When the acts of a popular power attain a certain degree of arbitrariness and become oppressive, they are always presented as acts of self-defense and public safety.
– Augustin Cochin
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
June 13, 2023
Why JFK Was Deemed a Threat to National Security
Three days ago — June 10 — was the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy’s Peace Speech at American University. Reading or listening to the speech today, it is not difficult to see why the U.S. national-security establishment deemed Kennedy to be a grave threat to national security, just as it did with certain foreign leaders, such as Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh ...
How Evil Are Politicians? Part 1 by George Leef
How Evil Are Politicians?: Essays on Demagoguery by Bryan Caplan (Bet On It Books, 2022) If you are a libertarian, or just someone ...
The Dark Legacy of World War II
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss the dark legacy of World War II.
Conspirators for the Constitution
by John W. Whitehead
Let’s be clear about one thing: seditious conspiracy isn’t a real crime to anyone but the U.S. government. ...
The Korean War Was a Senseless Waste of American Lives
by Laurence M. Vance
The remains of an American soldier were laid to rest on Memorial Day at the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia after a police car ...
