War is no longer made by simply analysed economic forces if it ever was. War is made or planned now by individual men, demagogues and dictators who play on the patriotism of their people to mislead them into a belief in the great fallacy of war when all their vaunted reforms have failed to satisfy the people they misrule. And we in America should see that no man is ever given, no matter how gradually or how noble and excellent the man, the power to put this country into a war which is now being prepared and brought closer each day with all the pre-meditation of a long planned murder. For when you give power to an executive you do not know who will be filling that position when the time of crisis comes.
– Ernest Hemingway
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
June 1, 2023
What Debt Ceiling?
Statists all across the United States, especially those within the mainstream press, are uncorking their champagne bottles today and celebrating the newest deal that lifts the debt ceiling. Predictably, the political strategy of crying “Default! Default! Default!” succeeded spectacularly, just as it does every time. In fact, it worked so well that this time Congress decided to not even set a new ceiling. ...
No, It Is Not Possible to be an Imperial Libertarian
by Ted Galen Carpenter
There have been a distressing number of occasions in which someone has said to me that they embrace libertarian principles and positions—“except ...
Rein in the FBI
by John W. Whitehead
Power corrupts. We know this. In fact, we know this from experience learned the hard way at the hands of our own government....
The Importance of Austrian Economics
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
How far would you really go to secure the nation’s borders in the so-called name of national security? Would you give the government ...
