Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.
–George Washington, General Orders, Headquarters, New York [July 2, 1776]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
June 15, 2021 Old and New Official Enemies
Doing his best to justify President Biden’s $750 billion military budget, Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress that China’s military has been building its military capabilities at “a very serious and sustained rate.” Well, of course it has been. How else would the U.S. national-security establishment justify its ever-increasing budgets? I’m just surprised that Milley didn’t ...
What Is Missing in the Arguments for Marijuana Legalization
by Laurence M. Vance
The federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act with “a high potential for abuse,” “no currently ...
Bob Dylan and John Kennedy
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Why is that Bob Dylan, now 80 years old, is singing about the JFK assassination in his ...
Would the Republicans Have Saved Us?
by Laurence M. Vance
If Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) had not gotten sick and resigned his Senate seat, then the title of this article would have been “Will ...
Advancing Liberty in the Pandemic by Jacob G. Hornberger
What has happened to freedom in the last year in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic? Join ...
