Ideas rule our lives. People are led in wrong as well as in right directions by ideas.
–Leonard Read
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 27, 2024 Does Social Security Demonstrate "Compassion"?
I’m always fascinated by people, including libertarians, who convince themselves that they are being good, caring, and compassionate by advocating the continuation of Social Security. Claiming that it would be heartless to suddenly terminate this program, they say that the moral thing to do is continue the program for at least one generation. Of course, we all know what would happen at the ...
The Language of Force by John W. Whitehead
Tyrants don’t like people who speak truth to power. Cue the rise of protest laws, which take the government’s intolerance for free speech to a whole new...
The Never-Ending Federal Surveillance Crime Spree by James Bovard
Last December, one of the most intrusive provisions in the federal statute book was set to expire. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ...
Tyranny Is Rising as Freedom Falls by John W. Whitehead
Day by day, tyranny is rising as freedom falls. The U.S. military is being used to patrol subway stations and police the ...
The Impact of LBJ's Great Society by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society program, including...
The Social Security and Medicare Scams by Laurence M. Vance
Charlotte Cowles is a financial advice columnist for The Cut, “a New York Magazine site dedicated to women’s lives and interests, ...
