Source: JimBovard.com
by James Bovard
“Presidential Medals of Freedom encourage Americans to view their personal freedom as the result of government intervention — if not as a bequest from the commander in chief. Ironically, the individual who poses the greatest threat to freedom has sole discretion to designate the purported best friends of freedom. The media usually provides gushing coverage of the award ceremonies, never mentioning that the arbitrary power of the supreme leader was why the Founding Fathers fought a revolution. No president can be trusted to designate the true champions of freedom. At a minimum, Presidential Medals of Freedom should be suspended until presidents cease acting like czars or elective dictators.” (01/08/25)
https://jimbovard.com/blog/2025/01/08/we-must-end-the-sham-of-presidential-medals-of-freedom/