He exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of everyone according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharoah-nechoh.
– II Kings XXIII, 35 [c. 500 B.C.]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 3, 2020 Lift the U.S. Embargo on Cuba
The U.S. embargo on Cuba has been in effect for 60 years. It’s time to end it. The embargo makes it a criminal offense for any American to spend money in Cuba or to do business in Cuba. If an American travels to Cuba and spends money there or does business there, he is subject to criminal prosecution, conviction, fine, ...
Are Uber Drivers Underpaid?
by Laurence M. Vance
After its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2019, Uber’s shares closed their first day of trading at $41.57 — 7.6 percent below the ...
Socialism in America
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Lost in the ongoing debate in America as to whether the United States should embrace socialism is a discomforting fact: America embraced socialism a ...
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” ...
