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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N.Y. Post YouTube Video: My Comic Take on FOIA Frauds & Follies
I did a YouTube comic spin plucked from yesterday’s New York Post oped, Fauci’s FOIA follies show ‘transparency’ in Washington has always been a fraud. My guess is that neither DEA nor TSA will ever forgive me.
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 […]
N.Y. Post: Joe Biden claims he has ‘executive privilege’ against anyone finding out just how addled he is
New York Post, May 17, 2024 Joe Biden claims he has ‘executive privilege’ against anyone finding out just how addled he is by James Bovard The Biden White House is proclaiming a new prerogative for presidents: They may suppress any evidence of their unfitness for office. The battle over five hours of audio tapes could […]
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 […]
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 […]
N.Y. Post: Dems turn Biden-documents hearing into 3 Stooges theater
New York Post, March 13, 2023 Dems turn Biden-documents hearing into 3 Stooges theater By James Bovard Special Counsel Robert Hur was in the hot seat for four hours Tuesday as President Biden’s congressional allies sought to destroy him for doubting Biden’s intellect. They had no case. And instead, they turned the event into Three […]
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H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956):
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The utter impotent uselessness of the US congress
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