American Conservative, March 21, 2023 Will the Circle Be Unbroken? by James Bovard Twenty years after the Iraq invasion: The war may be over, but the War Party carries on. Last year, former President George W. Bush vehemently condemned the “decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq.” Bush […]
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N.Y. Post: How the feds spend $74M a year to Censor Americans
New York Post, March 3, 2023 How the feds spend $74M a year to try to censor Americans by James Bovard Have you ever tweeted about Russia? You could be tarred as an “unwitting proliferator of Russian narratives” by US government scorekeepers. Do you support the French “yellow vest” anti-lockdown protests? You are “Russia-aligned,” according […]
Julian Assange and Our Impunity Democracy
Mises Institute, October 7, 2022 Julian Assange and Our Impunity Democracy by James Bovard On Saturday, protests supporting Julian Assange will occur around the world. In London, Assange supporters will link arms around the parliament building. Protests will also occur outside the Justice Department headquarters in Washington (I’ll be one of the speakers), D.C., and […]
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 […]
New York Post: Biden’s “Purple Cow” Gas Price Fix
New York Post, June 23, 2022 Joe Biden lowering gas prices is as likely as a purple cow on the moon By James Bovard In the latest episode of his “Not My Fault” policy soap opera, President Biden repeated his charge that high gas prices are Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s fault. Unfortunately, the only gas […]
Debating the Death of Freedom on FFF Podcast
I joined FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling yesterday to debate the plight of freedom on an FFF podcast. We discussed the war in Ukraine and Americans’ ignorance on foreign policy conniving by Washington and a bevy of other subjects. I commented, “The news nowadays is a horror show that never ends.” I was […]
MP3 Bashing Washington War Fever with Jeff Deist on FLA Radio
Mises President Jeff Deist and I had fun today busting the venality and depravity of Washington nowadays, with some extra thrashings thrown in for warmongers on Newstalk Florida. MP3 at the bottom of this page – There were so many people thought that the end of Trump’s reign would restore faith in the White House […]