Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.
John Adams, Letter to John Taylor [1814]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
January 30, 2023
Understanding the Pentagon's Provocation of Russia
President Kennedy had a unique ability that Pentagon generals did not have. He was able to analyze an international crisis by placing himself in the shoes of his adversary in an attempt to understand his adversary’s motives. Doing that enabled him to figure a way out of the crisis that did not involve war. The response of the generals and the Pentagon was ...
What to Do about California's Mass Killings
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What do we do about the latest spate of mass killings in California, which has some the ...
The Historical Foundation of Civil Liberties, Part 3
by Tom G. Palmer
Let’s examine the contemporary use of the term civil liberties. The use of the term in the way that we’re now accustomed to dates to the ...
The Newest Debt Ceiling Circus
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What is the situation on the newest debt ceiling circus? Hint: the purse strings are not tight. ...
