I wrote the story below in September 2013, when the Obama White House was tottering on the verge of attacking the Syrian government. The Trump White House deserves no more trust than Obama received on this topic. Bombing Syria before hard facts are confirmed is for the U.S. government to act like an international lynch mob. […]
USA TODAY, March 19, 2017 Trump budget cuts bankroll new waste by James Bovard Trump proposes to devote almost all of the savings from cutting domestic programs into the Pentagon. President Trump’s proposed budget takes a big step towards draining the swamp in Washington. This is the first time since the Reagan era that a […]
Here’s a revised version via Canva (an excellent design site) – America needs fewer enemies, not more bombs. Cut the saber rattling & the Pentagon budget. pic.twitter.com/LR9s7u8aFd — James Bovard (@JimBovard) February 28, 2017
Trump’s immigration order closes the border to “those who do not support the Constitution.” So most congressmen will be prohibited from re-entering the U.S.? OK, so I’m a hopeless optimist. Also on Twitter – Trump's immigration order bans "those who do not support the Constitution." So most congressmen will be prohibited from re-entering the US? […]
Here are pics I took of some of the edgier signs from today’s Women’s March, which had a much larger turnout than expected. Some of the protestors seemed a bit testy. Others are belatedly recognizing that the presidency has too much power. update: I have an Flickr album of other photos from the march posted […]
Michael Olson, the host of MetroFarm.com, and I had fun today thumping farm subsidies on his radio show this morning. He seemed perhaps nonplussed at my call in the final minutes to abolish all subsidies and to strip power from politicians across the board. But what the heck – at least Brazilian cotton farmers will […]
Updated on Friday morn – Russian hacking or John Podesta guilty of "grandma's first day on the internet level idiocy"? #PodestaEmails14 https://t.co/RjvWrcQ1eR — James Bovard (@JimBovard) October 21, 2016 Is there anything that #Wikileaks could reveal that would finally force the media to admit the rascality of the @HillaryClinton campaign? — James Bovard (@JimBovard) October […]
