From the Future of Freedom Foundation – The Failure of the Americans with Disabilities Act by James Bovard The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted 25 years ago. It promised a brave new era of equality and freedom. Instead, it has spawned endless lawsuits and absurd federal decrees while harming some of the people it […]
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USA TODAY: How Disabilities Law Went Nuts
USA TODAY, July 27, 2015 How disability law went nuts by James Bovard And it has actually been a disaster at helping the disabled find work. Good intentions are no excuse for perpetual legal chaos. The Americans with Disabilities Act promised a bright new era of equality and freedom. Instead, it has spawned endless lawsuits […]
My Wash. Times Op-ed: Obama’s Racial Profiling in Schools
Washington Times, May 29, 2014 Obama’s Racial Profiling in the Classroom by James Bovard President Obama and his appointees are hailing this month’s 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark school-desegregation decision, Brown vs. Board of Education. Mr. Obama proclaimed that “we must continue striving toward equal opportunities for all our children” and “reaffirm our […]
My 2 Cents on HUD’s Latest Power Grab
The Christian Science Monitor had an excellent article on Friday by Patrik Johnsson on HUD’s latest attempt to inflict fairness on American society. His story included a few quotes from me and Downsize DC’s Jim Babka. Christian Science Monitor August 9, 2013 Friday ‘Fair’ housing or ‘social engineering’? HUD proposal stirs controversy A new HUD […]
NY Times Confirms my Wall St Journal hit on USDA Scam
The New York Times has a great piece today on how the Agriculture Department and Obama administration are shoveling out billions of dollars to bogus bias claim victims. The program is fraudulent from top to bottom – and top government officials knew it. When I made some of the same allegations last month in the […]
My Wall St. Jrn. Retort: Harvesting without Sowing
The Wall Street Journal published my letter responding to the Pigford class action lawyers today: Harvesting Without Trying to Sow In their March 27 response to my “Rotten Tomatoes for a Billion-Dollar Farm Payout,” Philip Fraas and David Frantz, the lead counsel for the Pigford case, disparage the notion that many black claimants merely “attempted […]
Pigford Lawyers Outraged at my Wall Street Jrn piece
A letter from today’s paper… Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2013 Minority Farmers Harvesting Justice In response to James Bovard’s March 21 op-ed “Rotten Tomatoes for a Billion-Dollar Farm Payout“: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is not simply handing out taxpayer dollars to minorities with backyard gardens. This payout from the department was put in […]