The Most Dangerous Democratic Delusion by James Bovard, October 30, 2024 Democracy is a system of government under which the people are automatically liable for whatever the rulers inflict upon them. Many of the most deadly errors of contemporary political thinking stem from the notion that in a democracy the government is the people, so […]
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The Democrats’ Three-Decade War on Honest Voting
American Conservative, October 20, 2024 The Democrats’ Three-Decade War on Honest Voting When did preventing election fraud become a violation of the Voting Rights Act? by James Bovard According to President Joe Biden’s Justice Department, it is now a federal crime to prevent illegal ballots in presidential elections. Barely 30 days before the 2024 election, […]
Will A Potemkin Election Follow Biden’s Potemkin Presidency?
Real Clear Policy, October 18, 2024 Will A Potemkin Election Follow Biden’s Potemkin Presidency? Blindfolds and systemic deceit are the death of self-government. by James Bovard President Biden has been derided for being a Potemkin president, a figurehead in a vast charade portraying him actually running the government. Biden was forced to withdraw from the […]
‘Trump-Washing’ U.S. History Endangers Our Freedom
‘Trump-Washing’ U.S. History Endangers Our Freedom by James Bovard, October 1, 2024 Kamala Harris seeks to capture the White House with a message built on vaporous “positive vibes” and “joy.” The Harris campaign is bolstering that message by portraying Donald Trump as a deadly peril to democracy unprecedented in American history. The former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), […]
Democracy’s Damndest Defamation
Democracy’s Damndest Defamation by James Bovard , September 4, 2024 In a democracy, people automatically become liable for whatever the government inflicts upon them. Many of the most deadly errors of contemporary political thinking stem from the notion that in a democracy the government is the people and vice versa, so there is scant reason […]
Thrashing Politicians and Fumbling Feds on the Shaun Thompson Show
Shaun Thompson, the host of the Liberty Hour on Chicago’s The Answer AM 560, and I hounding and pounded a bunch of politicians and federal agencies this evening. I mentioned the media’s rush to Kamalaflauge – “it’s like Harris’s entire record is being expunged and anyone who quotes what she said in 2019 is […]
Biden And The Mirage Of American Democracy
Counterpunch, July 26, 2024 Biden And The Mirage Of American Democracy by James Bovard Americans should tolerate no president invoking “the will of the people” to sanctify his crimes. Since late 2020, President Joe Biden has invoked “the will of the people” dozens of times to sanctify his power, including arbitrary decrees that were illegal […]
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