If their object had really been to abolish slavery, or maintain liberty or justice generally, they had only to say: All, whether white or black, who want the protection of this government, shall have it; and all who do not want it, will be left in peace, so long as they leave us in peace. Had they said this, slavery would have necessarily have been abolished at once; the war would have been saved; and a thousand time nobler union than we have ever had would have been the result. It would have been a voluntary union of free men; such a union as will one day exist among all men, the world over, if the several nations, so called, shall ever get rid of the usurpers, robbers, and murderers, called governments, that now plunder, enslave, and destroy them.
June 4, 2024 Donald Trump: Victim, but Certainly No Hero
In my opinion, Trumpsters and other right-wing acolytes of Donald Trump are correct in their assessment of the grave abuse of prosecutorial and judicial power that led to his criminal conviction. However, given their blind allegiance to the former president, what they are unable to see is that Trump is largely responsible for his own woes in the New York proceeding. Moreover, while ...
Border Tyranny by Jacob G. Hornberger
Libertarian advocates of immigration controls always focus solely on the issue of immigration controls and never on the police state that comes with them. ...
How the Police State Muzzles Free Speech by John W. Whitehead
The police state does not want citizens who know their rights. Nor does the police state want citizens prepared to exercise those rights....
Subjective Value and Consumer Sovereignty
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
President Biden has released his latest federal tax return, the one for tax year 2023. He has released the most tax ...
Time to Separate Piety and Politics by James Bovard
The First Amendment of the Constitution specifies, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” In ...
Why Libertarians Loathe Tariffs by Laurence M. Vance
Former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump loves tariffs. In his 2011 book Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again, Trump ...