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Smacking Presidential Crime Waves on the Parallax Podcast

So many presidents, so little time.  J.G. Michael and I had fun on his Parallax Podcast thumping Trump’s bombing of Iran, George W. Bush’s bombing of Iraq, and Obama’s bombing of 7 nations – plus his assassination program for American citizens.  These are hard times for faith in the Rule of Law. You can listen […]

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The Good Intentions Road to Tyranny

Counterpunch, July 2, 2025 The Good Intentions Road to Tyranny James Bovard   Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email “He who saves his country violates no law,” tweeted President Trump in February. He was echoing a line often attributed to Napoleon. His supporters were electrified by Trump’s tacit invocation of a right to boundless power. The Trump […]

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No Vaccination against Unlimited Political Power

No Vaccination against Unlimited Political Power by James Bovard, May 18, 2025 Late in the last century, theater goers were jolted when a character in the X-Files movie declared that the Federal Emergency Management Agency can allow “the White House to suspend constitutional government upon declaration of a national emergency.” If the same line was […]

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IMF and World Bank: Crony Covid Crackdown Enablers

IMF and World Bank: Crony Covid Crackdown Enablers By James Bovard   April 30, 2025 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained last week that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are suffering from “mission creep.” But Bessent announced that Trump will be “doubling down” on supporting the largest foreign aid gushers on earth. “Far […]

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America Should Bolt From the World Bank and IMF

America Should Bolt From the World Bank and IMF by James Bovard, April 28, 2025 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained on Wednesday that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are suffering from “mission creep.” But Bessent announced that the Trump administration will be “doubling down” on supporting the largest foreign aid […]

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How the Feds Destroyed Equality for D.E.I.

The ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’ Is Anything But… by Jim Bovard | Mar 17, 2025 One of President Donald Trump’s most popular reforms is his executive order abolishing federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) dictates and their efforts to “socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.” Trump’s order outraged […]

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N.Y. Post: Democrats waging ‘holy war’ as Trump ends 50 years of affirmative-action tyranny

New York Post, February 2, 2025 Democrats waging ‘holy war’ as Trump ends 50 years of affirmative-action tyranny by James Bovard When President Donald Trump last week fired two Democratic commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Charlotte A. Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, along with EEOC General Counsel Karla Gilbride, The New York Times predictably […]

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