Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.
–Norman Douglas, An Almanac [1941]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 14, 2024 No Emergency Powers in the Constitution
It has become an article of faith that under our system of government, federal officials can declare an emergency, which then purportedly authorizes federal officials to exercise emergency powers. However, it just ain’t so. There is nothing in the Constitution that authorizes the federal government to declare an emergency or to exercise emergency powers. Keep in mind that when the Constitution called the ...
The New Deal by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the tremendous impact that President Franklin Roosevelt's New ...
Abolish the Minimum Wage by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss why California's new law raising the minimum wage ...
