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Biden And The Mirage Of American Democracy

Counterpunch, July 26, 2024 Biden And The Mirage Of American Democracy by James Bovard Americans should tolerate no president invoking “the will of the people” to sanctify his crimes. Since late 2020, President Joe Biden has invoked “the will of the people” dozens of times to sanctify his power, including arbitrary decrees that were illegal […]

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Assange Is Free, But Feds’ War On Free Speech Continues

American Conservative, June 26, 2024 Assange Is Free, But Feds’ War On Free Speech Continues Unless we presume politicians have a divine right to deceive the governed, America should honor individuals who expose federal crimes. by James Bovard After 1,900 days locked away in Britain’s maximum-security Belmarsh prison, Julian Assange finally escaped this week and […]

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Assange Wins Delay, but ‘Punishment by Process’ Continues

American Conservative, May 22, 2024 Assange Wins Delay, but ‘Punishment by Process’ Continues by James Bovard The good news is that Julian Assange’s lawyers blocked his extradition to the United States, where he would face a kangaroo court hearing and life in prison. The bad news is that Assange remains locked up in Britain’s Belmarsh […]

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Is Censorship the Biden Era’s Torture Issue?

American Conservative, April 11, 2024 Is Censorship the Biden Era’s Torture Issue? by James Bovard The word games around “content moderation” recall the days of “enhanced interrogation.” During last month’s Supreme Court hearing on a landmark case on federal censorship, Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson declared, “My biggest concern is…the First Amendment hamstringing the government […]

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Saving Julian Assange, Free Speech, and Democracy

American Conservative, March 28, 2024 Saving Julian Assange, Free Speech, and Democracy by James Bovard How much is a non-binding “assurance” worth from people who probably want to see you dead? This is the linchpin question as a British court deliberates on the Biden administration’s latest conniving to bring Julian Assange to America for his […]

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