The management of foreign relations appears to be the most susceptible of abuse, of all the trusts committed to a Government, because they can be concealed or disclosed, or disclosed in such parts & at such times as will best suit particular views; and because the body of the people are less capable of judging & are more under the influence of prejudices, on that branch of their affairs, than of any other. Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions agst. danger real or pretended from abroad.
– James Madison, Letter to Thomas Jefferson [1798]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
January 27, 2020 Killing, Dying, and Destroying Liberty for Interventionism
Take a trip to the east coast of the United States, or the west coast, or the Canadian-U.S. border, or the U.S.-Mexico border. You will notice one important thing: There is no foreign army invading the United States. Recently, Iran fired missiles at a U.S. military base in Iraq, which, as it turns out, ended up injuring dozens of U.S. soldiers. The missiles were fired ...
Freedom and Prosperity: The Importance of Sound Money
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Sound money is a key to a free and prosperous society. That principle was clearly reflected in the monetary system that the Constitution established ...
Deadly Distractions
by John W. Whitehead
And so it continues. This impeachment fiasco is merely the latest in a never-ending series of distractions, distortions, and political theater aimed at diverting the ...
The Libertarian Angle - Socialism in America, Part 10
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
A majority of millennials approve of socialism, and progressives are gaining more influence with every election. What ...
John Stuart Mill on Slavery and the American Civil War
by Richard M. Ebeling
One of the most heated and controversial issues today concerns the place of slavery in the history of the United States, and attitudes toward ...
