I sincerely wish... we could see our government so secured as to depend less on the character of the person in whose hands it is trusted. Bad men will sometimes get in and with such an immense patronage may make great progress in corrupting the public mind and principles. This is a subject with which wisdom and patriotism should be occupied.
–Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Moses Robinson [1801]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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 Disaster of Libertarian Reform of Socialism by Jacob G. Hornberger
Prior to my discovery of libertarianism back in the late 1970s, when I was in my late 20s, I had no doubts that I ...
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 ...
