An empire remains powerful so long as its subjects rejoice in it.
– Titus Livius Patavinus [Circa 17 A.D.]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
October 8, 2019 Who Are the Real Friends of the Troops?
Ever since the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, it has been an article of faith that Americans should thank the troops for their service in those two countries. Yet, with the exception of libertarians and few leftists, the fact is that during the two decades of death, injury, suffering, destruction, and out of control federal ...
Is Federal Gun Licensing Constitutional?
by Laurence M. Vance
Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is living proof that anyone in America can become a U.S. senator. According to Article I, Section 3, ...
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 ...
