Do not train boys to learn by force and harshness, but lead them by what amuses them, so that they may better discover the bent of their minds.
– Plato, The Republic, VII [c. 370 B.C.]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
August 14, 2025Why the Drug War?
The ostensible purpose of the U.S. war on drugs is to prevent Americans from getting their hands on illicit drugs and ingesting them. Think about that for a moment: The entire drug-war apparatus and the massive militarized drug-war police state exist for the purpose of preventing Americans from possessing and ingesting unapproved substances that they wish to possess and ingest. I consider that ...
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.
