constitutional amendment to require the U.S. government to obey the Constitution. President Biden has one-upped me with his proposal for a “No One is Above the Law” constitutional amendment. But Biden would have been more honest […]
N.Y. Post: Kamalaflage: Dems race to expunge the evidence of Harris’ leftist history
New York Post, July 30, 2024 Kamalaflage: Dems race to expunge the evidence of Harris’ leftist history James Bovard Vice President Kamala Harris last year heartily condemned any effort “to erase and even rewrite the ugly parts of our history.” But she didn’t mention that the “ugly parts” of her own record would be exempt […]
Italian Translation: L’ondata di inganni finali di Joe Biden merita di essere condannata
My smackdowns of Biden sound more dignified thanks to Sandro Scoppa translating my piece for the oldest political newspaper in Italy. Thanks a lot, Sandro! L’ondata di inganni finali di Joe Biden merita di essere condannata by James Bovard, July 29, 2024 In soli 11 minuti, mercoledì sera, il presidente Joe Biden ha dissipato […]