Nixon’s Resignation and America’s Impunity Democracy by James Bovard, August 13, 2024 August 8 was the fiftieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Unfortunately, that anniversary spurred little reflections or lamentations on how lawless the federal government has become in the subsequent half century. Aside from his Watergate abuses, Nixon was guilty of illegally invading […]
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Biden’s parting deluge of deceit deserves damning
Biden’s parting deluge of deceit deserves damning by James Bovard, July 25, 2024 In a mere 11 minutes on Wednesday night, President Biden settled any doubts about whether he was fit for another four years of the presidency. Uncle Joe wrestled with the teleprompter like a slacker high school boy blindsided by trigonometry questions on […]
COVID Tyranny and Merle Haggard’s Forgotten Warning
COVID Tyranny and Merle Haggard’s Forgotten Warning by Jim Bovard | Jul 1, 2024 Since the start of the COVID pandemic, many Americans have been appalled at the tidal wave of dictatorial and futile decrees that sought to vanquish a virus. Even more shocking was the craven response by many citizens who believed that groveling […]
Merle Haggard and the Lost “Free Life”
Merle Haggard and the Lost “Free Life” by James Bovard “Is the best of the free life behind us now?” Merle Haggard asked in a haunting 1982 country music hit song. Nine years earlier, Haggard had scoffed at potheads and draft dodgers in a White House performance of his song “Okie from Muskogee” for President […]
N.Y. Post: Biden takes another victory lap on inflation that Americans won’t buy
New York Post, May 16, 2024 Biden takes another victory lap on inflation that Americans won’t buy by James Bovard On Wednesday, the latest Consumer Price Index report showed that inflation slowed slightly in April but prices continued to rise nearly 4% for the year. President Biden took his 23rd victory lap on this […]
N.Y. Post: Biden pays the price for causing runaway inflation as Americans are buried in bills
Biden pays the price for causing runaway inflation as Americans are buried in bills by James Bovard The Biden Re-Election Victory Parade hit a pothole the size of Ohio on Wednesday. The latest consumer price data show inflation is accelerating and hitting an annual rate of almost 5%. Democrats fear the inflation rate could soon […]
First Chapter of Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty
James Bovard, Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty https://www.amazon.com/Lst-Rights-Death-American-Liberty/dp/B0CP9VCNDH/ CHAPTER ONE: TYRANNY COMES TO MAIN STREET Americans today have the “freedom” to be fleeced, groped, wiretapped, injected, censored, ticketed, disarmed, beaten, vilified, detained, and maybe shot by government agents. Politicians are hell-bent on protecting citizens against everything except Uncle Sam. Is America becoming […]