Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. And it is youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are the aftermath of war.
– Herbert Hoover, Speech at the Republican National Convention [1944]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 18, 2020 Finding Humor within the Coronavirus Crisis
Even within the midst of the coronavirus crisis, it is possible to find humor, thanks to statists. A good example is an article entitled “The Era of Small Government is Over” by Jamelle Bouie, which appears in today’s New York Times. I am not kidding. That is really the title of Bouie's article. Well, for heaven’s sakes, why didn’t ...
The Money-Printing Gods Have Failed
by David Stockman
Hooray! Finally even the robo-machines and day traders are puking, not BTFDing. Today’s 3,000 Dow Point Dump says even they have had enough of the ...
Tradition and Why the Russians are Who They Are
by Richard M. Ebeling
It is often said to be misplaced and inappropriate to use stereotypes when talking about people or entire nations. To do so is unfair ...
Closing Time
by Laurence M. Vance
The Democratic National Convention — where delegates of the Democratic Party choose their party’s nominees for president and vice president — will be held ...
Right, Bernie! We Are All (Ersatz) Socialists Now
by David Stockman
In 1971 Nixon famously said “we are all Keynesians now” as he ash-canned the Bretton Woods gold exchange standard, thereby unleashing fiat central banking ...