Here’s a piece I wrote in 2003 after the President George W. Bush’s initial victory laps on the Iraq War: “The Folly of Invading Iran.” That piece concluded: “If Bush advisors want to conquer Tehran, let them do it themselves.” Same is true today for Trump and his bellicose bootlickers. The Folly of Invading Iran […]
We Never Got to Torture Congress by James Bovard, May 26, 2025 Folks who believe the current political atmosphere is uniquely hateful have forgotten the boundless vitriol prevailing a few decades ago. During the George W. Bush administration, Republicans relied on push-button rage to suppress all criticism of the war on terror. After I appeared […]
Sacrificing Truth on Leviathan’s Altar by James Bovard, February 19, 2025 Last Sunday, 60 Minutes featured tyrannical German prosecutors boasting about persecuting private citizens who made comments that officialdom disapproved. Three prosecutors explained how the government was entitled to launch pre-dawn raids and lock up individuals who criticized politicians, complained about immigrant crime waves, or […]
Trump Freezes Foreign Aid Frauds by James Bovard, Libertarian Institute January 29, 2025 The Trump administration suspended top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development earlier this week. The move, labeled a “Monday afternoon massacre,” was spurred by allegations that top USAID officials were circumventing President Trump’s ninety day freeze on foreign aid disbursements. […]
Originally posted at LewRockwell.com. Bush Supporters Vindicate the President by James Bovard, October 12, 2004 Palgrave MacMillan created a blog site for my new book, The Bush Betrayal. The blog site contains an email link for readers to send me their insightful observations. Many Bush supporters have taken the time to respond and kindly explained […]
‘Trump-Washing’ U.S. History Endangers Our Freedom by James Bovard, October 1, 2024 Kamala Harris seeks to capture the White House with a message built on vaporous “positive vibes” and “joy.” The Harris campaign is bolstering that message by portraying Donald Trump as a deadly peril to democracy unprecedented in American history. The former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), […]
Politicians Will Always Be Damn Rascals by James Bovard, June 10, 2024 Former President Donald Trump was recently convicted by a New York jury after prosecutors claimed he was guilty of “hoodwinking” voters in the 2016 election by paying to cover up his boinking of a beefy porn star. Manhattan prosecutor Alvin Bragg proclaimed that […]
