The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
-- Steve Biko, anti-apartheid activist (18 Dec 1946-1977)
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
October 1, 2020 How We Achieve Freedom
An important question naturally arises: How do we achieve freedom given the current circumstances under which we are living in America? I think most every libertarian would acknowledge that when it comes to liberty, America is a seriously bad shape. Moreover, both conservatives and liberals, as reflected by presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden, are fiercely committed to the welfare-warfare ...
Pandemic Follies: Tyranny Won't Keep Us Safe
by James Bovard
Politicians have destroyed more than 13 million jobs this year in a deluge of edicts aimed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 200,000 ...
Stakeholder Fascism Means More Loss of Liberty
by Richard M. Ebeling
A strong wave of anti-free market thinking and policy proposals are currently dominating the debates over the role of government in society. From calls ...
What Is Good for Students Might Be Bad for Taxpayers
by Laurence M. Vance
The federal Department of Education was created in 1979 by Jimmy Carter and his Democratic-controlled Congress. It was established by the Department of Education ...
Socialism, American Style, Part 3
by Jacob G. Hornberger
I grew up in the poorest city in the United States. At least, that is what the Census Bureau told us back in the 1950s...
No, the U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Save Us
by John W. Whitehead
The U.S. Supreme Court will not save us. The president, the legislatures, and the courts are all on the government’s payroll. They are the police state....