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Letter from ThinkTankLand: Foreign Influence in American Politics

The odious ritual whereby representatives of foreign governments travel to Washington to tell us our business has become so routine it hardly even registers. And, down the years, hosting such rituals has become a (if not the) primary function of Washington’s think tanks which, also to no one’s surprise, draws millions and millions in funding from these … Continue reading "Letter from ThinkTankLand: Foreign Influence in American Politics"

N.Y. Post: How Joe Biden can save his old-man image

New York Post, February 11, 2024 How Joe Biden can save his old-man image By  James Bovard After Thursday’s special-counsel report tagged the president as an “elderly man with a poor memory,” Joe Biden needs all the help he can get. The Post came to his rescue Saturday with a celebrity stylist’s tips on how […]
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Biden and Forgotten Financial Crimes (Audio)

The Mises Institute posted online an audio version of my recent piece on Biden and Forgotten Financial Crimes.  Thanks to Millian Quinteros for deftly rendering my prose into a vivid narrative. Here is the link  to the audio version.   Here’s the start of the article: Biden and Forgotten Federal Financial Tyranny – James Bovard […]
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Haley, Hell, and Humor on the Brian Wilson Podcast

The Two and Only — Brian Wilson and James Bovard S3 Ep 6 This episode: Brian Wilson and Jim Bovard in a tour day force! Haley, Hell, SCOTUS, TSA, Piety, Ted Cruz, Biden PLUS Your Winning Powerball Numbers! Brian Wilson Listen to the 27 minute rowdy discussion by clicking or downloading here  TSA takes some […]
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Voltaire: I am the grandson of Penn. That name alone will suffice.

==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts French writers on war and peace Voltaire: Selections on war ==== VoltaireYoung James or the Sage and the Atheist Freind resumed his usual demeanor. “I have a good ship,” said he to his host, “with abundant stores. Let us go up the gulf as near as … … Continue reading →

America’s Answer Is More Violence

In an administration seemingly bankrupt of diplomacy or imagination, U.S. President Joe Biden and his team, led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, have responded to the most hair trigger situations across the map in just the past few days with nothing but increased violence. As the risk of … Continue reading "America’s Answer Is More Violence"

US Chooses Genocide Over Diplomacy in the Middle East

On February 7, 2024, a U.S. drone strike assassinated an Iraqi militia leader, Abu Baqir al-Saadi, in the heart of Baghdad. This was a further U.S. escalation in a major new front in the U.S.-Israeli war on the Middle East, centered on the Israeli genocide in Gaza, but already also including ethnic cleansing in the … Continue reading "US Chooses Genocide Over Diplomacy in the Middle East"