Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
–Ronald Reagan, The New York Times [April 13, 1980]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
December 10, 2024 Cowboy Cartels and Drug-War Inanity
Having watched the great drug-war Netflix documentaries Narcos and Narco Mexico and the excellent drug-war drama La Reina del Sur, I wasn’t too interested in watching another drug-war-related series. But when I realized that the Apple TV+ documentary “Cowboy Cartel” revolved around my hometown of Laredo, Texas, where I lived almost half my life and practiced law for 8 years, I couldn’t resist ...
The New Deal as the Great Reset, Part 2
by Robert E. Wright
The New Deal effectively killed off what was left of the ninth and tenth amendments, the ones that protect unenumerated individual...
Is There a Right to Secede? by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss whether people have a right to secede, especially ...
The Evil of Property Taxes by Laurence M. Vance
There were more than 140 ballot measures in 41 states during the election last month. While all eyes were on the ballot measures relating ...
We Need Your End of Year Support!
by Jacob G. Hornberger
With the presidential election now over, it is time to return to business — the achievement of a genuinely free society. It is our ...