James Bovard

Articles

For Inauguration Day, Open Federal Files and Give Truth a Chance

01/19/2025 Mises Wire James Bovard

Federal agencies classify trillions of pages of documents each year—enough secrets to fill 20 million filing cabinets. Washington politicians and federal agencies routinely blindfold American citizens...

My Zestiest Epigrams of 2024

01/09/2025 Mises Wire James Bovard

* In Washington, anyone who doesn’t worship government is considered an extremist. ( N.Y. Post, January 20) *The more power politicians capture, the more flattery they hear, and the more deluded they...

Why Trump Routed the DC Establishment, Again

11/07/2024 Mises Wire James Bovard

After the media complained nonstop for months about Donald Trump offering a dark message on the presidential campaign trail, a New York Times headline bewailed his election victory on Wednesday...

Media

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.

TSA Tyranny Goes Cutesy

09/12/2024 James Bovard

The TSA's record for incompetence is astounding, even for a government agency. Any complaints, as this article shows, will be seen as subversion.

Kamala’s press chief tried to censor me

08/20/2024 James Bovard

While Kamala Harris accuses Republicans of censoring books and library materials, her press secretary, Brian Fallon, tried to censor opinion articles critical of Eric Holder and the Department of Justice during the Obama years.

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