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2020 Ravaged Comforting American Myths

American Institute for Economic Research, December 30, 2020 The Year in which Comforting American Myths Were Ravaged James Bovard Thanks in large part to Covid lockdowns, this year has left vast wreckage in its wake, with ten million jobs lost, more than 100,000 businesses and dozens of national chains bankrupted or closed. Up to 40 […]
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France: Bill to Ban COVID Vaccine Refusers from Public Transport Put on ‘Pause’ Due to Backlash

Critics say that Macron is planning a health dictatorship and that the government is using 'vaccine blackmail.' A law professor pointed out that the bill would curb parliament's powers because the exceptional measures could all be implemented by decree and would give executive authorities nearly unlimited power.

Covid and Our Cage Keeper Democracy

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 […]

US Supreme Court Rejects Challenge from Texas Against Election Results in Swing States

SCOTUS rejected Texas’s motion challenging the constitutionality of Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s wins in the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The Electoral College will meet to vote on Dec. 14, to cast their votes to make Biden president-elect of the United States.