Big Government

We may be in the New Year, but James Bovard is not ready to put the craziness of 2024 in his rearview mirror. Here are some epigrams he wrote to explain the madness of an election year.

With governments cracking down on free speech and even criminalizing alleged defamation, it is time to take a new look at libel laws. Murray Rothbard provides a clear-headed view of libel law—and why it shouldn‘t exist at all.

Politicians respond to pressure. If we want them to actually carry out the cuts they claim to stand for it’s up to us to provide that pressure.

Progressives have been calling for heavy taxes and other confiscatory policies to be aimed at wealthy Americans. While they didn‘t win the recent presidential election, their toxic message remains.

In a previous post titled, “Why Doe

As reality tells us that federal spending needs to be cut drastically, that means that local projects will need to be funded by states and localities, which means deficit spending is not an option. 

US entry into WWI assured a decisive Allied victory, but it also assured a victory for politically-connected US bankers who used the new Federal Reserve System to send newly-printed money to the Allies.

The recent murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last month has brought an outpouring of joy from American progressives. Their response is reflective of their hatred for any good or service that is not directly provided by the state.

The Heritage Foundation recently called for sanctions against China and Mexico for their alleged role in manufacturing and distributing fentanyl, and also called for ramping up the drug war. These “solutions,” of course, will only make things worse.

2024 was a rough year for the Washington establishment as its control over public discourse continued to collapse. While this is an excellent development, the year also previewed the adoption of a new, more fruitful establishment strategy: co-option.