Once an individual who would advance liberty has settled on self-perfection as correct method, the first fact to bear in mind is that ours not a numbers problem. Were it necessary to bring a majority into a comprehension of the libertarian philosophy, the cause of liberty would be utterly hopeless. Every significant movement in history has been led by one or just a few individuals with a small minority of energetic supporters.
–Leonard E. Read
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 4, 2024 The Tyranny of Domestic Highway Checkpoints
Many years ago, I traveled to Cuba, which, as most Americans recognize, is governed by a dictatorial regime. One day I took a cab from Havana to a small town named Trinidad. The drive took several hours and I arrived at dusk. I paid the cab driver and he returned to Havana. There were no hotels in Trinidad, but people would rent ...
The Virtues of Unilateral Free Trade by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the benefits of unilaterally ending all restrictions on ...
COVID-19 Tested Our Commitment to Freedom by John W. Whitehead
The government never cedes power willingly. Neither should we. If the COVID-19 debacle taught us one thing it is that, as ...
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 & ...