The Mises Institute posted online an audio version of my recent piece on Biden and Forgotten Financial Crimes. Thanks to Millian Quinteros for deftly rendering my prose into a vivid narrative. Here is the link to the audio version. Here’s the start of the article: Biden and Forgotten Federal Financial Tyranny – James Bovard […]
Tag Archives | Terrorism
N.Y. Post: Is the FBI turning Trump supporters into terrorist targets?
New York Post, October 5, 2023 Is the FBI turning Trump supporters into terrorist targets? by James Bovard Donald Trump’s supporters are now in the FBI terrorist-investigation crosshairs, according to a new report in Newsweek. The agency has created “a new category of extremists that it seeks to track and counter: Donald Trump’s army of MAGA followers”; […]
N.Y. Post: Attacking ‘Don’t tread on me’ is latest dunderhead progressive assault on American history
New York Post, August 31, 2023 Attacking ‘Don’t tread on me’ is latest dunderhead progressive assault on American history by James Bovard Twelve-year old Jaiden was kicked out of a public-school classroom Monday in Colorado Springs after school officials decreed that the Gadsden flag patch on his backpack was “disruptive to the classroom environment.” Those […]
Trusting the 9/11 Commission Is An Automatic Disqualification
Libertarian Institute, August 14, 2023 Trusting the 9/11 Commission Is An Automatic Disqualification by James Bovard The nation’s media and political establishment were horrified last week when a presidential candidate cast aspersions on the 9/11 Commission report. Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, in an interview on Blaze TV, responded to a question on the 9/11 attacks, “I […]
Ukraine Proves Iraq War Lessons Unlearned Inside the Beltway
American Conservative, March 21, 2023 Will the Circle Be Unbroken? by James Bovard Twenty years after the Iraq invasion: The war may be over, but the War Party carries on. Last year, former President George W. Bush vehemently condemned the “decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq.” Bush […]
The Forgotten Terrorist Pretext of the Vietnam War
Libertarian Institute, February 16, 2023 The Forgotten Terrorist Pretext of the Vietnam War by James Bovard Since 9/11, terrorism has become the ultimate entitlement program for America’s political elite. Whether it is illegally spying on Americans or blowing Somali dissidents to pieces, invoking terrorism provides all the cover needed for Washington policymakers. But the disastrous […]
New York Post: Biden is turning Jan. 6 into a national anti-Republican holiday
New York Post, January 6, 2023 Biden is turning Jan. 6 into a national anti-Republican holiday By James Bovard Is President Joe Biden on the verge of proclaiming a new national holiday? On Friday, Biden will hold a White House ceremony to commemorate the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol Clash. Biden has perennially […]