Desiree Fairooz

Arresting someone for laughing may sound funny, but it’s no joke

by Jim Bovard | May 8, 2017 | Featured Articles, Justice

I was once kicked out of the Supreme Court for laughing. The charges against Desiree Fairooz are serious business. The Justice Department is prosecuting a woman who laughed during a Senate hearing to confirm Jeff Sessions as attorney general. I can sympathize with her...

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Desiree Fairooz

Arresting someone for laughing may sound funny, but it’s no joke

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The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”

The Lesson From Germany and Korea

Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options

Free Book: An Anarchist Critique of the COVID Mandates

Democratic Socialist Turns Libertarian! #PorcFest2023

What War Hawks Would Sound Like If They Weren’t Psychopaths

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