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Do I Look like a “Radical Left Lunatic” Vandal?

Video version of this story at this link  Do I Look like a “Radical Left Lunatic” Vandal? by James Bovard      I blundered on Saturday by failing to check the latest updated terrorist profile before visiting Washington, DC. How was I to know that National Guard troops would be on the lookout for 60ish […]

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N.Y. Post: Highway Robbery

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 […]

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Forty Years Sniping at Leviathan

Forty Years Sniping at Leviathan by James Bovard | Dec 19, 2024 I have spent decades trying to turn political dirt into philosophic gold. I have yet to discover the alchemist’s trick, but I still have fun with the dirt. I was born in Iowa and raised in the mountains of Virginia. Wheeling and dealing […]

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The Alarm Bells for Tyranny No Longer Work

When the military occupied D.C. in 2021, I was astounded that people felt comforted by troops and armored vehicles rolling down the streets and by the barbed wire surrounding Capitol Hill.  It seemed like the “alarm bells for tyranny” no longer worked – at least not  for over-educated folks with 2 or 3 Masters’ Degrees. […]

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Speech at “Free Julian Assange” DC Rally

I spoke today at the Washington protest calling for freeing Julian Assange. It was a tough audience for Biden jokes.  Big thanks to Ford Fischer /News2Share for making this excellent video of today’s event – it is far better than the 4 hour YouTube video of today’s event.  I wasn’t expecting to be called to […]

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