The essence of the past is experience; the essence of the future is opportunity; and the essence of wisdom is to properly connect the two.
– Jackson D. Pemperton
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
April 8, 2020 Dogfish Head Hand Sanitizer
As most everyone who reads my work knows by now, I hold that a free-market healthcare system is the only — repeat only — solution to the deadly coronavirus crisis and, in a broader sense, the overall decades-long, ongoing, never-ending healthcare crisis. One alternative is to continue with the system we have today, one in which the federal and state governments ...
The Press Conference Trump Should Hold Now
by Richard M. Ebeling
Every late afternoon, the American people have been able to tune into a presidential press conference detailing the day’s events and governmental decisions concerning ...
Right Policy, Wrong Reason
by Laurence M. Vance
Before Donald Trump indicated his support for the current coronavirus-relief program, he broached the idea of a payroll-tax cut. In addition to the money withheld ...
The Lesson of a Crash that Cured Itself
by Wendy McElroy
If a government wishes to alleviate, rather than aggravate, a depression, its only valid course is laissez-faire—to leave the economy alone. Only if there ...
What Comes After the Coronavirus, Freedom or Despotism?
by Richard M. Ebeling
The coronavirus crisis that has enveloped the world has brought about calls for society and economy-wide action on the part of governments that has ...
Tyranny and the Coronavirus Crisis
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Crises and emergencies are the time-honored way by which people lose their rights and liberties. Join Jacob ...