If NYPD had killed this cyclist, they might have sent Next-of-Kin a bill for...
New York Post reports today that the New York Police Department sent a $1263 bill to a cyclist who was struck by an unmarked police car. The Post’s account makes it sound like the police car...
View ArticleWaco 20 Years Ago: Hooligan Chapter on “Flummoxing the FBI”
Twenty years ago today, the FBI assaulted and demolished the Branch Davidians’ home outside of Waco, Texas. That assault and the subsequent coverups helped redefine the relation of the federal...
View ArticleDamndest Tweet Ever on a Government Killing
Man Killed During F.B.I. Inquiry Said to Have Been Violent nyti.ms/19rGZuV — The New York Times (@nytimes) May 31, 2013 This is the damndest Twitter headline I ever saw. “Said to have been violent” –...
View ArticleUSA Today: Eric Holder’s Dreadful Record on Overseeing Police Shooters
USA TODAY Eric Holder’s police shooting record? Dismal: Column by James Bovard August 20, 2014 When the attorney general had the chance to be tough on police shootings, he did next to nothing....
View ArticleWash. Times: Obama Fighting Extremism with Extremism
Washington Times, October 14, 2014 Obama Fighting extremism with extremism By James Bovard Obama points to war on terrorism to justify oppressive practices at home and abroad In his speech last month...
View ArticleCounterpunch: Eric Holder, Patron Saint of Killer Cops
COUNTERPUNCH, February 23, 2015 Eric Holder, Patron Saint of Killer Cops by JAMES BOVARD Attorney General Eric Holder is collecting buckets of accolades in his final weeks in office. Newspapers are...
View ArticleWash. Times: Saving ObamaCare with Supreme Hypocrisy?
Washington Times, March 12, 2015 Saving Obamacare with supreme hypocrisy By James Bovard – March 12, 2015 Justices fret over coercing states while endlessly menacing individuals At last week’s Supreme...
View ArticleWild Idealists on Baltimore Streets
Lots of protestors marching in Baltimore today. It is good to see charges filed against the police involved in Freddie Gray’s death. But some of these protestors are wildly idealist. The t-shirt...
View ArticleMP3 of TSA Bashing Podcast with Tom Woods
Bestselling author Tom Woods and I had fun shellacking the Transportation Security Administration in a podcast he posted online today. Tom does some of the best and most thought-provoking podcasts on...
View ArticleFFF: Supreme Court’s Dreadful Record on Constitutional Rights
The Future of Freedom Foundation posted online today the following article from the June issue of the Future of Freedom – The Supreme Court’s Dreadful Record on Constitutional Rights by James Bovard...
View ArticleMP3 – Talking Saudis & 9/11 Coverup with Denver’s Peter Boyles
Peter Boyles and I had a great chat on the cover-up of the potential Saudi role in the 9/11 attacks on KNUS radio in Denver this morning (spurred by my USA Today oped on that topic). Peter is one of...
View ArticleUSA TODAY: End Federal Agents’ License to Kill
Federal ATF agents at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, 1992 USA TODAY End Federal Agents License to Kill by James Bovard Do federal agents need a license to kill in order to protect us? Unfortunately, federal...
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