So many presidents, so little time. J.G. Michael and I had fun on his Parallax Podcast thumping Trump’s bombing of Iran, George W. Bush’s bombing of Iraq, and Obama’s bombing of 7 nations – plus his assassination program for American citizens. These are hard times for faith in the Rule of Law. You can listen […]
Counterpunch, July 2, 2025 The Good Intentions Road to Tyranny James Bovard Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email “He who saves his country violates no law,” tweeted President Trump in February. He was echoing a line often attributed to Napoleon. His supporters were electrified by Trump’s tacit invocation of a right to boundless power. The Trump […]
The Good Intentions License for Tyranny by James Bovard “He who saves his country violates no law,” tweeted President Trump in February. He was echoing a line often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. His supporters were electrified by Trump’s tacit invocation of a right to boundless power. The Trump presidency is already spurring legal battles across […]
Trump’s Iran Bombing Is the Latest in Presidential Absolutism by James Bovard, American Conservative June 26, 2025 Does President Trump have any legal basis for his foreign policy actions aside from his personal entitlement to absolute power? Presidents have been scorning congressional leashes on their foreign interventions since at least the Korean War. But […]
Will Trump Follow Nixon’s IRS Road to Ruin? by James Bovard, May 8, 2025 On Friday morning, President Trump proclaimed on his Truth Social: “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!” Trump is being hailed as a hero for demanding that the IRS bring Harvard University to […]
The Feds Have Been the Main Source of Racial Bigotry in Classrooms by James Bovard, March 18, 2025 “We will not stand idly by while this regime pulls the wool over the eyes of the American people,” proclaimed Sheria Smith, the president of American Federation of Government Employees unit representing more than a thousand federal […]
Richard Morrison of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and I smacked around the feds and bantered over the prospects for Trump, Musk, DOGE, and ever putting a leash on federal agencies. https://x.com/JimBovard/status/1877422695073058948
R R Schoettker
The US congress ceased fulfilling its constitution
