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USA TODAY: “Hurricane HUD” & the Baltimore Riots

USA TODAY May 25, 2015 How Baltimore became Pottersville by James Bovard Trusting federal housing subsidies to help save the city is the ultimate triumph of hope over experience. Baltimore’s recent riots are not surprising in a city that has long been plagued by both police brutality and one of the nation’s highest murder rates […]

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Wash. Times: AmeriCorps Birthday Bash Baloney

Washington Times, September 23, 2014 AmeriCorps birthday bash baloney A paltry record and statistical illusions cannot be ignored by James Bovard President Obama and former President Bill Clinton were surrounded by a swarm of gray-shirted devotees Sept. 12 as they celebrated the 20th birthday of AmeriCorps on the South Lawn of the White House. Mr. […]

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Hooligan: HUD, Me and Stokley Carmichael

Berin Szoka, the president of TechFreedom, quoted from Public Policy Hooligan this morn on Facebook: “There wasn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that AmeriCorps could upgrade apartments faster than HUD spawned fresh slums. If AmeriCorps recruits really wanted to do something useful, they should go burn down HUD headquarters.” – from Jim Bovard’s new book […]

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My 2 Cents on HUD’s Latest Power Grab

The Christian Science Monitor had an excellent article on Friday by Patrik Johnsson on HUD’s latest attempt to inflict fairness on American society.  His story included a few quotes from me and Downsize DC’s Jim Babka.  Christian Science Monitor August 9, 2013 Friday ‘Fair’ housing or ‘social engineering’? HUD proposal stirs controversy    A new HUD […]

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