Blame Biden for Losing Afghanistan? by Jacob G. Hornberger August 13, 2021 It is becoming increasingly clear that the strategy of interventionist dead-enders is to blame President Biden for losing Afghanistan to the Taliban. If only he had kept U.S. troops there a bit longer or even indefinitely, their argument goes, the crooked and corrupt U.S.-installed Afghan puppet regime could have won the war and finally brought “enduring freedom” to ...
Why the NARA Secrecy Over the Secret JFK Records? by Jacob G. Hornberger August 12, 2021 For some unknown reason, there seems to be some secrecy on the part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) over the still-secret 58-year-old records of the CIA and other federal agencies relating to the Kennedy assassination. On July 29, 2021, I submitted the following request for information through the NARA website: Would you please advise me ...
Healthcare Reform Is Not Healthcare Liberty by Jacob G. Hornberger August 11, 2021 Libertarians can argue until they are blue in the face against mandatory vaccines, vaccine passports, mask mandates, lockdowns, and other government healthcare measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic -- and, now, its Delta variant -- but one thing is for sure: Even if they succeed in their endeavors, it will not constitute healthcare freedom. At best, such ...
No Welfare Power in the Constitution by Jacob G. Hornberger August 10, 2021 A letter to the editor in the Los Angeles Times demonstrates the lack of understanding of the Constitution that unfortunately characterizes many, if not most, Americans. The letter writer states: “We should demand that all elected officials commit to fighting to end the pandemic, and that includes mandating vaccination, masks, hand washing and social distancing.”
Is Ashli Babbit’s Killer Guilty of Murder? by Jacob G. Hornberger August 9, 2021 There are those who think that the so-called riot or so-called insurrection in the Capitol last January justified the killing of Ashli Babbitt, the Air Force veteran who was shot dead by a still-unidentified Capitol police officer during the melee. Not so! The power to use deadly force is strictly limited, even if the event was in ...
Debt, Debt, and More Debt by Jacob G. Hornberger August 6, 2021 The Los Angeles Times is concerned about the possibility that Republicans might not agree to raise the debt ceiling when it is set to go back into effect this month after a two-year suspension. In an editorial entitled, “The Federal Debt Limit Drama Isn’t a Fight Over Spending,” the Times says that since Joe Biden is ...
More Deaths from Immigration Controls by Jacob G. Hornberger August 5, 2021 Yesterday, there were 10 more deaths arising from America’s system of immigration controls. The undocumented immigrants were killed and another 20 seriously injured when the van in which they were being illegally transported crashed near Encino, Texas. The crash came a week after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order cracking down on the transportation of migrants. ...
Why People Don’t Trust the Mainstream Media by Jacob G. Hornberger August 4, 2021 An article in the Washington Post about the January 6 protests at the Capitol goes a long way toward explaining why people do not trust the mainstream media. The article, written by a Post reporter named Mike DeBonis, focuses on allegations that the FBI infiltrated the ranks of the protestors and actually helped to incite them ...
The Loss of the Libertarian Brand by Jacob G. Hornberger August 3, 2021 If a survey were to be taken of non-libertarian Americans asking them what libertarianism stands for, my hunch is that the vast majority of them would say either that they don’t know or that it’s rightwing or conservative. That’s a shame, especially given that the libertarian movement is at least 75 years old. You would think that ...
A Dark Side of Inflation by Jacob G. Hornberger August 2, 2021 When the Federal Reserve inflates the money supply, the resulting debasement of people’s money is reflected in the higher prices that people are paying for things they need or want. Already, everyone is seeing, for example, significantly higher prices for gasoline at the pump. The price jump is high enough to cause people to realize that all that ...
Our Civil Liberties Conference by Jacob G. Hornberger July 30, 2021 Mark your calendars for what will undoubtedly be one of the best, most important, and timeliest conferences in the 31-year history of The Future of Freedom Foundation. The conference, titled “Restoring Our Civil Liberties,” will begin on Tuesday, September 14, at 7pm Eastern time and continue on consecutive Tuesdays at the same time through Tuesday, November 16.
Libertarian Reform Measures Do Not Advance Liberty by Jacob G. Hornberger July 29, 2021 Ever since I discovered libertarianism, there has been a faction within the libertarian movement that has favored and promoted reform of the welfare-warfare state way of life under which we live. Over the decades, those who advocate reform have come to dominate the libertarian movement. Unfortunately, however, libertarian reform measures do not advance liberty. Instead, they advance reform, ...
