From my 2025 Mises Institute Summit speech: James Bovard surveys attacks on property rights—from “open-fields” searches and no-knock raids to eminent domain and civil asset forfeiture—showing how each erodes privacy and freedom.
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My Waco Finale from My 1994 Second Amendment Rally Speech at Lincoln Memorial
UPDATE: 7,000+ views on Twitter/X & Facebook My Waco finale from the 1994 Second Amendment Rally at the Lincoln Memorial. “The federal government’s assault on gun owners is part of a general attack on the people’s rights and liberties.” Text: Here we are, barely a year after Waco, and when the federal reports […]
Stanford University 1996 Finale: 37 Seconds of Lost Rights’ Brimstone
Almost 10,000 views on Facebook and Twitter/X so far Here’s a link to my 1994 book, Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty, discussed in this speech. Full version of the speech here
My 1996 Speech at Stanford Univ. on Lost Rights and Government Tyranny
My 1996 speech on Lost Rights & Government Tyranny at the Stanford University Hoover Institute. I discussed asset forfeiture outrages, zoning tyranny, affirmative action absurdities, Ruby Ridge and Waco, and all-round federal oppression. Here’s a link to my 1994 book, Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty, discussed in this speech.
My 1994 Speech at the Second Amendment Rally, Lincoln Memorial, Washington
Hi, I’m Jim Bovard. I’m a journalist and a writer. I write about the gun issue. It’s always good to see a journalist we’re popular here. I’m gonna be talking about the ban on the assault weapons. This is the most important part of the crime bill to President Clinton and, but people forget […]
Are We Losing the War for Freedom? FFF Podcast Debate
The Friends of Freedom are getting beaten like a rented mule in Washington. At least that’s my view from the trenches. I debated this topic with my old friends Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling of the Future of Freedom Foundation. The podcast should be good for some laughs, maybe. Here are a few of […]
“Consent” as the Ticket for Tyranny
“Consent” as the Ticket for Tyranny James Bovard, Counterpunch, April 23, 2026 Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email Presidents have been perverting “consent of the governed” for centuries. “Consent of the governed” was a signature line of the Declaration of Independence, and it has echoed in official declarations ever since Jefferson’s time. President Harry Truman assured […]
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