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Comic Video on My Bench Press Backlash-Sacrilege

I was denounced as a Bolshevik, leftist, & "soyjak" for shrugging at War Secretary Hegseth's 315 pound bench press. But putting politicians on pedestals is perilous. Here's my comic video on the uproar pic.twitter.com/VVgg63RwND— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 5, 2026

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My Weightlifting Heresy or How I Became a Bolshevik

COMIC VIDEO ON MY BENCH PRESS HERESY:  XXXX When Did Barbells and Political Hacks Become Sacred?  Mises Wire • James Bovard March 4, 2026   At 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, President Trump posted a home video announcing that he was declaring war on Iran. Many Americans were shocked at the news in part because the Constitution […]

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Doug Bell, R.I.P.

My best friend from Blacksburg High School passed away on Friday after a brief but brutal  fight with cancer.  I met Doug Bell when my family moved to Blacksburg just before the start of my senior year in high school (Doug was also a senior). Doug and I were on the track team; he threw […]

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