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Dilbert vs. Leviathan: Scott Adams’s Greatest Hits

Scott Adams, the cartoonist who gave Dilbert to the world, passed away in January after a hard fight against cancer. His glorious BS radar deserves to be prominently displayed in the Smithsonian Institute. No one had a sharper ear than Adams for contemporary American bloviating.  

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Will Trump Get Evicted from Supreme Court Like I Did?

President Trump is going to listen to a case argued today at the Supreme Court. When I went to that court to cover a case for Playboy, I was ejected from the press box because I laughed at the wrong time. My @washingtonpost  piece on the episode Washington Post, May 3, 2017 Arresting someone for laughing […]

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Our Train Trip to Political Hell

Our Train Trip to Political Hell by James Bovard, Mises Institute, March 23, 2026 A recent Facebook memory notice reminded me of when I was young and naïve and full of political hope. Okay, maybe I wasn’t full of political hope but at least I wasn’t as old at the end of the last century. […]

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Washington Post’s Crazy Iran War Conspiracy Theory

Libertarian Institute, March 12, 2026 Washington Post’s Crazy Iran War Conspiracy Theory By James Bovard Why do so many Americans distrust the Washington Post? “Pro-Iran propaganda network gains traction with posts about Epstein”offers a tankerload of clues. Social media is overflowing  with bogus claims and A.I. videos related to the Iran War.   Prudent folks are […]

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Comic Video on My Bench Press Backlash-Sacrilege

I was denounced as a Bolshevik, leftist, & "soyjak" for shrugging at War Secretary Hegseth's 315 pound bench press. But putting politicians on pedestals is perilous. Here's my comic video on the uproar pic.twitter.com/VVgg63RwND— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 5, 2026

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Trump & Iran: My Barbs, 2017-2026

Only thing this pro-war video is missing is a cameo of Kristi Noem shooting a puppy https://t.co/B2gmjd7X7z— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 6, 2026 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing: Reagan-appointed military commission blamed the disaster in part on Marine guards being prohibited from carrying loaded weapons to stop attackers. https://t.co/ZzdK0XL6TC— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 6, 2026 Hoopla […]

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Trump Wore Wrong Hat for the “I Declare War on Iran” Video

So why didn’t Trump wear this hat for his “I declare war on Iran” 8 minute video last night? The quality of that video was even more pathetic than Trump’s BS claim that “All I want is freedom for the [Iranian] people.”  Trump made that revelation in a 4 a.m. phone call this morning to […]

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