The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
– Vladimir Lenin
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 6, 2020 Economic Liberty and Consumer Sovereignty
In a genuinely free society, people have the right to engage in any occupation, profession, or vocation without having to seek a permit, license, or other government permission. The idea is that economic liberty is a fundamental, God-given right, one that government is prohibited from controlling or interfering with. As the Declaration of Independence points out, it is the purpose of government to protect, ...
Liberalism Should Reject Welfare Statism
by Richard M. Ebeling
Dislike for the personality and disagreement with the policies of Donald Trump have helped to revive a seemingly dead idea: socialism. This has placed ...
The Evils of the Drug War
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Have you ever wondered why there are still so many drug cartels and drug ...
So Much for Living the American Dream
by John W. Whitehead
Let’s talk numbers, shall we? The national debt (the amount the federal government has borrowed over the years...
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 ...
