American Institute for Economic Research, February 8, 2021 TSA’s New Mask Mandate by James Bovard The Transportation Security Administration announced last week that it will be fining travelers up to $1,500 for failing to wear a proper facemask. The TSA could also heavily fine people for wearing a facemask improperly and maybe also for some […]
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WTF? Martial Law in D.C.?
More to come on this topic in the coming days….
Happy New Year, Facebook
Facebook attached a warning label yesterday to my AIER article on how 2020 ravaged comforting American myths. Here’s my attempt to help them out with a ‘full disclosure’ warning label that they can apply to any of my 2021 articles. Here’s a USA Today oped I did a few years ago on how Facebook […]
Election Day Tweets
It is never too late for positive thinking. I’m old enough to recall when the media was less dishonest than the political candidates. — James Bovard (@JimBovard) November 3, 2020 How many votes has the Deep State swayed in this election? Will any Deep State chieftain ever be prosecuted for their lies & other crimes? […]
Have I Always Been Hated? Maybe Only Since 1984
People sometimes ask me: “Have you always been hated?” I’m not sure – I can’t vouch for my early years before I started writing. But, despite my unceasing efforts to appease critics, my articles have provoked torrents of rage and loathing for more than a third of a century. After a Washington Post columnist in […]
Complying with White House Orders for a Pandemic Mask
White House sez wear a mask, I wear a mask. But I don’t expect to get hired as a mask consultant. For the record: I’ve been wearing masks for several weeks. In my March 24 Daily Caller oped on Pandemic Security Theater, I wrote: “Before granting politicians any more powers, we should recognize how the […]
Cartoonist Gahan Wilson, R.I.P.
OK, so maybe I didn’t read many of the articles in my father’s copies of Playboy in the 1960s and early 1970s, but I always read the cartoons. My favorite cartoonist was Gahan Wilson, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 89. Wilson’s cartoons combined brilliant wit and a great Bullshit Detector. […]