In the United States, at least, the Federal welfare state is primarily a development of the twentieth century. Governmental welfare measures, if any, before World War I were handled largely at the local level; there had been no substantial use of Federal funds to buy votes, no reason for states to modify their voting laws and practices to gain special privileges in Washington.
–Paul L. Poirot
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
August 28, 2023 Why No "Conspiracy Theory!" on Prigozhin's Death?
I’m rather amused by the U.S. mainstream media’s response to the widespread accusations that Russian President Vladimir Putin orchestrated the assassination of Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin. Notice that no one in the U.S. mainstream press is crying “Conspiracy theory!” to mock or ridicule the accusation. Yet, whenever one points to the U.S. national-security establishment’s assassinations and assassination targets, as with President Kennedy, ...
The Tragedy in Hawaii by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the role of government in emergencies and crises, ...
"Tax Expenditures" Is a Misnomer
by Laurence M. Vance
The April 18 deadline for Americans to file their 2022 income tax returns had hardly passed before House Republicans began to talk about reviving ...
