No man on earth has more implicit confidence than myself in the integrity and discretion of [the confidential officers of the government, who are the choice of the people themselves]... But is confidence or discretion, or is strict limit, the principle of our Constitution?
– Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Jedidiah Morse [1822]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
February 27, 2020 A Virtue of the 14th Amendment
When the Constitution called the federal government into existence, it set forth its limited, enumerated powers. It was different, however, with respect to state governments. Except for a few express restrictions on their powers enumerated in the Constitution, the states could continue exercising whatever powers they wished against people within the state. That concept of state sovereignty was confirmed when ...
The Tyranny of Gun Control
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
One of the most dangerous trends in American society today is gun control. ...
Triple Threat
by Laurence M. Vance
What do minimum-wage laws, child-labor laws, and overtime-pay laws have in common other than that they originated in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ...
The Technocrats Will Not Save Us
by Richard M. Ebeling
Besides the certainty, as they say, of death and taxes, one other highly likely event will be an end to the general “good times” ...
U.S. Foreign-Policy Perpetual Perfidy
by James Bovard
The Washington establishment was aghast in October when Donald Trump appeared to approve a Turkish invasion of northern Syria. The United States was seen ...
The Evil of Sanctions and Embargoes
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Among the most immoral and destructive policies of the U.S. government are sanctions and embargoes. Join FFF ...
