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WILL TRUMP’S “RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING” B.S. WRECK REPUBLICANS?

WILL TRUMP’S “RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING” B.S. WRECK REPUBLICANS? By James Bovard, February 3, 2026   Libertarian Institute President Trump constantly blusters as if he deserves the Nobel Prize for Economic Triumphs, just like he supposedly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. Last week in a speech in Iowa, he doubled down on  his triumphs by referring to […]

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My Video on Trump’s Affordability Tariff Fairy Tales

Trump is boasting of his economic triumphs but his high tariffs are hammering average Americans whose lives feel less affordable than ever. From my @nypost oped today pic.twitter.com/nsP9wOe5KH— James Bovard (@JimBovard) February 1, 2026 Roughly 500 views so far on Facebook…. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FUCz9Kkiu The video is also on Facebook. The video is also on Facebook.

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Inflation is Repudiation

Inflation Is Repudiation By James Bovard   March 28, 2025 Did Donald Trump learn anything from watching Joe Biden economically suicide-bomb his own presidency? President Trump is decreeing new tariffs and issuing sweeping tariff threats on a weekly basis. Trump supporters believe the president is so wise that he can levy taxes that make imported […]

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Bidenflation Torpedoed Biden-Harris

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 […]

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My Zestiest Epigrams of 2024

My Zestiest Epigrams of 2024 by James Bovard, January 9, 2025 * In Washington, anyone who doesn’t worship government is considered an extremist. (N.Y. Post, January 20) *The more power politicians capture, the more flattery they hear, and the more deluded they usually become. (FFF, December) *Politics nowadays is a horror show that never ends. […]

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Why Trump Routed the D.C. Establishment, Again

Why Trump Routed the D.C. Establishment, Again 11/07/2024 • Mises Wire • James Bovard After the media complained nonstop for months about Donald Trump offering a dark message on the presidential campaign trail, a New York Times headline bewailed his election victory on Wednesday morning: “America Hires a Strongman.” So anyone who cast a ballot […]

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Peach Picking Philosopher

PEACH PICKING PHILOSOPHER – Peaches propelled my early descent to the Dark Side. When I was 15, I spent the summer working in an orchard with an endlessly enraged ex-drill sergeant as foreman. That job nourished my cynicism, cigar smoking, and my devotion to self-employment. Most important: the philosophical lesson drawn from a hard-drinking co-worker […]

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