Libertarian Institute, January 2, 2024 Bovard’s Zestiest Zingers of 2023 by Jim Bovard | 2023 was another godsend for cynics. Here’s a round-up of my zestiest lines from my articles in the past year. Some lines were tweaked for this collection. Hearty thanks to Hunter DeRensis and editors at other outlets who ran those articles […]
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Truth is the Biggest Threat to DC ‘Democracy’
Libertarian Institute, December 18, 2023 Truth is the Biggest Threat to DC ‘Democracy’ by Jim Bovard In Washington, truth is reckoned as the greatest enemy of democracy. Hard facts are deadly threats to a president’s prerogative to define reality and impose “the will of the people.” Early this year, Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air […]

N.Y. Post: Citizens, only Supreme Leader Joe Biden can save democracy: hearing his speech is compulsory
New York Post, September 15, 2023 Citizens, only Supreme Leader Joe Biden can save democracy: hearing his speech is compulsory by James Bovard Joe Biden is planning another victory lap as the savior of American democracy. The president will do a high-profile speech on the “ongoing threats to democracy” in Arizona just after the next […]

Macaulay and My 75-Cent Epiphanies, Part 1
Macaulay and My 75-Cent Epiphanies, Part 1 by James Bovard Fearing that my writing style was becoming anemic, I recently sought a literary booster shot from my bookshelves. Happily, a dozen volumes of Thomas Macaulay awaited me. Macaulay made history mesmerizing, and I have been captivated by his speed, grace, and wit for 40 years. […]

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: Trump indictment shows federal secrecy gone wild makes political lies — like Biden’s — harder to uncover
New York Post, June 13, 2023 Trump indictment shows federal secrecy gone wild makes political lies — like Biden’s — harder to uncover by James Bovard Former President Donald Trump was indicted last week on 37 federal charges tied to his possession and mishandling of classified documents. Critics assert Trump betrayed his oath to uphold […]

Snowden and the Fight for American Privacy
Snowden and the Fight for American Privacy by James Bovard Edward Snowden did heroic service in awakening Americans to Washington ravishing their privacy. Snowden’s “reward” is to be banished in Russia without a snowball’s chance in hell of a fair trial if he returns to America. But as he courageously declared, “I would rather be […]