Food Stamps and the Federal War on Self-Reliance James Bovard, November 12 2025 During the recent government shutdown, the temporary interruption of benefits to 42 million food stamp recipients was hyped as practically the greatest human rights violation of our time. A Nation magazine headline howled: “The United States Is Letting Its People Starve.” But […]
nypost.com New York Post, November 9, 2025 Hunger games: The government shutdown showcases food-stamp fraud and follies James Bovard The plight of 42 million food-stamp recipients is the federal-government shutdown’s most inflammatory issue. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay food-stamp benefits regardless. Team Trump first offered to pay 50% of this month’s benefits, […]
Reposted on ZERO HEDGE, Eurasia, QOSHE, BeforeItsNews, ThePatriotLight, Burning Platform, OneNewsPage, Waco, Epstein, and Washington’s War on Truth by James Bovard, Counterpunch July 25, 2025 Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email How many atrocities can the federal government get away with? Americans are still vexed by the answers that Congress failed to deliver in 1995. […]
Alan Mosley and I had fun smacking around Congress and other rascals on his It’s Too Late show. We also had some zingers on how the Jeffrey Epstein controversy is tarnishing the majesty of politicians far and wide. These are great times for cynics and Alan and I made the most of that. Here’s the […]
Waco and the Death of Congressional Oversight by James Bovard, July 22, 2025 How many atrocities can the federal government get away with? Americans are still vexed by the answers that Congress failed to deliver in 1995. Thirty summers ago, Washington was fixated by a Capitol Hill showdown over the greatest federal abuse of power […]
My 46 Years of Contempt of Congress 07/15/2025 • Mises Wire • by James Bovard “Those bastards didn’t send back my article! Now I have to re-type the whole piece before I can submit it somewhere else!” I growled standing by the apartment cluster mailbox on a sultry afternoon of July 3, 1979. “Did […]
1995: When I Testified Before the Train Wreck Known as Congress by James Bovard President Trump hosted Elon Musk for a farewell press conference on Friday. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team savvily exposed federal follies and spurred over $100 billion in canceled federal contracts and cutbacks. It remains to be seen […]
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