Civilization can only revive when there shall come into being in a number of individuals a new tone of mind independent of the one prevalent among the crowd and in opposition to it. A new public opinion must be created privately and unobtrusively. The existing one is maintained by the press, by propaganda, by organization, and by financial influences which are at its disposal. The unnatural way of spreading ideas must be opposed by the natural one which goes from man to man and relies solely on the truth of thoughts and the hearer’s receptiveness of new truth.
–Albert Schweitzer
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
September 5, 2023 JFK Plotters Could Never Have Been Convicted
To this day — almost 60 years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — it would be impossible to convict any particular official of the U.S. national-security state of having participated in the plot to assassinate Kennedy. That’s because there simply is insufficient evidence to convict any one of them beyond a reasonable doubt. Oh, sure, there is more than ...
The Federal Reserve and Monetary Growth
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard examine the Federal Reserve's target of 2 percent for ...
The Myth of NATO as a Defensive Alliance by Ted Galen Carpenter
Western leaders have long fostered the self-serving myth that NATO is an organization solely for the mutual defense of its members. ...
Macaulay and My 75-Cent Epiphanies, Part 1 by James Bovard
Fearing that my writing style was becoming anemic, I recently sought a literary booster shot from my bookshelves. Happily, a dozen volumes of Thomas ...
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, ...
