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“Journalists” and the Fight to Save Freedom of Speech

‘Journalists’ and the Fight to Save Freedom of Speech by James Bovard, April 8, 2024 “What is a journalist?” is a contemporary equivalent of the ancient question, “What is truth?” The U.S. government’s prosecution of Julian Assange hinges on the assertion that he is not a journalist and should be punished like a spy for […]

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N.Y. Post: Shed a tear for America’s rapidly vanishing freedoms

New York Post, March 1, 2024 Shed a tear for America’s rapidly vanishing freedoms by James Bovard “Is the best of the free life behind us now?” Merle Haggard asked in a haunting 1982 country music hit song.  Nine years earlier, Haggard had scoffed at potheads and draft dodgers in a White House performance for […]

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Is Free Speech a Relic in America?

Is Free Speech a Relic in America? by James Bovard  December 12, 2023 Is the First Amendment becoming a historic relic? On July 4, 2023, federal judge Terry Doughty condemned the Biden administration for potentially “the most massive attack against free speech in United States history.” That verdict was ratified by a federal appeals court […]

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N.Y. Post: More nails in the coffin of Biden’s censorship regime

New York Post, December 1, 2023 More nails in the coffin of Biden’s censorship regime James Bovard With each passing month, we are getting closer to the Custer’s Last Stand for federal censors. But will free speech triumph in time to prevent the feds from secretly rigging the 2024 presidential election? At a House Weaponization […]

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