Our Potemkin Presidency by James Bovard November 8, 2023 The Founding Fathers sought to create a government that would be under the law and under the Constitution. Since World War One, presidents have amassed far more arbitrary power to rule by decree. Every recent American commander-in-chief has expanded and exploited the dictatorial potential of the […]
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N.Y. Post: Latest Biden coverup — 5,400 emails he sent under secret names
New York Post, August 29, 2023 Latest Biden coverup — 5,400 emails he sent under secret names by James Bovard In Washington, conning the American people is always considered a victimless crime. The latest DC shellshocker is the National Archives blocking release of 5,000+ emails Vice President Joe Biden wrote using a pseudonym to shroud […]
N.Y. Post: Hunter Biden loses chance to give courthouse speech — and the special counsel loses more credibility
New York Post, August 17, 2023 Hunter Biden loses chance to give courthouse speech — and the special counsel loses more credibility by James Bovard Breaking News: Hunter Biden was robbed of the chance to win the Emmy Award for Best Tear-Jerking Performance on Courthouse Steps by a Media Darling. The Washington Post revealed Thursday […]
Trusting the 9/11 Commission Is An Automatic Disqualification
Libertarian Institute, August 14, 2023 Trusting the 9/11 Commission Is An Automatic Disqualification by James Bovard The nation’s media and political establishment were horrified last week when a presidential candidate cast aspersions on the 9/11 Commission report. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, in an interview on Blaze TV, responded to a question on the 9/11 attacks, “I […]
N.Y. Post: Merrick Garland’s latest dirty trick to protect the Bidens
New York Post, August 12, 2023 Merrick Garland’s latest dirty trick to protect the Bidens By James Bovard Attorney General Merrick Garland may have just played his last trick card to save Joe Biden: appointing a special counsel to delay prosecution of his son Hunter. With any luck, the official Justice Department final report on […]
Korean Armistice at 70: Redefining Atrocities as Victory
Counterpunch, August 4, 2023 Korean Armistice at 70: Redefining Atrocities as Victory by James Bovard Last week was the 70th anniversary of the armistice that ended the fighting between North and South Korea. In a low-key commemoration, the White House Press Office issued a statement from President Biden calling to “renew our […]
The Iraq War Was a Systematic Atrocity
The Iraq War Was a Systematic Atrocity by James Bovard Media coverage of the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War mostly portrayed the war as a blunder. There were systematic war crimes that have largely vanished into the memory hole, but permitting government officials to vaporize their victims paves the way to […]