James Bovard

Articles

1995: When I Testified Before the Train Wreck Known as Congress

06/02/2025 Mises Wire James Bovard

President Trump hosted Elon Musk for a farewell press conference on Friday. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team savvily exposed federal follies and spurred over $100 billion...

We Never Got to Torture Congress

05/26/2025 Mises Wire James Bovard

Folks who believe the current political atmosphere is uniquely hateful have forgotten the boundless vitriol prevailing a few decades ago. During the George W. Bush administration, Republicans relied...

Federal Judge Sets Free Op-Ed Writer

05/09/2025 Power & Market James Bovard

Federal judge orders Trump administration to release Tufts University grad student Rumeysa Ozturk from ICE lockup. Ozturk, who had a valid student visa from Turkey, was only guilty of writing an op-ed...

Media

We Never Got to Torture Congress

05/26/2025 James Bovard

Thanks to the endless “War Against Terror,” the US Government promoted methods of torture. Congress stood by and let it happen.

Why Did Trump Arrest a Student for Writing an Op-Ed?

04/25/2025 Ryan McMaken James Bovard

James Bovard joins host Ryan McMaken to talk about how the White House went from targeting illegal aliens to seizing legal residents guilty of the "crime" of criticizing the government of the State of Israel.

Covid Tyrants Partied While Demanding Lockdowns for Everyone Else

10/11/2024 James Bovard

Remember when progressive governments outlawed church gatherings but sanctioned sex orgies? Yes, it really happened.

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