I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. If a nation comes over here to fight, then we'll fight. The trouble with America is that when the dollar only earns 6 percent over here, then it gets restless and goes overseas to get 100 percent. Then the flag follows the dollar and the soldiers follow the flag.
– Major General Smedley Butler
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 1, 2023
Conservative Mental Dichotomy on the Draft
The war in Ukraine has displayed a fascinating dichotomy that exists within conservatives. They uniformly condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine while, at the same time, steadfastly ignoring the measures that the Pentagon took through NATO to provoke the invasion. Moreover, while they condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, they also continue to steadfastly support the U.S. invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq ...
The Life and Significance of F. A. Hayek
by Richard M. Ebeling
People who knew Friedrich A. Hayek before he won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1974 sometimes said that he went ...
The Cost of the Nation's Endless Wars
by John W. Whitehead
Oh, the hypocrisy. To hear President Biden talk about the Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, you might imagine...
Trump's Big Lie about Medicare and Social Security
by Laurence M. Vance
In a recent brief video message to his supporters, former president and current 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump warned Republicans about ...
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. ...
