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Cynicism Should Win the Mid-Term Elections

Cynicism Should Win the Mid-Term Elections By James Bovard  In an era of clueless voters and profoundly dishonest candidates, cynicism is one of the last best checks on political power run amok.  Regardless of the final vote count in Tuesday’s mid-term congressional elections, both Republicans and Democrats have earned all the distrust they will reap. […]

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Never Trust Uncle Sam on Drugs

Never Trust Uncle Sam on Drugs By James Bovard   September 25, 2026  As the Covid-19 pandemic struck this nation, many Americans were stunned to see top federal health officials brazenly lie to buttress their own power. Bureaucrats and politicians unleashed themselves by shrouding how the feds bankrolled the creation of the pathogen, sanctifying a […]

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Terrorism & Tyranny: 2003 C-SPAN Booknotes Interview (complete)

My 2003 C-SPAN Booknotes interview on my book, Terrorism & Tyranny” Trampling Freedom, Justice, and Peace to Rid the World of Evil (St. Martin’s Press). Host Brian Lamb asked great questions and we managed to have a few laughs on the grim topic. Some excerpts: “Flattery ruins more politicians than sex.” “It is an old […]

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Afghan Lessons for American Democracy

Afghan Lessons for American Democracy by James Bovard After Al Qaeda terrorists used Afghanistan for training bases for the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. military invaded Afghanistan and quickly routed the Taliban government. President George W. Bush boasted that U.S. troops brought freedom and democracy to Afghanistan. But rather than democracy, the United States brought Hamid […]

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