The majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and by acting on the law of the strongest breaks up the foundations of society.
-- Thomas Jefferson, Letter to Pierre Samuel Dupont de Nemours [1816]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
September 17, 2020 Pinochet's Economic Fascism
Given that this is the 50th anniversary of the election of socialist Salvador Allende to the presidency of Chile and also the 50th anniversary of the U.S. government’s decision to destroy Chile’s democratic system by ousting him in a military coup, this would also be a good time to review what his U.S.-supported replacement, military Gen. Augusto Pinochet, did when he took ...
Disaggregating Keynes Demonstrates Macro Delusions
by Richard M. Ebeling
The economic downturn that has accompanied the coronavirus crisis has seen huge increases in government deficit spending and mounting national debt in the United ...
The Persecution of Julian Assange
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
The Julian Assange extradition hearing is now being held in Great Britain. Join FFF president Jacob G. ...
What Do Republicans Stand For?
by Laurence M. Vance
ince this is a presidential election year, and the Republican Party wants Americans’ votes, it is fitting to ask the question: What do Republicans stand for?....
America's Fiscal Follies are Dangerously in the Red
by Richard M. Ebeling
The Congressional Budget Office has recently issued a federal “Budget Outlook Update” for the next ten years in the context of the government’s ...
