New York Post, January 6, 2022 Dems and media who portray Jan. 6 as a near-fatal attack on democracy are absurd By James Bovard Last year’s Jan. 6 clash at the Capitol may be the most politically exploited ruckus in American history. Team Biden is doing a victory lap to mark the anniversary, but the […]
Heading to downtown DC to photograph the rally supporting protestors arrested at the January 6 Capitol clash, the counterprotesters, police & National Guard (if deployed today), new Pentagon surveillance devices. It's a good day to play "Spot the Informant." — James Bovard (@JimBovard) September 18, 2021 Regardless of turnout at today's "Justice for J-6" rally, […]
My photograph, “Democracy 2021,” sold at the Glen Echo Labor Day Art Show this weekend. Here are some of the articles I have written on the January 6 Capitol clash: Collective Guilt and the New Witch Hunt (AIER, 1/16/21) In a Paranoid Nation, “Treason” Is Everywhere (Mises, 1/26/21) How Treason And Thoughtcrime Are Easier Than […]
Today is the 29th anniversary of FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi killing Vicki Weaver as she stood in the door of a cabin at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, holding her baby. The FBI initially claimed that killing Mrs. Weaver was justified and then later covered up key details and claimed it was accidental. FBI chief Louis Freeh […]
Aaron Harris and I had a zesty 76 minute exchange on Covid developments, Deep State machinations, January 6 Capitol Clash updates, the perils that federal informants pose for libertarians, and other topics on the Mises Caucus Decentralized Revolution podcast (episode #60) Here is the Spotify link to the discussion: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UvxXhfoto6Hw7il2ohjWX Here is the link to […]
American Institute for Economic Research, July 31, 2021 Will More Media Bias Save Democracy? James Bovard The Washington Post’s media columnist is summoning saviors because “our democracy is under attack.” Margaret Sullivan wants Washington journalists to adopt a “pro-democracy” frame and “start being patriotic.” Reporters should cease focusing on “winners and losers” in political skirmishes […]
Emotionally gripping testimony is no substitute for the hard facts that the feds continue to withhold. Folks who violently attacked police or others on January 6 deserve to be vigorously prosecuted. But the “collective terrorism guilt” card for all protestors that day (mostly including people who never entered the Capitol) won’t play outside DC or […]
