To keep in all things within the pale of our constitutional powers... [is one of] the landmarks by which we are to guide ourselves in all our proceedings.
– Thomas Jefferson, Second Annual Message [1802]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
February 21, 2023
How Long Did Americans Support America's Longest War?
In an op-ed in today’s Los Angeles Times, Alexander J. Moytyl, a professor of political science at Rutgers, asks, “How long will Russians tolerate Putin’s costly war?” After pointing out the many negative consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moytyl makes a pointed observation: “And yet, almost a year after the invasion of Ukraine, Russians continue to support strongman Putin and ...
Don't Bow Down to a Dictatorial Government
by John W. Whitehead
The government wants us to bow down to its dictates. It wants us to buy into the fantasy that we are living the dream, ....
Why Sue Amazon for Antitrust Violations?
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Why is the Justice Department considering filing an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon? Join FFF president Jacob G. ...
Fiat Money and the French Revolution
by Phil Duffy
Weimar Germany’s hyperinflation is well known, as are more recent hyperinflations in Argentina and, most recently, Venezuela. Perhaps fewer people have heard of John ...
Republican Déjà Vu
by Laurence M. Vance
The year was 1994. A Democratic president had been in the White House for two years. The Democrats controlled the Senate and the House ...
