April 26: The CIA’s JFK Cover-Up Will Continue by Jacob G. Hornberger March 22, 2018 REMINDER: The Ron Paul Institute and The Future of Freedom Foundation are co-hosting a conference on U.S. foreign policy in Charleston, SC, on Sunday, April 29, from 1-5 pm. Speakers: Ron Paul, Dan McAdams, Richard Ebeling, and Jacob Hornberger. Details here. *** Mark April 26 on your calendar. That’s the new date that on which the CIA and ...
A Violently Dysfunctional Society by Jacob G. Hornberger March 21, 2018 After killing two people and injuring at least 5 others, a 24-year-old suspected serial bomb murderer in Texas is now dead, having killed himself yesterday while being pursued by police. Also yesterday, police shot and killed a 17-year-old Maryland student who had apparently shot and injured two students. The motives are still unknown. But one thing is for certain: These ...
Come to Charleston! by Jacob G. Hornberger March 20, 2018 If you have ever wanted an excuse to visit Charleston, South Carolina, one of the most beautiful cities in the United States, you have it now! The Ron Paul Institute and The Future of Freedom Foundation are teaming up to present an exciting, timely, and critically important conference in Charleston — and during one of the best seasons ...
Lift the Cuban Embargo by Jacob G. Hornberger March 19, 2018 NEWS FLASH: The Ron Paul Institute and The Future of Freedom Foundation are co-hosting a conference on U.S. foreign policy in Charleston, SC, on Sunday, April 29, from 1-5 pm. Speakers: Ron Paul, Dan McAdams, Richard Ebeling, and Jacob Hornberger. Details here. *** Why does the U.S. government insist on maintaining its half-century old economic embargo against Cuba? ...
Operation Mongoose and North Korea by Jacob G. Hornberger March 15, 2018 NEWS FLASH: The Ron Paul Institute and The Future of Freedom Foundation are co-hosting a conference on U.S. foreign policy in Charleston, SC, on Sunday, April 29, from 1-5 pm. Speakers: Ron Paul, Dan McAdams, Richard Ebeling, and Jacob Hornberger. Details forthcoming. *** In reporting on President Trump’s nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State, ...
The Anti-Muslim Mindset Shows the Power of Indoctrination and Propaganda by Jacob G. Hornberger March 14, 2018 NEWS FLASH: The Ron Paul Institute and The Future of Freedom Foundation are co-hosting a conference on U.S. foreign policy in Charleston, SC, on Sunday, April 29, from 1-5 pm. Speakers: Ron Paul, Dan McAdams, Richard Ebeling, and Jacob Hornberger. Details forthcoming. *** According to an article in the New York Times this week, anonymous letters were recently ...
The U.S. Government Is the Problem in Korea by Jacob G. Hornberger March 13, 2018 There are differing opinions regarding President Trump’s decision to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un in an attempt to resolve the ongoing crisis in Korea. Some people are happy that the two rulers are meeting because of the possibility that it will result in a peaceful resolution of a crisis that has gotten precariously close to breaking out into ...
Trump’s Tariffs Infringe on Our Freedom by Jacob G. Hornberger March 12, 2018 Many economists and commentators have pointed out that while President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on foreign producers of steel and aluminum constitutes an attack on foreigners, it will inevitably cause economic harm to Americans, not only because it will make products more expensive but also because foreign nations are likely to retaliate with tariffs of their own. They are, of ...
The Banality of Evil in the War on Drugs by Jacob G. Hornberger March 9, 2018 The New York Times published a story this week about prisoners who die while still incarcerated. The article pointed that when prisoners are suffering a fatal illness and have just a short time to live, the law permits them to apply for early release so that they can return home and die among loved ones. It’s society’s way ...
Public Schooling and Killers by Jacob G. Hornberger March 8, 2018 When a child reaches 6 years of age, the state seizes him, forcibly removes him from his family, and places him in a government institution where, for the next 12 years, he is converted into a “good citizen,” one who defers to authority and expresses gratitude that he is living in a free society. Of course, most people don’t think ...
Our Buttinski Government by Jacob G. Hornberger March 7, 2018 Dictionary.com defines a buttinski as a “person who interferes in the affairs of others; meddler.” Although the U.S. government is an entity, not a person, it would be difficult to find a better term to describe it. The U.S. government is a buttinski government, in fact the world’s supreme buttinski government. Consider foreign policy. Even while railing against a group ...
The New York Times’s Democracy Fairy Tale by Jacob G. Hornberger March 6, 2018 One of the consequences of growing up is being struck by the reality that fairy tales that we are taught as children are exactly that — fairy tales. Unfortunately, however, in some cases people continue hewing to fairy tales far into adulthood. A good example of this phenomenon appeared in Sunday’s New York Times in an editorial entitled “Donald ...