Trump Pulls Plug on Hunger Hucksters by James Bovard The Trump administration is ending one of the biggest statistical scams in Washington. For thirty years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued an annual “food security” report that politicians used to fabricate an illusion of mass hunger. USDA announced that it is canceling that […]
Did Trump Expose the D.C. Sham on Waste and Fraud? by James Bovard, FFF On January 24, President Trump fired 17 inspector generals working for a wide array of federal agencies. Trump’s action jolted Washington because most of those officials could supposedly only be removed for cause — specific misconduct or other abuses. Trump also […]
Bidenflation Torpedoed Biden-Harris by James Bovard, FFF February 2025 High inflation spurred Donald Trump’s defeat of Kamala Harris last November. The economy was the top issue for most voters, and inflation was the top economic issue. As Biden’s partner in economic crime, Harris could not escape the blame for the torpedoing of the dollar’s value […]
More bad news for Uncle Sam’s rascally election riggers: My bashes on the National Endowment for Democracy were touted on the Jimmy Dore Show, one of the most popular political programs online. Dore touted my Libertarian Institute and Future of Freedom Foundation pieces on the topic. Here’s a link to my other bashes on the […]
Forty Years Bashing the National Endowment for Democracy by Jim Bovard | Feb 4, 2025 On Sunday, Elon Musk posted on X: After that merciless arm-twisting, I have no choice but to recap my National Endowment for Democracy bashes going back to shortly after it was launched in 1983. In a November 29, 1985 piece […]
The “Will of the People” Post-Election Horror Show By James Bovard On the morning after elections, many voters wake up and instinctively quote Dorothy Parker: “What fresh hell is this?” “Will of the people!” is the correct answer – at least if a Democrat won the election. Actually, the notion that election results represent the […]
Will Tuesday Vote Counts Be Another Sham Biden-Harris Statistic? by James Bovard, October 30, 2024 If Kamala Harris wins the presidential election on Tuesday, Americans will be told that the final vote count is a sacred number that was practically handed down from Mt. Sinai engraved on a stone tablet. Any American who casts doubt […]
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Currin, thanks for your kind words & your reco
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