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Heisting the Secret U.S. Tariff Code

American Institute for Economic Research, October 4, 2021 The Secret Tariff Code Heist James Bovard Nothing so diminishes democracy as secrecy,” as Attorney General Ramsey Clark warned in 1967. As a journalist, I have battled federal agencies for decades to try to discover the sordid details of how Americans’ rights and liberties are being shafted. […]
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Liberating the Secret U.S. Tariff Code

When I was researching The Fair Trade Fraud, I ran into a stone wall of secrecy surrounding the U.S. tariff code. There was no reason to treat the tariff on tobacco stems like confidential national security data. Here’s the story of how I solved those tariff code mysteries during a 1990 visit to the headquarters […]
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America’s finest on the world stage? You decide. [Video]

I hope the creator of the Liberal Hivemind will appreciate the expression “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” What you are about to see is a clip from that channel’s latest video, entitled Joe Biden “Cognitively Absent” During Summit.. World Leaders are LAUGHING at Dementia Joe.” This is the best use of meme I have […]

Wimping out or saving face? Biden walks back “Killer Putin” rhetoric [Video]

The American media, particularly conservative outlets like Fox News and even Next News Network (videos from each shown below), are in the throes of a problem: How to outline Imposter Joe’s weakness without crediting President Vladimir Putin where credit is due? The two men are scheduled to meet today, June 16th, and in fact that […]

Too woke for the Pope? Pope Francis nixes mass with Joe Biden [Video]

From the Catholic News Agency, which was curiously absent (sarcasm) from any Google searches when I first looked for more information about this story (We added some emphasis – ASH): Vatican City, Jun 14, 2021 / 16:55 pm President Joe Biden’s attendance at early morning Mass with Pope Francis has been nixed from an early […]

After Sabotaging Peace Talks, Saudi Coalition Launches Massive Attack on Hodeida

HODEIDA, YEMEN — The U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition launched a massive military offensive against the Red Sea port city of Hodeida last night. The new attack is aimed at capturing the populated city, despite warnings by the United Nations and international rights groups that the move would have catastrophic humanitarian repercussions.