Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa admits they hid nursing home data so feds wouldn’t find out Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide privately apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state’s nursing home death toll from COVID-19 – telling them “we froze” out of fear that the true numbers would “be used against us” by federal prosecutors, […]
American Institute for Economic Research, December 15, 2020 Covid and The Rise of Cage Keeper Democracy James Bovard The Covid pandemic this year has profoundly transformed the relationship of government to American citizens. Constitutional leashes have been obliterated as state and local politicians and officials have issued endless decrees that were vastly more effective at […]
Eric Zuesse On Friday, December 10th, the great blog of the investigative journalist David Sirota headlined “‘Risk Your Life Or You Don’t Get Any Money’”, and their Walter Bragman reported that “New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has shut down in-person press conferences — but workers are stuck in offices as the state refuses to take […]
also reposted by ZERO HEDGE at this link Libertarian Institute, November 26, 2020 This Thanksgiving, the Government Gifts Us COVID-19 Sex Advice by Jim Bovard | Politicians and petty czars have canceled Thanksgiving across the nation. What have government health departments offered in lieu of a family gathering? Endless idiotic advice for “safe sex” during […]
*****News Topic 169***** TUCKER: Has there ever been a dumber person in office than Cuomo? He’s not spending Thanksgiving with his “global family.” He’s spending it with his actual family, because he gets to do what he wants. Everyone subject to his rules will be having turkey with a heap of loneliness. No Title TUCKER: […]
American Institute for Economic Research, November 3, 2020 Covid and Constitutional RoadKill James Bovard Is the U.S. Constitution the biggest roadkill on the 2020 campaign trail? Is faith in “American exceptionalism” blinding people to a death spiral of American democracy? According to much of the media, this is a single-issue election: “It’s the pandemic, stupid,” […]
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American Institute for Economic Research, October 27, 2020 Defining Despotism Down James Bovard The simultaneous defining down of both democracy and despotism is 2020’s darkest legacy. Voters are recognizing that their ballots merely choose elective dictators who can exempt themselves from the Constitution simply by pronouncing the word “emergency.” At the same time, despotism is […]
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Pandemic Follies: Tyranny Won’t Keep Us Safe by James Bovard September 30, 2020 ==== Politicians have destroyed more than 13 million jobs this year in a deluge of edicts aimed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 200,000 Americans still died from the coronavirus, but the anti-COVID government crackdowns probably did far more damage than the […]
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NOTE: AIER website is currently down so I am redirecting traffic to my posting of this article I did for them today.
The Real Looters are the Politicians
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From Ochelli.com How are you doing in the new lockdown reality? Regular Joe discusses his social distancing and updates on Kentucky. He is playing guitar more than ever and the golf courses are closed. Joe wants to see if Chuck can get Alan Kay back on the show. Chuck made a counteroffer regarding Mr. Kay […]
