Dann Reid, the host of the Culinary Libertarian podcast, had me on his show last week to discuss the torrent of propaganda spurred by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. As Lily Tomlin quipped, “No matter how cynical you get, it is not enough to keep up. The wide-ranging conversation also covered cheap cigars, peanut butter, and other […]
American Institute for Economic Research, October 4, 2021 The Secret Tariff Code Heist James Bovard Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy,” as Attorney General Ramsey Clark warned in 1967. As a journalist, I have battled federal agencies for decades to try to discover the sordid details of how Americans’ rights and liberties are being shafted. […]
[the full text of many of the articles mentioned here are posted here] Mises Institute, July 27, 2018 40 Years of Pummeling the Postal Service by James Bovard Today is the 40th anniversary of the publication of my first attack on the Postal Service. “Time to Stamp Out the Postal Monopoly” was the lead article […]
Thanks to the Maryland Senior Olympics for a hoot of a track meet today. Finished first in my age category – my first win with the discus since 1974 (insert “Geezer Alert” here). Below is a film clip of one of my throws. I have forgotten what the joke was that spurred my hearty laughter before […]
Future of Freedom Foundation Bipartisan Battering of Freedom by James Bovard For more than 40 years, Republicans have been promising to cut federal spending. In the same period, federal outlays have inched up by a few trillion dollars. But the Grand Old Party continues singing the same song — though voters may finally be losing […]
USA TODAY, December 17, 2015 BUDGET BILL LEAVES NO BOONDOGGLE BEHIND by James Bovard Republican congressional leaders are like a football coach who believes the secret to winning is to punt early and often. House Speaker Paul Ryan and others are claiming victory over the 2,000-plus page appropriations bill, but this is a “no boondoggle left […]
FreedomsPhoenix Chief Hellraiser Ernie Hancock and I had a rollicking hour this morn on his Liberty Radio Network program. Plenty of federal agencies took a whupping. I alternated at times between admitting that “I don’t know shit” about some ongoing controversy & striving to “draw the Curtain of Mercy” on other topics. Ernie had excellent […]
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Bashing Biden White House, PR BS, and American Airlines – Brian Wilson Podcast
Jim
Your father had great instincts!
Jim
Fetterman has looked very unusual for many years.
tim mcgraw
The photo of John Fetterman is kinda scary. He loo
tim mcgraw
Jim, my Dad hated David Kessler most of all.
Jim Bovard
Tim, thanks for the insight from your father'
