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Ukraine Proves Iraq War Lessons Unlearned Inside the Beltway

American Conservative, March 21, 2023 Will the Circle Be Unbroken? by James Bovard Twenty years after the Iraq invasion: The war may be over, but the War Party carries on. Last year, former President George W. Bush vehemently condemned the “decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq.” Bush […]

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Pro-Censorship Democrats Whitewash the Federal Iron Fist

Pro-Censorship Democrats Whitewash the Federal Government’s Iron Fist by Jim Bovard | Mar 13, 2023 The House Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government held a hearing last Thursday on the Twitter Files. Elon Musk purchased Twitter last October and was aghast to learn how the feds had previously domineered his new company. “Twitter […]

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Supporting “Defend the Guard” Legislation in Maryland

Following is my written testimony submitted to the Wednesday hearing of the  Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee, In Support of HB 0220, “Defend the Guard” (sponsored by Rep. Robin Grammer): I am writing to support HB 0220.   I  have written ten books, including Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty (St. Martin’s Press, […]

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Decorum Propels D.C. Deceit

Mises Institute, February 13, 2023 Decorum Propels D.C. Deceit by James Bovard During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden uncorked a series of howlers that eventually spurred heckling from Republican members of Congress. Pundits raced to condemn the backlash to Biden “You saw real white trash on display,” declared James Carville on […]

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The Mirage of Washington Intelligence

Libertarian Institute, October 24, 2022 The Mirage of Washington Intelligence by Jim Bovard | “You can send a man to Congress but you can’t make him think,” quipped comedian Milton Berle in the 1950s. To update Berle for our times: You can spend $60 billion a year on intelligence agencies but you can’t make politicians […]

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Washington Foreign Policy Experts Could Get Us All Killed

The Biden administration appears to be blundering ever close to a war with Russia. People can condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the killing of civilians without fantasizing that the U.S. military has a magic wand to stop that war.  Unfortunately, the American media and a herd of pundits is pushing for military intervention such […]

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Free Crack Pipes? Time to Pardon Tommy Chong

Libertarian Institute, February 14, 2022 Free Crack Pipes? Time to Pardon Tommy Chong by Jim Bovard | Feb 14, 2022 Conservative publications have accused the Biden administration of planning to distribute $30 million worth of free crack pipes and other paraphernalia as part of its effort to achieve “racial equity” among “underserved communities.” The original […]

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