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Politicians Will Always Be Shameless Liars
Counterpunch, June 13, 2024 Politicians Will Always Be Shameless Liars by James Bovard Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Former president Donald Trump was recently convicted by a New York jury after prosecutors claimed he was guilty of “hoodwinking” voters in the 2016 election by paying to cover up his boinking a beefy porn star. Manhattan […]
Will Any ‘Last Rights’ Epigram Go to the Moon?
Will Any ‘Last Rights’ Epigram Go to the Moon? by James Bovard Epigrams are excellent propellants for seditious ideas. How far can one line go? Thirty years ago, I casually appended a sentence to the end of a paragraph in the final chapter of my book, Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty. I was […]
Biden, Boondoggles, & Mid-Term Election Hokum with Brian Wilson Podcast
Talk Show Legend Brian Wilson and I had fun on his podcast thrashing Biden, boondoggles, and plenty of other political targets. We discussed the lingering controversies over the 2020 presidential election and the prospects for the upcoming mid-term elections. Lots of laughs, mostly at politicians’ expense. Brian has been a friend for almost 30 years […]
Trust No One with the Presidency’s Powers (1988 & 2000)
Many Americans feel like they have a miserable choice of presidential candidates this year. But the same pattern goes back at least to the end of the Reagan era. For decades, presidents have had far more power than they can be trusted with. Here are election season pieces I wrote on this theme in 1988 […]
90 Seconds of 2018 Quotes
Here’s a 90 second video of punchy (?) lines from my recent articles, including whacks against lying politicians, insane wars, loopy protestors, democracy debacles, Obama, John McCain, GWHW Bush. Background fiddle music is from 1920s. Experimenting here…
End Democracy Promotion Boondoggles – Scott Horton Interview
Scott Horton and I recently discussed my Hill article, “Time for the US to end democracy promotion flim-flams.” You can listen to the 32 minute show by clicking below – Part 1 Part 2
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Ron Redrift
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