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Trump Should End All Foreign Aid and Sham Democracy Promotions – My Interview with Georgian Public TV

Will President Trump end America’s corrupt foreign aid program and democracy promotion con games?  Levan Akhalaia, a reporter with Georgian Public Broadcasting,  and I had a lively conversation on that topic last week. Mr. Akhalaia has shown a lot of courage condemning brutal police attacks on protestors in recent times.  Below is a rough translation […]

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My National Endowment for Democracy Bashes Touted on Jimmy Dore Show

More bad news for Uncle Sam’s rascally election riggers: My bashes on the National Endowment for Democracy were touted on the Jimmy Dore Show, one of the most popular political programs online. Dore touted my Libertarian Institute and Future of Freedom Foundation pieces on the topic. Here’s a link to my other bashes on the […]

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Forty Years Bashing the National Endowment for Democracy

Forty Years Bashing the National Endowment for Democracy by Jim Bovard | Feb 4, 2025 On Sunday, Elon Musk posted on X: After that merciless arm-twisting, I have no choice but to recap my National Endowment for Democracy bashes going back to shortly after it was launched in 1983. In a November 29, 1985 piece […]

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Lessons from Biden’s Disinformation Board Debacle

Lessons from Biden’s Disinformation Board Debacle by James Bovard President Biden’s campaign to banish (or maybe outlaw) political paranoia took a wallop last spring. In April, the Department of Homeland Security proudly announced that it had created a new Disinformation Governance Board. The following month, the board’s chairman resigned, and Biden administration officials claimed the […]

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John McCain’s Disastrous Militaristic Legacy

Future of Freedom Foundation John McCain’s Disastrous Militaristic Legacy by James Bovard When Sen. John McCain passed away in August, he was lauded far and wide for his long career of public service. Rep. John Lewis, the famous civil-rights activist, hailed McCain as a “warrior for peace.” In reality, McCain embodied a toxic mix of […]

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The Hill: End Democracy Promotion Flim-Flam

And here’s some testy responses from Hill readers – The Hill, March 16, 2018 TIME TO END DEMOCRACY PROMOTION FLIM-FLAM by James Bovard Democracy promotion has long been one of the U.S. government’s favorite foreign charades. The Trump administration’s proposal to slash funding for democratic evangelism is being denounced as if it were the dawn […]

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