Trump is boasting of his economic triumphs but his high tariffs are hammering average Americans whose lives feel less affordable than ever. From my @nypost oped today pic.twitter.com/nsP9wOe5KH— James Bovard (@JimBovard) February 1, 2026 Roughly 500 views so far on Facebook…. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FUCz9Kkiu The video is also on Facebook. The video is also on Facebook.
New York Post, February 1, 2026 Affordability fact check: Trump can’t hide from higher prices by James Bovard “Just after one year of President Trump, our economy is booming. Incomes are rising. Investment is soaring. Inflation has been defeated.” That verdict was proclaimed by the highest authority in the land — President Trump himself, notifying […]
Matt Kibbe, the chief of Free the People, and I had a lively discussion about why the federal killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is another disaster for the Trump administration. Matt was a congressional chief of staff in the 1990s and he is far more aware of the history of federal atrocities than most […]
Podcast host J.G. Michael and I had a lively talk on his Parallax podcast on the killing of Alex Pretti and the federal debacle at Ruby Ridge. Both cases involved reckless killings by federal agents who presumed they would enjoy absolute immunity for killing American citizens. The show was spurred in part by my article, Latest […]
I’m absolved, right, because Trump posted my New York Post Ruby Ridge piece in 2022? Even for today’s article, Latest Federal Killing in Minnesota Echoes Ruby Ridge
Counterpunch, January 26, 2026 Will D.H.S. Destroy Free Speech In Minnesota? by James Bovard Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky ICE and Border Patrol agents on Nicollet Avenue on January 24, 2026. Photograph Source: Chad Davis – CC BY 4.0 DHS Secretary Kristi Noem calls for Minneapolis to “set up a peaceful protest zone so that these […]
New York Post, January 25, 2026 Team Trump moves to ban traffic cameras in DC — as NYC’s set to quadruple the dangerous devices The Trump administration may soon reduce highway robbery by 95% in Washington, DC. The Big Apple needs the same silver bullet because the city’s drivers could speedily be victimized by the biggest […]
Jim
Will, please accept my condolences on your father&
Will Blanton
Thank you for the write up Jim! Dad would be proud
12bytes
thanks for reminding people about the Weaver incid
Frank
Good article. Thanks!
