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Ruby Ridge and the Feds’ Minneapolis Killings on the David Knight Show

Interview: Minnesota ICE Killings And The Echos Of Ruby RidgeLibertarian author @JimBovard (https://t.co/aHriqgS4oe) draws chilling parallels between the federal killing in Minnesota and Ruby Ridge, warning that the same playbook—lies, suppressed evidence, exaggerated threats,… pic.twitter.com/DJVdHE5ixe— David Knight Show LIVE 10am Eastern, M-F (@libertytarian) January 30, 2026 I’ll add some outtakes from the interview here in […]

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End Federal Agents’ License to Kill (2015)

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. […]

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Trump’s War on Truth Tellers

TRUMP’S WAR ON TRUTH TELLERS By James Bovard Some folks who know my work presume that I am implacably opposed to all federal agencies. Not true.  I have always appreciated federal agencies who exposed the waste, fraud, abuse, and brazen lies committed by politicians and bureaucrats. The Trump administration has warred against such truth tellers […]

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Presidents Are Legally Immune for Their Most Dangerous Crimes

Presidents Are Legally Immune for Their Most Dangerous Crimes by James Bovard  April 7, 2023 Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg has charged former president Donald Trump with thirty-four felonies tied to his payments to two women prior to the 2016 election. Some pundits are outraged that a former president is facing charges, and others are […]

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Supreme Court Betrays Justice to Protect Torturers

Mises Institute, March 12, 2021 The Supreme Court Uses Twisted Logic to Protect US Agents Committing Torture by James Bovard The Supreme Court declared last week that Americans have no right to learn the grisly details of CIA torture because the CIA has never formally confessed its crimes. The verdict symbolizes how the rule of […]

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Will the Political Class be Held Liable for Their Pandemic Wreckage?

  Will the Political Class Be Held Liable For What They’ve Done? James Bovard – May 21, 2020 Politically-dictated lockdowns and prohibitions have recently destroyed tens of millions of American jobs. Politicians have effectively claimed a right to inflict unlimited economic damage in pursuit of zero COVID-19 contagion. The perverse incentives driving the policy have […]

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