Tag Archives | Lying

biden sotu Screenshot 2022-03-01 220029

“Go Get Him!??” Carping on Biden’s State of the Union Address

Biden’s speech ended with a bizarre shout: “Go get him!” Everyone mystified so far by that closing. Hearty thanks to the Ron Paul Institute for their kind words on this post: Jim Bovard is an authentic American hero. There is truly no one like him in journalism today. Read everything he writes. Listen to everything […]

Continue Reading
threemonkeys-1200x762

D.C.’s “Best Information Available” Charade

American Institute for Economic Research, February 19, 2022 D.C.’s “Best Information Available” Charade James Bovard On a sweltering June morning in 1993, I loitered in a long line of people stretched down a football-field length hallway on the third floor of the headquarters of the US Commerce Department. The queue started outside the entrance of […]

Continue Reading
jpb-quote-tower-of-babel-SHARPENED

Covid and Corrupt Federal Statistics

American Institute for Economic Research, December 28, 2021 Covid and Corrupt Federal Statistics James Bovard Federal agencies don’t count what politicians don’t want to know. President Biden and other Democrats continuously invoke “science and data” to sanctify all their Covid-19 mandates and policies, but the same shenanigans and willful omissions have characterized Covid data. During […]

Continue Reading
1024px-Kunar_river_Noorgal_district_in_Afghanistans_Konar_province-1920x600_c

Bitter Belated Afghan Vindication

Bitter Belated Afghan Vindication by James Bovard November 5, 2021 The 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan ended with a bang in August as a terrorist attack killed a dozen Marines at the Kabul airport. For almost 20 years, The Future of Freedom Foundation has been one of the few organizations that stalwartly criticized the Afghanistan […]

Continue Reading
2014-01-29-My-Lai-1920x600_c

Why Government Cover-Ups Succeed

Colin Powell's Career: Govt. lying is not solely a result of depravity in politicians and bureaucrats. Instead, it is often the result of a systemic bias against admitting systemic failures. https://t.co/6F5aS1VgpZ — James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 18, 2021 Why Government Cover-Ups Succeed by James Bovard “It’s not necessary to censor the news, it’s sufficient to […]

Continue Reading

9/11 and the Mirage of American Democracy

American Conservative, September 10, 2021 9/11 and the Mirage of American Democracy Continued secrecy around the role of Saudi Arabia in the events of two decades ago undermines representative government. James Bovard Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, the federal government continues blindfolding the American people. Four presidents have either actively engaged in a cover-up […]

Continue Reading