If none of us had ever read a dangerous book or had a friend who was different, if we never joined an organization that advocated change, we’d all be just the kind of people Joe McCarthy wants. We’re going to go with the story because the terror is right here in this room.
–Edward R. Murrow
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
January 7, 2025 Gitmo Reminds Us of Our Tyranny
If there is any beneficial aspect to the Pentagon-CIA torture center, prison camp, and kangaroo “judicial” system at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, it is that it stands as an ongoing, constant reminder to the American people as to the tyrannical governmental system under which we live. This is an especially important for those Americans who love thanking God for being an American because at ...
Using Russia to Suppress Speech at Home, Part 1 by Jacob G. Hornberger
By enacting the First Amendment, our American ancestors were acknowledging that the federal government would inevitably attract ...
Time to Separate Alcohol from the State
by Laurence M. Vance
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods entering the United States from Mexico and Canada — two ...
Why Does Trump Want to Abolish the Debt Ceiling?
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss President-elect Trump's desire to abolish the debt ceiling. Go ...
How Not to Cut Federal Spending by Laurence M. Vance
Former congressman, governor of Indiana, and vice president Michael “Mike” Pence is struggling to regain relevancy. He is probably the most prominent Republican in ...
The Draft versus Freedom by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss how conscription is antithetical to the principles of ...