Sacrificing Truth on Leviathan’s Altar by James Bovard, February 19, 2025 Last Sunday, 60 Minutes featured tyrannical German prosecutors boasting about persecuting private citizens who made comments that officialdom disapproved. Three prosecutors explained how the government was entitled to launch pre-dawn raids and lock up individuals who criticized politicians, complained about immigrant crime waves, or […]
American Conservative, June 26, 2024 Assange Is Free, But Feds’ War On Free Speech Continues Unless we presume politicians have a divine right to deceive the governed, America should honor individuals who expose federal crimes. by James Bovard After 1,900 days locked away in Britain’s maximum-security Belmarsh prison, Julian Assange finally escaped this week and […]
The elites’ absurd Davos crusade: Destroy freedom to save humanity James Bovard Who would have guessed freedom of speech would become the biggest barrier to saving humanity? Luckily, a fix is pending from the billionaires, political poohbahs and other weasels attending this week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. WEF has two big goals this […]
Ambrose Bierce’s Pro-Freedom Cynicism by James Bovard The friends of freedom must recognize the verbal charades that sway people to surrender their rights and liberties. The political establishment and its media allies are continually abusing the English language to lull people into submission. From pupils being required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the […]
Somebody was asking about this piece recently so I’m sending it for another lap around the track (or at least the blog). An editing error in the posted version stated that Hersh won the Pulitzer for his 1972 New Yorker article on the My Lai massacre. My original submission correctly stated that Hersh won the […]
Washington’s Biggest Fairy Tale: “Truth Will Out” by James Bovard April 16, 2019 The arrest of Julian Assange has produced rapturous cheering from the American political elite. Hillary Clinton declared that Assange “must answer for what he has done.” Unfortunately, Assange’s arrest will do nothing to prevent the vast majority of conniving politicians and bureaucrats […]
Some folks responded to Wednesday’s blog post by caterwauling that I only write surly pieces. So here’s a half dozen quotes from last year’s articles that showcase my positive thinking. Thanks to Canva.com and Pixabay for royalty-free software & images.
Sacrificing Truth on Leviathan’s Altar
Trump Should End All Foreign Aid and Sham Democracy Promotions – My Interview with Georgian Public TV
My National Endowment for Democracy Bashes Touted on Jimmy Dore Show
Forty Years Bashing the National Endowment for Democracy
What Will Trump Mean for American Freedom? Rowdy Time on the Ernest Hancock Podcast
Jim
That's a hoot, thanks for the comment.
Ron Redrift
"Can I demand that government censor anyone w
Jim
There was far more dirt in Biden's record tha
Shane Skekel
Let us not forget that Racist Joe was also respons
Jim
I reckon we'll see pretty soon.
