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WILL TRUMP’S “RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING” B.S. WRECK REPUBLICANS?

WILL TRUMP’S “RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING” B.S. WRECK REPUBLICANS? By James Bovard, February 3, 2026   Libertarian Institute President Trump constantly blusters as if he deserves the Nobel Prize for Economic Triumphs, just like he supposedly deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. Last week in a speech in Iowa, he doubled down on  his triumphs by referring to […]

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N.Y. Post: Trump’s Affordability Bombast Won’t Solve his Real Economic Problems

Trump’s ‘affordability’ bombast won’t solve his very real economic problems by James Bovard Is the affordability issue making President Trump schizophrenic? “I don’t want to hear about the affordability!” Trump declared in a Fox News interview last month after falsely claiming the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner would be 25% cheaper than in 2024. After […]

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Fox News: Trump Should Raze HUD headquarters to Drain DC Swamp

foxnews.com, April 27, 2025 Trump should raze HUD headquarters to drain DC swamp by Jim Bovard Gross negligence has always been HUD’s standard operating procedure The Trump administration just announced plans to sell the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a brutalist architectural monstrosity. Secretary Scott Turner admits that HUD headquarters is […]

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Biden’s Wrecking Ball Benevolence for Homebuyers

Biden’s Wrecking Ball Benevolence for Homebuyers by James Bovard When did being creditworthy become a federal crime? The Biden administration is intentionally punishing homebuyers with good credit scores to subsidize people with shaky histories of paying their debts. But the latest salvation scheme ignores the sordid history of federal policymakers ravaging homeowners they promised to […]

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Thumping Biden’s Mortgage Madness on WMAL Washington Talk Radio

I was on WMAL Washington radio yesterday with Larry O’Connor to pummel Biden’s mortgage mandate madness.  He liked my line: “The easiest way to ruin somebody’s life is to give them a mortgage they can’t afford.”  The furor over this policy is spurring House Republicans to seek to block the Biden administration’s boneheaded “reform.” Here’s […]

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Thumping Biden’s Bizarre Mortgage Edict on WABC Radio New York

77 WABC‘s Rita Cosby had me on her New York radio show to talk about my New York Post oped on Biden’s bizarre scheme to punish creditworthy homebuyers to subsidize bad credit risks. Giving people mortgages they can’t afford can ruin their lives. Biden could repeat the 2008+ housing crash that devastated Blacks & Hispanics. […]

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