Counterpunch, June 26, 2026 The Origin of Trump’s Drug War Killing Spree George W. Bush in the Oval Office with is Attorney General John Ashcroft, who said of the war on drugs: “I want to renew it. I want to refresh it, relaunch it if you will.” White House photo by Eric Draper. President Trump […]
The Demented Origin of the War on Drugs and War on Terrorism Nexus by James Bovard, June 22, 2026 President Trump effectively claims that he is entitled to preemptively kill suspected drug traffickers anywhere on earth, or at least in the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. military has killed hundreds of people in its attacks on […]
An All-American Retort to Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon by James Bovard, Libertarian Institute April 24 2026 Israel’s bombing of Lebanon has reportedly killed more than a thousand civilians this year. Israel also drove out more than a half million civilians from southern Lebanon as part of an effort to commandeer that territory. Israel’s bombing has […]
Also published by Zero Hedge (39,000 views, 340 comments), Counterpunch, Eurasia Review, Never Forget Bush’s Bait-and-Switch Iraq War By James Bovard A few presidencies ago, Washington politicians used boundless political and intellectual chicanery to drag America into a ruinous war. Thousands of Americans died and scores of thousands of Iraqis perished […]
On Veterans’ Day, Remember the Lies That Filled Military Cemeteries by James Bovard, November 11, 2025 [originally published 2018] Politicians will be heartily applauded for saluting American’s soldiers today. But if citizens had better memories, elected officials would instead be fleeing tar and feathers. Politicians have a long record of betraying the veterans they valorize. […]
TRUMP’S WAR ON TRUTH TELLERS By James Bovard Some folks who know my work presume that I am implacably opposed to all federal agencies. Not true. I have always appreciated federal agencies who exposed the waste, fraud, abuse, and brazen lies committed by politicians and bureaucrats. The Trump administration has warred against such truth tellers […]
Reposted by Ron Paul Institute Report, Eurasia Review, Straight Line Logic, Counterpunch, Will Trump End Sham Democracy Promotions? by James Bovard The Trump administration has slashed federal spending for democracy promotion efforts around the globe. That rollback of U.S. meddling is perhaps the most positive foreign-policy reform of the Trump presidency. Since 1946, the U.S. […]
My 1994 Speech at the Second Amendment Rally, Lincoln Memorial, Washington
Tom Blanton, Awesome Antiwar Artist, RIP
1994 C-SPAN Interview on Lost Rights: “So far I haven’t gotten knocked off, so what the hell.”
Celebrate July 4th with Beer, Fireworks, & Cussing Politicians
Tom Blanton, Heroic Hell-raiser for Freedom, R.I.P.
Jim
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Trump caused this. Do Not Forget.
Mac
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