The ordinary man with extraordinary power is the chief danger for mankind--not the fiend or the sadist.
– Erich Fromm
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 30, 2020 We Were Soldiers
Amidst all the death taking place by the coronavirus, last night I decided to rewatch We Were Soldiers, a great movie about the Vietnam War, during which the U.S. national-security establishment sent 58,000 American men to their deaths for nothing. The movie focuses on the very first battle of the Vietnam War — the battle of la Drang — between ...
The Wrong Solution to Welfare Marriage Penalties
by Laurence M. Vance
The typical wedding ceremony, reception, and honeymoon can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Although all of it may be paid for up front, ...
The Deep State's Demolition of Democracy
by James Bovard
“Thank God for the Deep State,” declared former acting CIA chief John McLaughlin while appearing on a panel at the National Press Club last ...
Spending America into Bankruptcy
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
The coronavirus crisis is motivating Congress to enact a massive $2 trillion spending bill, and motivating the ...
Unleashing the Dogs of War
by Matthew Harwood Even with power in the hands of a political philosopher and statesman who understood the rabid nature of war, President James Madison couldn’t...
