A great many persons at the present day are quite contented with this sort of compromise between administrative despotism and the sovereignty of the people; and they think they have done enough for the protection of individual freedom when they have surrendered it to the power of the nation at large. This does not satisfy me: the nature of him I am to obey signifies less to me than the fact of extorted obedience.
August 13, 2025Judicial Deference to Unconstitutional Actions
When the U.S. Constitution called the federal government into existence, it was on the condition that federal officials could exercise only those powers that the Constitution delegated to the federal government. If a power wasn’t delegated, it could not be exercised. After ratification of the Constitution, the first ten amendments were added, which provided for express restrictions on the powers of the federal ...
Trump Watch: The Militarization of America by Jacob G. Hornberger
In this week's Trump Watch, Jacob discusses the ramifications of President Trump's increasing militarization of American society.
Libertarian Angle: Trump and the Ukraine-Russia War by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss President Trump's decision to continue supporting Ukraine and ...
