Viewpoint: Trillion-Dollar Trouble James Bovard | From the July 1988 issue of Reason magazine Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL The latest problem with the Social Security system—a surplus of nearly $40 billion—could be far more dangerous than previous Social Security cliffhangers. In the past, the system repeatedly […]
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Peace Corps at 25: Alive & Bumbling (1986)
JFK’s Baby at 25: Alive and Bumbling [1986] The Peace Corps celebrates its silver anniversary, but hold the champagne. James Bovard | From the May 1986 issue of Reason Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL “Most people talk about world problems. The Peace Corps solves them.” So says […]
Stop Protecting Presidents from History
American Institute for Economic Research, November 15, 2021 Stop Protecting Presidents from History by James Bovard Former president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to block release of speech drafts, call logs, and handwritten notes regarding the January 6 Capitol Clash. Trump is seeking to prohibit the National Archives from delivering those records to a […]
Steel Follies and the Perils of Politically-Controlled Trade
American Institute for Economic Research, April 22, 2021 Steel Follies and the Perils of Politically-Controlled Trade James Bovard The Biden administration appears determined to perpetrate all of Trump’s economic follies while adding fresh blunders of its own. Trump was notorious for saying incorrect things on trade, such as his assertion that “trade wars are good, […]
50 Years Ago (!?!): Boy Scout Eagle Scout Award
Fifty years ago today, I received the Eagle badge in Boy Scouts. If I had a dollar for every person in subsequent decades who was shocked or appalled that someone like me could have reached Eagle, I could buy several kegs of the best beer in Maryland. Likewise, it would be fun to know how […]
1987: My USA Today Oped Calling for U.S. Military Withdrawal from Middle East
U.S. government policy in the Middle East has been consistently idiotic for more than a third of a century. Here’s the first article I wrote calling for U.S. military withdrawal from that area – an “opposing view” to a USA Today editorial board position. Some Reagan administration officials had the bright idea of placing U.S. […]
Jamaica: No Free Market, No Miracle (1987)
This old article popped up in a Google search so I figured I would send it for another lap around the track. The Freeman, December 1987 (Foundation for Economic Education) Jamaica: No Free Market, No Miracle by James Bovard James Bovard, a widely published writer on economic affairs, writes frequently on international developments. An earlier […]
