UPDATED: Here’s my riff on Waco and Biden from my Saturday speech to the Maryland Libertarian Party convention. Great audience, great banter – a joy to talk to folks who understand the depravity of what the feds did at Waco. Click here to listen or download American Conservative, April 13, 2021 Biden Re-Ignites the Waco […]
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Will Supremes Unleash Biden Red Flag Gun Raids?
American Conservative, April 9, 2021 Will Supremes Unleash Biden Red Flag Gun Raids? A gun seizure case before the Supreme Court could open the flood gates to warrantless searches. by James Bovard President Joe Biden launched his first attack on the Second Amendment this week, making clear his intent to radically curtail Americans’ legal rights […]
Joe Biden’s No Boondoggle Left Behind Plan
Daily Caller, April 7, 2021 BOVARD: Joe Biden’s No Boondoggle Left Behind Plan by James Bovard Contributor “Government must be a powerful force for good in the lives of Americans,” White House National Economic Council Director Brian Deese announced on March 29. This is the core principle of President Joe Biden’s promise to “change the […]
Political Economy vs. Federal Fairy Tales
American Institute for Economic Research, March 29, 2021 Political Economy vs. Federal Fairy Tales by James Bovard “Build Back Better” is the motto for President Biden’s ambitious plans to remake much of the American economy and society. On Wednesday in Pittsburgh, Biden will reveal his plans for trillions of dollars of new spending for infrastructure […]
Lockdown Tyranny: A Personal Retrospective
American Institute for Economic Research, March 24, 2021 Lockdown Tyranny: A Personal Retrospective James Bovard Over the past year, Americans’ rights and liberties have been ravaged worse than almost anyone expected at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fearmongering quickly proved the ticket for politicians to seize almost unlimited power. But heavy-handed government decrees were […]
H.R. 1 and Herd Count Democracy
American Conservative, March 20, 2021 H.R. 1 and Herd Count Democracy Democrats’ attempt to canonize 2020 election procedures makes a mockery of democracy. by James Bovard Is it a federal civil rights violation if citizens have to get off their butts in order to cast their votes? Democrats are pushing a national election “reform” bill […]
Biden’s “Burn-Rate” Rescue Act
American Institute for Economic Research, March 17, 2021 Biden’s “Burn-Rate” Rescue Act James Bovard In the Biden era, federal competence has been defined down to mailing government checks to people who didn’t earn them to buy votes for politicians who don’t deserve them. A Washington Post headline whooped that Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act “showers […]