Make no mistake; the American Revolution was not fought to obtain freedom, but to preserve the liberties that Americans already had as colonials. Independence was no conscious goal, secretly nurtured in cellar or jungle by bearded conspirators, but a reluctant last resort, to preserve "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
– Samuel Eliot Morison, The Oxford History of the American People [1965]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 14, 2023
Why Not Let Banks Fail?
Imagine that for the last 100 years, the federal government’s policy was to bail out every business that was in danger of going under. The policy would consist of shoveling large amounts of subsidies into the business in order to help it remain in business. If, however, the business failed anyway, the federal government would pay a large sum of money to the ...
The Libertarian Angle: My Fight with HUD
by Jacob Hornberger
In the 1970s, I got into a huge fight with HUD, one of the most crooked and corrupt federal agencies in history. This is the story of that fight.
Biden Weaponizes Hate to Win Votes
by James Bovard
Historian Henry Adams observed a century ago that politics “has always been the systematic organization of hatreds.” President Biden confirmed this axiom in his ...
Sports Gambling: The Latest "Public Health" Crisis
by Laurence M. Vance
The Kansas City Chiefs were not the only winners in Super Bowl LVII last month at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The American ...
Should Hate Speech Be Made Illegal?
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Should federal or state governments make hate speech illegal? FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard ...
