[T]he prerogatives of the federal government were carefully defined, and it was stipulated that any prerogative not comprised within that definition was to be retained by the states. Thus state government remained the rule; the federal government was the exception.
February 27, 2024 Irwin Schiff and the "Compassion" of Social Security
Supporters of Social Security pat themselves on the back for the “compassion” they supposedly demonstrate through their support of this socialist program. They claim that anyone who supports the repeal of this program (such as me!) lacks compassion for the elderly. But the truth is that there is no genuine compassion whatsoever behind this socialist program or, for that matter, any other socialist ...
The Global Deep State by John W. Whitehead
The debate over U.S. foreign aid is a distraction.That’s not to say that the amount of taxpayer money flowing to foreign...
The Case for Open Borders by Jacob Hornberger, Richard Ebeling and John Washington
Although I am not quite old enough to qualify for Medicare, I recently received in the mail a 131-page large-size book titled Medicare & ...
Trampling on a Symbol of Liberty by James Bovard
Last August, 12-year-old Jaiden Rodriguez was kicked out of a public-school classroom in Colorado Springs after school officials...
Johnsoncare, Bushcare, Obamacare, and Trumpcare by Laurence M. Vance
Former president Donald Trump has vowed to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) with his own plan. Because “Obamacare ...
Two Important Insights of Friedrich Hayek by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the importance of Friedrich Hayek's concepts of "spontaneous ...
