James Bovard

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Henry David Thoreau and the Well-Worn Road to Serfdom

09/25/2025 Mises Wire James Bovard

Henry David Thoreau is supposedly an American icon and his Walden an alleged work of genius. In truth, Thoreau was a fraud and his anti-capitalist screeds were intellectually and economically incoherent.

My 46 Years of Contempt of Congress

07/15/2025 Mises Wire James Bovard

Although most political attention is focused on the US presidency, James Bovard pleads guilty to contempt of Congress. This is the Congress that is spending and borrowing the country into financial oblivion, but never taking the blame for the results.

The 1775 Two Step That Led to American Independence

07/03/2025 Power & Market James Bovard

Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political slavery and claims by distant masters to unlimited power.

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My 46 Years of Contempt of Congress

07/14/2025 James Bovard

The 1775 Two Step That Led to American Independence

07/03/2025 James Bovard

Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political slavery and claims by distant masters to unlimited power.

SCOTUS Strikes a Blow against Public School Indoctrination of Young Children

07/01/2025 James Bovard

The Supreme Court has told Maryland parents their children do not have to sit through militant LGBTQ+ indoctrination classes, violating their religious values. Previous courts had forbidden parents from “opting out” of such sessions. This is a blow against government tyranny.

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