Latest Federal Killing in Minnesota Echoes Ruby Ridge by James Bovard 01/26/2026 • Mises Wire • James Bovard On Saturday, federal agents in Minneapolis killed protester Alex Pretti, shooting him in the back 10 times after they had taken away the pistol he legally carried. White House Deputy Chief Stephen Miller quickly settled the […]
Sadly, this piece is more relevant than ever. USA Today, November 9, 2015 End federal agents’ license to kill: James Bovard Do federal agents need a license to kill in order to protect us? Unfortunately, federal judges are giving law enforcement agents blanket immunity when they shoot Americans while the agents are on the job. […]
Can Patel Leash the FBI? by James Bovard, American Institute for Economic Research, January 31, 2025 The FBI has long been considered the most powerful and the most incorrigible federal domestic agency. Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau. Can Patel, the author […]
Forty Years Sniping at Leviathan by James Bovard | Dec 19, 2024 I have spent decades trying to turn political dirt into philosophic gold. I have yet to discover the alchemist’s trick, but I still have fun with the dirt. I was born in Iowa and raised in the mountains of Virginia. Wheeling and dealing […]
Kamala’s press chief tried to censor me by James Bovard, August 5, 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is not missing any chance to condemn Republicans for threatening to censor libraries and school textbooks. But she is overlooking the heavy-handed record of her chief spokesperson, Brian Fallon. Unfortunately, a recent Supreme Court decision opens the […]
from the BrianWilsonWrites substack summary: It’s the “Shooting Blanks and Bulleyes” episode of the Two and Only! Brian Wilson and James Bovard gallop with a rip-snortin’ chat fest about Chapter 3 and the 2nd Amendment from Jim’s new book. You can download or listen to the podcast by clicking here https://nfscd.buzzsprout.com/1991115/14549657 Jim Bovard is a […]
U.S. Marshals Service marked the 30th anniversary of Ruby Ridge by touting the marshal who was killed there (after he fired 7 shots). Here is my 1996 Wall Street Journal piece on the outrageous Valor Awards presented to the surviving marshals. The Wall Street Journal Wednesday, March 13, 1996 They Call This ‘Valor’ By James […]
Jeff
Do you automatically hate anyone that federal agen
Georgiaboy61
The author - James Bovard - is full of it, as usua
Texas Dan
Outrageous. This is like Walz comparing ICE to the
Jim
This is the first time my views have been equated
Texas Dan
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