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"James Bovard has become the roving inspector general of the modern State." Wall Street Journal

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Dear Texas, how many times do we have to rebuild the same house? (You're next Florida)

Dear Texas, how many times do we have to rebuild the same house? (You're next Florida)

CLOSE The 'flood-build-repeat' model, so popular among re-election-seeking members of Congress, must come to …

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Ruby Ridge lessons for fighting right-wing extremism

Ruby Ridge lessons for fighting right-wing extremism

CLOSE When the government tries to squash anti-American ideas it doesn't like, the results are often destruct…

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Hey, guess what? Donald Trump has a good foreign policy idea

Hey, guess what? Donald Trump has a good foreign policy idea

CLOSE Let's get our own house in order before we start imposing democracy on others. The Trump administration…

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TSA justifies pat downs with op-eds - is my paper trail to blame?

TSA justifies pat downs with op-eds - is my paper trail to blame?

Americans love to grouse about the Transportation Security Agency. I have caterwauled as loudly as anyone ove…

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Trump's Boy Scout speech may have set kids on the right path

Trump's Boy Scout speech may have set kids on the right path

CLOSE President Trump telling Boy Scouts that Washington is a "sewer" could actually be an antidote to much o…

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Donald Trump is reckless on Syria. It's his most dangerous foreign policy folly.

Donald Trump is reckless on Syria. It's his most dangerous foreign policy folly.

Trump said Obama's 'horrendous leadership' on Syria could start World War III. He's made things even worse. L…

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Donald Trump's budget slashes government junk food pipeline to the poor

Donald Trump's budget slashes government junk food pipeline to the poor

Food stamps foolishly fuel diabetes and obesity Perhaps the most controversial element of the Trump administr…

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Comey firing justly knocks FBI off its pedestal

Comey firing justly knocks FBI off its pedestal

It's a historically untrustworthy secret organization that needs to live under rule of law. President Trump's…

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Perspective | Arresting someone for laughing may sound funny, but it's no joke

Perspective | Arresting someone for laughing may sound funny, but it's no joke

The Justice Department is prosecuting a woman who laughed during a Senate hearing to confirm Jeff Sessions as…

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Woodrow Wilson made democracy unsafe for the world: James Bovard

Woodrow Wilson made democracy unsafe for the world: James Bovard

Let's stop kidding ourselves. The U.S. role in World War I had disastrous consequences. This week is the 100t…

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Trump budget cuts bankroll new waste: James Bovard

Trump budget cuts bankroll new waste: James Bovard

CLOSE Trump proposes to devote almost all of the savings from cutting domestic programs into the Pentagon. Pr…

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Hey, wait a minute, Trump's fear-mongering isn't new: James Bovard

Hey, wait a minute, Trump's fear-mongering isn't new: James Bovard

Stoking public fear is a bipartisan White House tradition to boost presidential power. President Trump is bei…

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Trump must expose Obama-era power grabs: Column

Trump must expose Obama-era power grabs: Column

Opening the books on the outgoing administration would be a booster shot for democracy. President-elect Donal…

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Living Off the Fat of Washington

Living Off the Fat of Washington

Farm subsidies should be abolished.

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Did Maryland Police Shoot and Kill a Sleeping Man? | The American Conservative

Did Maryland Police Shoot and Kill a Sleeping Man? | The American Conservative

"The constitution is dead" was the last tweet ever sent by 21-year-old Duncan Socrates Lemp. On Thursday morn…

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The Census and Facebook: Working Hand-in-Glove to Censor the Internet | The American Conservative

The Census and Facebook: Working Hand-in-Glove to Censor the Internet | The American Conservative

America's social media giants are rallying behind the 2020 Census. Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg recently as…

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How Washington Is Ramming REAL ID Down Our Throats | The American Conservative

How Washington Is Ramming REAL ID Down Our Throats | The American Conservative

Being a patriotic citizen and a former Boy Scout , I recently answered the summons to my local Motor Vehicle …

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The Mystery Deepens Over the Pre-Dawn Police Killing of Duncan Lemp | The American Conservative

The Mystery Deepens Over the Pre-Dawn Police Killing of Duncan Lemp | The American Conservative

Five days after shooting 21-year-old Duncan Lemp in a predawn raid , the Montgomery County, Maryland, Police …

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Pandemic Security Theater Is Self-Destructive, And Won't Make Us Safer

Pandemic Security Theater Is Self-Destructive, And Won't Make Us Safer

Last week, President Donald Trump proclaimed that " we are at war with an invisible enemy," and on Sunday he …

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Duncan Lemp's Parents Threatened With Jail For Protesting His Killing | The American Conservative

Duncan Lemp's Parents Threatened With Jail For Protesting His Killing | The American Conservative

It has been six weeks since a SWAT team shot and killed 21-year-old Duncan Lemp in a 4:30 a.m. raid at his fa…

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County Puts Bag Recycling Before Grocery Workers' Health | The American Conservative

County Puts Bag Recycling Before Grocery Workers' Health | The American Conservative

Politicians nowadays are shutting down everything except their own virtue signaling. The COVID-19 pandemic is…

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