Where there is a multitude of specific laws, it is a sign that the state is badly governed.
– Isocrates
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
October 7, 2019 The Inanity of U.S. Campaign-Finance Laws
Both Democrats and Republicans, along with the mainstream press, treat U.S. campaign-finance laws as sacred and sacrosanct, even superseding the Constitution. They act as if such laws are now a permanent part of America’s governmental system and should never be questioned or challenged. Actually, U.S. campaign-finance laws are the epitome of inanity. ...
Guns for Hire
by John W. Whitehead
Eventually, all military empires fall and fail by spreading themselves too thin and spending themselves to death. It happened in Rome....
Impeachment at Home and Climate Hysteria Abroad
by Richard M. Ebeling
Two events filled the television-news airwaves and social media as September 2019 was coming to an end: the decision of the Democratic leadership in ...
The Specter of Communism Is Haunting Illinois
by Laurence M. Vance
A specter is haunting Illinois — the specter of communism. Although the governor of Illinois, Jay “J.B.” Pritzker, said earlier this summer, upon signing the ...
Welfare Checks Turn Deadly
by John W. Whitehead
Think twice before you call the cops to carry out a welfare check on a loved one.Especially if that person...