The Feds and the Great Wall Street Heist
Here’s a great cartoon from the new issue of the New Yorker: Fortune columnist Allan Sloan explains how the feds are creating vast windfalls for Wall Street firms with its artificial suppression of...
View ArticleDollar Meltdown: Charles Goyette’s Excellent New Book
Charles Goyette is one of the most courageous and penetrating talk show hosts in America. His new book, The Dollar Meltdown, provides plenty of hard punches and good advice. Buying his book is a whole...
View ArticleObama and Attention Deficit Democracy
for the Future of Freedom Foundation today…. OBAMA AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DEMOCRACY by James Bovard In his commencement address at the University of Michigan on May 1, President Obama warned that public...
View ArticleWelfarization and the Capsizing of Democracy
Liberty Central just posted online my analysis of how government handouts subvert self-government… WELFARIZATION AND THE CAPSIZING OF DEMOCRACY by Jim Bovard The Founding Fathers intended that America...
View ArticleThe Worldwide Downfall of Democracy
From the July issue of the American Conservative – my review of a fine new book – Global Undemocratic Revolution Freedom for Sale: Why the World Is Trading Democracy for Security, John Kampfner, Basic...
View ArticlePodcast: Brian Wilson Interview on Worldwide Downfall of Democracy
Talk Show mastermind Brian Wilson and I had fun today discussing the worldwide downfall of democracy. This trend has gone so far that it might even affect Toledo. Brian took the high road – preferring...
View Article“Freedom & the War on Terrorism”– my Pennslyvania speech…
Now online here: the video of my “Freedom and the War on Terrorism” speech last month in Bernville, Pennsylvania. I want to thank Bob Bowers, who organized this libertarian supper club, for inviting...
View ArticleA Tea Party Bright Side: Making the Fed Sweat
It’s great that the Tea Party is making the Federal Reserve sweat…. The New York Times has a piece detailing how, thanks to Tea Party activists, one “likely outcome” of the November elections “is...
View ArticleYour Tax Dollars at Work and Play
Washington Times, April 15, 2011 Uncle Sam’s big plans for your hard-earned tax dollars by James Bovard Congratulations – your tax payment is probably your biggest purchase of the year. The federal tax...
View ArticleDebt Limit Talks: “Squeal Like a Pig,” the Establishment Said
Tom Toles’s excellent cartoon below captures the soul of the debt limit talks. Anyone who is not cynical is probably heading for the chopping block. My good friend and talk show hellraiser...
View ArticleLee Iacocca, America’s “Consumer Enemy Number One,” Dies
Lee Iacocca meets President Bill Clinton, 1993 Former Chrysler boss Lee Iacocca passed away today at the age of 94. Since he was one of the most prominent protectionists of the 1980s and 1990s, I...
View ArticleD.C.’s Iron Curtain of Secrecy Endangers The Economy and Everything Else
American Institute for Economic Research, June 18, 2020 D.C.’s Iron Curtain of Secrecy Endangers The Economy and Everything Else by James Bovard The Trump administration is threatening to sue John...
View ArticleBiden’s Rescue Act Targets Americans’ Freedoms
Biden’s Rescue Act Targets Americans’ Freedoms by James Bovard Since the 1800s, surly Americans have derided politicians for spending tax dollars “like drunken sailors.” Until recently, that was...
View ArticleN.Y. Post: Biden’s bank bailout just the latest in decades of DC disasters
New York Post, March 15, 2023 Biden’s bank bailout just the latest in decades of DC disasters by James Bovard Honest bailout” is Washington’s biggest oxymoron. After two federally insured banks crashed...
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