Podcast host J.G. Michael and I had a lively talk on his Parallax podcast on the killing of Alex Pretti and the federal debacle at Ruby Ridge. Both cases involved reckless killings by federal agents who presumed they would enjoy absolute immunity for killing American citizens. The show was spurred in part by my article, Latest […]
The Future of Freedom Foundation is producing a series of podcasts on the crisis of civil liberties. I was on their show yesterday with Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling. We had a rowdy good time and made it hot for the feds and plenty of rascally politicians. Here is my take on 30 years of […]
UPDATE: Trump administration flip-flops on mass cancellation of foreign student visas. This is a prudent decision but another huge unforced error by the Trump team. via New York Times: Friday marks one month since six masked federal agents seized Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old Turkish graduate student at Tufts University, on the streets of Somerville, Massachusetts. […]
The Future of Freedom Foundation is presenting an online video conference, “Restoring Our Civil Liberties.” Each Tuesday through the Fall, speakers will discuss one aspect of the deteriorating condition of American freedom for 45 minutes, followed by questions from online viewers. On Tuesday, 9/28, I will speak at 7 pm. (EDT) on “The Twenty Year […]
American Conservative, July 2, 2021 Sham Surveillance Safeguards vs. Tucker Carlson Those quick to dismiss the TV host’s concerns that he is being spied on by the NSA should consider the sordid history of illicit surveillance. by James Bovard (g0d4ather/Shutterstock) Fox News host Tucker Carlson was mocked on social media this week for stating that […]
UPDATE: Reposted by ZeroHedge, where the piece received 100,000+ views & spurred more than 400 comments. Many websites reposted from Zero Hedge. Libertarian Institute, April 23, 2021 The Feds Are Coming for Libertarians by Jim Bovard | On the day that Joe Biden was inaugurated as president, former CIA chief John Brennan announced on television […]
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 […]
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