James Bovard

Articles

04/21/2025 Mises Wire James Bovard

April 19 was the 250th anniversary of American militiamen routing the best army in the world. Seven hundred British troops arrogantly came out of Boston early that day in 1775 to seize firearms and...

Foreign Student Persecution Imperils any American Who Advocates for Freedom

04/16/2025 Mises Wire James Bovard

“If it is known that authorities have power to coerce, few people will wait for actual coercion,” economist Friedrich Hayek wrote in the 1956 foreword to his 1944 classic, The Road to Serfdom. Hayek’s...

Trump’s “Fair Trade” Offal

04/10/2025 Mises Wire James Bovard

“For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, and plundered by nations near and far, both friend and foe alike,” President Trump declared last week when he proclaimed a national...

Media

Covid Tyrants Partied While Demanding Lockdowns for Everyone Else

10/11/2024 James Bovard

Remember when progressive governments outlawed church gatherings but sanctioned sex orgies? Yes, it really happened.

TSA Tyranny Goes Cutesy

09/12/2024 James Bovard

The TSA's record for incompetence is astounding, even for a government agency. Any complaints, as this article shows, will be seen as subversion.

Kamala’s press chief tried to censor me

08/20/2024 James Bovard

While Kamala Harris accuses Republicans of censoring books and library materials, her press secretary, Brian Fallon, tried to censor opinion articles critical of Eric Holder and the Department of Justice during the Obama years.

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