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MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023
The Founding Fathers regarded political control of monetary institutions with an abhorrence born of bitter experience, and they seriously considered writing a sharp limitation on such governmental activity into the Constitution itself. Yet they did not, and by "speaking in silences" gave the government they founded the near-absolute authority over currency and coinage that has always been considered the necessary consequence of national sovereignty.
 
– Gerald T. Dunne

HORNBERGER'S BLOG
October 23, 2023
"We" Are Not Helping Israel
When referring to military aid to the Israeli government, American interventionists often use the pronoun “we.” “We need to stand with Israel in this time of crisis,” they exclaim. “We need to send military armaments and money to Israel.” This mindset is much like the mindset that undergirds American welfare-state programs. When the federal government is...
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