Former president Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to block release of speech drafts, call logs and handwritten notes regarding the 6 January Capitol Clash. Trump is seeking to...
About James Bovard
James Bovard is the author of 10 books, including Public Policy Hooligan, Attention Deficit Democracy, The Bush Betrayal and Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty. He has written for The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Washington Post, New Republic, Reader’s Digest and many other publications. He is a member of the USA Today Board of Contributors, a frequent contributor to The Hill and a contributing editor for American Conservative
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Nixon’s gold treachery made me a cynic
Nixon’s gold treachery made me a cynic
Fifty years ago, on 15 August 1971, President Richard Nixon announced that the US government would cease honouring its pledge to pay gold to redeem the dollars held by foreign...