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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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N.Y. Post: Will federal censorship be the pandemic’s biggest legacy?

New York Post, March 19, 2024 Will federal censorship be the pandemic’s biggest legacy? by James Bovard Will a federal entitlement to censor be the most shocking legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic? This grim prospect arises from a Supreme Court hearing Monday at which some justices seemed to view the First Amendment as a weapon […]

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The Canine Constitutional Veto

Police Dogs Have Abolished Constitutional Due Process by James Bovard   The Fifth Amendment declares, “No person shall be . . . deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Except by dogs. The Supreme Court declared in 1967, “Wherever a man may be, he is entitled to know that he will remain free from […]

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N.Y. Post: Shed a tear for America’s rapidly vanishing freedoms

New York Post, March 1, 2024 Shed a tear for America’s rapidly vanishing freedoms by James Bovard “Is the best of the free life behind us now?” Merle Haggard asked in a haunting 1982 country music hit song.  Nine years earlier, Haggard had scoffed at potheads and draft dodgers in a White House performance for […]

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Pummeling Pillaging Police on the Brian Wilson Podcast

The latest episode of the Two and Only Podcast –   his summary: The Two and Only S3 Ep 9 — Brian Wilson and James Bovard “Do you drive, travel or think you actually own something? The Two and Only, Brian Wilson and Jim Bovard explain why not and why why not.” can listen or download […]

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N.Y. Post: Will student-debt racketeering save Biden in November?

New York Post, February 22, 2024 Will student-debt racketeering save Biden in November? by James Bovard President Biden announced Tuesday he will personally cancel $1.2 billion in federal student debt for 153,000 borrowers.  The Supreme Court ruled in June that Biden’s $500 billion student-debt-forgiveness scheme was an illegal abuse of power. But the White House […]

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Haley, Hell, and Humor on the Brian Wilson Podcast

The Two and Only — Brian Wilson and James Bovard S3 Ep 6 This episode: Brian Wilson and Jim Bovard in a tour day force! Haley, Hell, SCOTUS, TSA, Piety, Ted Cruz, Biden PLUS Your Winning Powerball Numbers! Brian Wilson Listen to the 27 minute rowdy discussion by clicking or downloading here  TSA takes some […]

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