How many more lies about surveillance will Obama need to tell to restore trust in government? I was disappointed in Obama’s speech because I thought he might waive sovereign immunity & let Americans sue the government for NSA crimes. On the bright side, I don’t need to spend the afternoon looking for a lawyer […]
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Sordid History of IRS Political Abuse
From the August 2013 issue of The Future of Freedom – The Sordid History of IRS Political Abuse by James Bovard The power to tax has long conferred the power to destroy one’s political opponents. When the latest IRS politicization scandal erupted in May, many commentators talked as if the abuses were a novelty in […]
The Continuing Coverup of Police Killings Nationwide
Counterpunch, December 12, 2013 Protecting Killer Cops Where’s the Body Count from Shootings by the Police? by JAMES BOVARD President Barack Obama, calling for new gun control legislation earlier this year, appealed to “all the Americans who are counting on us to keep them safe from harm.” He also declared, “If there is even one […]
Where is the Body Count from Police Shootings?
Posted online today by the Future of Freedom Foundation – from the August 2013 issue of the Future of Freedom – Where’s the Body Count from Shootings by the Police? by James Bovard Barack Obama has made curtailing Americans’ right to own firearms one of his highest priorities. Earlier this year, he appealed to “all […]
Wash. Times: Obama’s Obesity Epidemic
Washington Times, December 3, 2013 BOVARD: Obama’s obesity epidemic by James Bovard Federal food programs are now feeding more than 100 million Americans. The number of recipients has soared in recent years, thanks in part to Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign pledge to abolish childhood hunger by 2015. The food-aid explosion is worsening the nation’s obesity […]
Congratulations to Obama on HealthCare.Gov Success
The Obama administration is claiming victory in its re-launch today of the Healthcare.gov website. Tom Blanton, the mastermind of the Project for a New American Revolution, has the inside story on the Big Fix: You can see more of Tom’s zippety political art on his Flickr page here.
JFK Assassination: Why So Many Government Lies?
The 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is focusing public attention on some of the deceits that long permeated his death. It is amazing how much BS the government shoveled in the immediate aftermath. The Warren Commission report – which is now widely derided – was supposed to canonize the Official Story […]
Ron Redrift
It's ironic: the nation which sternly lecture