A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.
–Alexander Tytler, Decline and Fall of the Athenian Republic
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
February 10, 2022 Obtuseness on Iran
An op-ed in the Washington Post this week shows how obtuse some people can be when it comes to Iran. The article was written by a man named Barry Rosen, who is a former U.S. diplomat who was taken hostage in Iran during the Iranian revolution in 1979 and held in captivity for 444 days. Rosen recounts that during his captivity, ...
Make Canada Great Again?
by Scott McPherson
A minor revolt may be brewing in Canada. And like many others before it in history, the cause will be arrogant elitists indifferent to ...
How Government Meddling Ruined Higher Education, Part 1
by George Leef
There is no need whatsoever for government to provide, subsidize, or control education. As with all other services, people can voluntarily offer to provide ...
9/11, Afghanistan, and Iraq, Part 1 by Jacob G. Hornberger
Declaring that “veteran suicide is one of the greatest crises of our time,” Boston’s NPR news station, WBUR, reported that “since Sept. 11, 2001, ...
The Impact of Frédéric Bastiat on Libertarians Today by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What impact does the 19th century free-market economist Frederic Bastiat have on libertarians today? Join FFF president ...
Freedom Is a Stabilizing Influence
by Scott McPherson
The nativists at Breitbart are sounding the alarm. “Reports: U.S. Society Grows More Divided Amid Diversity” was a headline at Breitbart on January 28. ...
