USA TODAY, November 8, 2017 Trump election anniversary and progressives’ delusional race to save democracy by James Bovard Some liberals think increasing government power will repair our broken civic life. But it would destroy the tattered remnants of federal legitimacy. Responding to the anniversary of Donald Trump’s election, The Washington Post Magazine presented “38 ideas for […]
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USA TODAY: Facebook’s Vast Censorship Regimes
USA TODAY, October 27, 2017 Facebook censored me. Cross your country’s government and it might censor you too. by James Bovard Facebook said my post’s image of a violent FBI raid ‘incorrectly triggered our automation tools.’ But it wasn’t the first time an iconic image vanished. Responding to Russian-funded political advertisements, Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg declared last month that […]
USA TODAY: End Democracy Promotion Balderdash
USA Today, August 10, 2017 Hey, guess what? Donald Trump has a good foreign policy idea by James Bovard Let’s get our own house in order before we start imposing democracy on others. The Trump administration’s foreign policy often resembles a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party or a loose cannon on a ship deck. But every […]
FFF: How Food Stamps Subverted Democracy, Part 3
Future of Freedom Foundation How Food Stamps Subverted Democracy, Part 3 by James Bovard June 30, 2017 Barack Obama took office in 2009 amidst the worst recession since the early 1980s. He had more faith in government spending than any White House occupant since Franklin Roosevelt. He speedily pushed through a stimulus bill through Congress […]
Raising Hell with Ernie Hancock on Liberty Radio Network
FreedomsPhoenix mastermind Ernie Hancock and I had a rollicking time reviewing Trump’s record this morn. It is always fun to go on Ernie’s show on Liberty Radio Network – especially when my moderate tendencies need scourging. Ernie and I agreed on the outrageous missile strike on Syria (I said the U.S. government was acting like […]
Wikileaks’ Julian Assange Deserves Medal of Freedom, Not Indictment
Journalist Martin Sieff asked my two cents on reports that the Trump administration may indict Julian Assange. Here’s my thoughts from his article this morning: Libertarian author and historian James Bovard told Sputnik that Assange should be praised, not prosecuted, for the services WikiLeaks has provided. “Instead of a criminal indictment, Assange deserves a Presidential Medal of Freedom,” […]
FFF: How Food Stamps Subverted Democracy, Part 1
Future of Freedom Foundation How Food Stamps Subverted Democracy, Part 1 by James Bovard The federal government is now feeding more than 100 million Americans. The vast increase in dependency fundamentally changes the relationship of Washington to the citizenry. The more Americans rely on handouts, the more difficult it becomes to roll back politicians’ power […]
R R Schoettker
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.”
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Alan Strange
Great video, visited there a few years back to pay