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3 days ago | 
libertarianinstitute.org | Jim Bovard |James Bovard
As a stampede of weasels just sought to con America into supporting another Mideast war, it is time remember America’s most underrated critic of bellicose folly. H.L. Mencken is famous for his smackdowns of politicians and ridicule of government and of much of American culture. But he also offered sage advice for citizens judging officialdom itching for carnage.
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5 days ago | 
libertarianinstitute.org | Jim Bovard |James Bovard
If only the Japanese had issued a “time for peace” statement after bombing Pearl Harbor like Trump did tonight. Shakespeare wrote: “Cry havoc and loose the dogs of war.” Trump had his 4 minute victory lap statement tonight. Will he still be strutting on Independence Day?
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3 weeks ago | 
alethonews.com | Jim Bovard |Jeremy Loffredo |Whitney Webb
COVID Doubts Made You a ‘Violent Extremist’ By Jim Bovard | The Libertarian Institute | June 2, 2025Biden administration policymakers hated you more than you knew. Four years ago, I warned at the Libertarian Institute:“Libertarians are in the federal crosshairs… Many libertarians assume they have nothing to fear because they are not engaged in seeking to violently overthrow the government.
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3 weeks ago | 
libertarianinstitute.org | Jim Bovard |James Bovard
Biden administration policymakers hated you more than you knew. Four years ago, I warned at the Libertarian Institute:“Libertarians are in the federal crosshairs…Many libertarians assume they have nothing to fear because they are not engaged in seeking to violently overthrow the government.
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1 month ago | 
libertarianinstitute.org | Jim Bovard |James Bovard
This is reprinted from Jim Bovard’s blog and expands on a post originally from 2023. Today is the 163th anniversary of the battle of Front Royal, Virginia (the town near where I was raised). On May 23, 1862, almost all the Yankee soldiers in Front Royal were captured, killed or wounded during a surprise attack by Jackson’s “foot calvary.” Both sides fought valiantly, but the northerners were greatly outnumbered. Their commander, Col.
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1 month ago | 
libertarianinstitute.org | Jim Bovard |James Bovard
In 1977, East Germany ransomed hundreds of its leading intellectuals and artists to West Germany, partly because it did not wish to endure public criticism by its own citizens during an International Rights Conference. In spite of the human sale, there was no general revulsion against the East German government in the international community.
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1 month ago | 
libertarianinstitute.org | Jim Bovard |James Bovard
Federal judge orders Trump administration to release Tufts University grad student Rumeysa Ozturk from ICE lockup. Ozturk, who had a valid student visa from Turkey, was only guilty of writing an op-ed.
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2 months ago | 
libertarianinstitute.org | Jim Bovard |James Bovard
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained on Wednesday that the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are suffering from “mission creep.” But Bessent announced that the Trump administration will be “doubling down” on supporting the largest foreign aid gushers on earth. “Far from stepping back, ‘America First’ seeks to expand U.S. leadership in international institutions like the I.M.F. and World Bank,” Bessent declared.
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2 months ago | 
libertarianinstitute.org | Jim Bovard |James Bovard
On Tax Day, politicians and mainstream media will hector Americans to be grateful for the opportunity to pay their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service website touts a moth-eaten quote from a dead Supreme Court Justice: “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” But recent history is the best antidote to groveling in gratitude to the federal agency that commandeers a lion’s share of your income.
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2 months ago | 
libertarianinstitute.org | Jim Bovard |James Bovard
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. forced Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, to resign on Friday. Good Washingtonians were horrified, especially since Marks had played a key role in enabling federal dictates during the COVID pandemic. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) responded to Marks’ exit enthusiastically:Last year I held a hearing exposing COVID vaccine malfeasance led by Peter Marks at the FDA.
