In the early 1970s, Louisiana imposed a death penalty for marijuana violation. OK, it wasn’t technically a death sentence from judicial sentencing. Instead, it was open season to go after any purported pothead. Brian Wilson was a top radio host in Baton Rouge in 1971 when Elton John came to Louisiana on a concert tour. […]
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My 40 Year War on Reefer Madness
My 40 Year War on Reefer Madness by Jim Bovard | June 26, 2023 Libertarian Institute Forty years ago last week, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner published my first attack on the federal drug war. The previous year, the Reagan administration unleashed its “Just Say No” program, vilifying anyone who smoked a joint, sniffed the […]
Talking January 6, Fentanyl, and Panama Red with Brian Wilson Podcast
The latest “Something Completely Different” weekly podcast with Brian Wilson – It’s time for the latest episode of The Week So Far — Brian and Jim take a look at how politicians and the media are treating the January 6th “Tucker” tapes (the surveillance video from the Capitol given to Tucker Carlson), how the public […]
FBI Entrapment Schemes Go Way Back – my 1995 Playboy article
FBI entrapment is huge issue in Gov. Whitmer kidnapping trial today in Michigan. Outrageous entrapment schemes have multiplied since I did this 1995 horror story round-up for Playboy. Text below the JPEG Playboy March, 1995 Uncle Scam wants you: could you be set up by the government to commit a crime? The Playboy Forum; Column […]
Free Crack Pipes? Time to Pardon Tommy Chong
Libertarian Institute, February 14, 2022 Free Crack Pipes? Time to Pardon Tommy Chong by Jim Bovard | Feb 14, 2022 Conservative publications have accused the Biden administration of planning to distribute $30 million worth of free crack pipes and other paraphernalia as part of its effort to achieve “racial equity” among “underserved communities.” The original […]
MP3 Biden and the Mirage of Voting Rights – iHeart Houston with Michael Berry
Houston iHeart KTRH radio host Michael Berry and I chatted on his show this morning regarding the Voting Rights Mirage and Joe Biden’s long record of supporting oppressive “crime” bills. I mentioned that Biden wanted to keep fighting the drug war to the last hippie. You can listen or download the interview by clicking below […]
“Defund the Police”? Start by Repealing the Laws
Mises Institute, June 23, 2020 Repealing Useless and Abusive Laws Might Do More Good Than “Defunding” the Police by James Bovard “Defund the Police” is the latest rallying cry for protestors in many cities across the nation. Many activists, enraged by the brutal killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, are calling for completely disbanding the police, […]