Kamala and the Deadly Perils of Sham Idealism by James Bovard As the presidential race enters the final stretch, politicians are recycling the usual cons to make people believe this election will be different. At last week’s Democratic National Convention, sham idealism had a starring role, accompanied by ritual denunciations of cynicism. But idealism has […]
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N.Y. Post: Kamalaflage: Dems race to expunge the evidence of Harris’ leftist history
New York Post, July 30, 2024 Kamalaflage: Dems race to expunge the evidence of Harris’ leftist history James Bovard Vice President Kamala Harris last year heartily condemned any effort “to erase and even rewrite the ugly parts of our history.” But she didn’t mention that the “ugly parts” of her own record would be exempt […]
Politicians Will Always Be Shameless Liars
Counterpunch, June 13, 2024 Politicians Will Always Be Shameless Liars by James Bovard Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair 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 a beefy porn star. Manhattan […]
N.Y. Post: Hunter Biden verdict shatters family’s myth of legal invincibility, endangering Joe
New York Post, June 12, 2024 Hunter Biden verdict shatters family’s myth of legal invincibility, endangering Joe by James Bovard President Biden’s re-election campaign was hit by a torpedo Tuesday when a Delaware jury convicted his son Hunter on three felony charges. Ironically, the political fate of the most anti-gun president in American history could […]
Politicians Will Always Be Damn Rascals
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 […]
N.Y. Post YouTube Video: My Comic Take on FOIA Frauds & Follies
I did a YouTube comic spin plucked from yesterday’s New York Post oped, Fauci’s FOIA follies show ‘transparency’ in Washington has always been a fraud. My guess is that neither DEA nor TSA will ever forgive me.
Truth Has No Chance on Capitol Hill
Truth Has No Chance on Capitol Hill by James Bovard | Mar 25, 2024 Americans are encouraged to believe that the U.S. Congress is practically on automatic pilot to serve the public. Happily, most Americans are not so gullible and Congress receives much of the contempt it deserves in public opinion polls. But the media […]
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