Biden’s Rescue Act Targets Americans’ Freedoms by James Bovard Since the 1800s, surly Americans have derided politicians for spending tax dollars “like drunken sailors.” Until recently, that was considered a grave character fault. But Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act shows that inebriated spending is now the path to national salvation. It was a common […]
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Zesty Interview with Leighton Smith, Top Podcast in New Zealand
Leighton Smith, a legendary radio host who now does the top podcast in New Zealand, interviewed me last Sunday. Leighton describes himself as a libertarian conservative and he has long followed political battles both in his country and in the U.S. I was amazed at how thoroughly Leighton prepped; he pulled up lines that I […]
Democracy – More Than Two Wolves and a Sheep Voting for Dinner Around the World
One sentence from Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty (St. Martin’s Press, 1994) received far more mileage than I expected. “Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner” has been translated into 48 languages, quoted by the Hong Kong Chief Justice, and set the […]