FOXNEWS.COM, October 24, 2024 McDonald’s controversy shows media’s ‘You deserve a break today’ approach to Kamala by James Bovard Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are sparring over whether Harris ever worked at a McDonald’s restaurant during her college years. This dispute reveals the standard of proof the media will henceforth use if Harris wins […]
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The “Freedom From Fear” Ticket for Tyranny
The “Freedom From Fear” Ticket for Tyranny by James Bovard | Oct 23, 2024 The Democratic Party is championing presidential candidate Kamala Harris as a born-again champion of freedom. Earlier this year, Democrats shifted their focus from democracy to freedom, convinced that the latter word would enthrall voters on Election Day. Providing “freedom from fear” […]
My Tenth Depraved Presidential Election
Libertarian Institute My Tenth Depraved Presidential Election by James Bovard, October 9, 2024 Presidential season is a time for Americans to restore their faith in democracy. How can folks not be filled with gratitude for being permitted a perfunctory choice of who will seize their paychecks and tyrannize them in the following four years? Actually, […]
The Mirage of Honest Government
The Mirage of Honest Government by James Bovard, October 7, 2024 For more than 70 years, America has been on the verge of honest government. In election after election, politicians have promised to finally take this nation to the moral high ground once and for all. In 1952, Dwight Eisenhower captured the presidency based in […]
‘Trump-Washing’ U.S. History Endangers Our Freedom
‘Trump-Washing’ U.S. History Endangers Our Freedom by James Bovard, October 1, 2024 Kamala Harris seeks to capture the White House with a message built on vaporous “positive vibes” and “joy.” The Harris campaign is bolstering that message by portraying Donald Trump as a deadly peril to democracy unprecedented in American history. The former Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), […]
Did the IRS Manipulate the 2020 Election?
Did the IRS Manipulate the 2020 Election? by James Bovard | Sep 9, 2024 Hunter Biden pled guilty on Thursday to a barrage of federal tax crimes. But will the Internal Revenue Service and Justice Department ever plead guilty to stealing the 2020 election for Joe Biden? In 2023, the IRS assessed 18,599,109 penalties on […]
Nixon And The Never-Ending Presidential Crime Wave
Nixon And The Never-Ending Presidential Crime Wave by James Bovard, Counterpunch, August 16, 2024 August 8 was the fiftieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s resignation. Unfortunately, that anniversary spurred little reflections or lamentations on how lawless the federal government has become in the subsequent half century. Aside from his Watergate abuses, Nixon was guilty of […]
