The War on Poverty Impoverishes the Poor by Jacob G. Hornberger May 5, 2023 Among the worst things that has ever happened to the poor is the federal government’s war on poverty. As a socialist program, it actually impoverishes the poor rather than improving their overall economic condition. That’s because it destroys or impedes the forces that raise the standard of living of everyone in society, especially the poor. Let’s begin with ...
The FDIC: Another Dark Legacy of FDR by Jacob G. Hornberger May 4, 2023 In 1933, the Franklin Roosevelt Administration brought into existence the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Along with FDR’s nationalization of gold, his adoption of a paper-money system, his enactment of Social Security, and his conversion of America to a welfare state and a regulated economy, the FDIC stands as another dark legacy of the socialist and interventionist program that ...
A Malignant, Dysfunctional Monetary System by Jacob G. Hornberger May 3, 2023 When a monetary policy measures its success by how much economic devastation it is producing, that’s a good sign that that is one malignant, dysfunctional system. But that is precisely what the Federal Reserve is doing with its policy of rapid, dramatic interest-rate increases. It measures the success of its program by how many people and businesses, ...
The U.S. Military’s Recruiting Crisis Is a Positive Sign by Jacob G. Hornberger May 2, 2023 A recent article in the Wall Street Journal demonstrates what a huge disaster conservatives are for our nation and for the rights and liberties of the American people. The article is entitled “The Military Recruitment Crisis Is a Symptom of Cultural Rot.” Co-written by a conservative veteran named David McCormick, the article laments the fact that ...
Libertarians Should Reject School Vouchers and Social Security Reform by Jacob G. Hornberger May 1, 2023 The core principle of the libertarian philosophy is what is called the non-aggression principle. It holds that people should be free to live their lives any way they choose, so along as their conduct doesn’t involve the initiation of force or fraud against others. In other words, no murder, rape, stealing, burglary, trespass, fraud, robbery, or other action ...
Dismantle the Cuban Embargo by Jacob G. Hornberger April 28, 2023 Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently visited Vietnam with the aim of establishing closer relations with that country’s regime. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, “U.S. officials say they are eager to build practical cooperation based on trade and adhering to agreed upon international rules of the road.” Actually, however, all that the U.S. needs ...
Did the CIA and the Pentagon Put the Quietus on Tucker Carlson? by Jacob G. Hornberger April 27, 2023 One hypothesis for why Fox News fired popular television commentator Tucker Carlson is because he had been badmouthing company officials. But are top executives for a major U.S. corporation so sensitive to personal criticism that they’re willing to ditch their most popular commentator for saying some bad things about them? That’s hard to believe. Another hypothesis is that ...
No Compassion on U.S. Aid to Ukraine by Jacob G. Hornberger April 26, 2023 Last week I wrote an article entitled “How Can Force Entail Compassion?” which focused on America’s welfare-state programs. I pointed out that, contrary to popular opinion, such programs do not reflect any goodness within the American people. That’s because they are founded on the force of taxation, which is enforced by the Internal Revenue Service, one ...
Our Post-9/11 Tyranny and Oppression by Jacob G. Hornberger April 25, 2023 One of the positive aspects of my work here at The Future of Freedom Foundation has always been reading the correspondence I receive in response to the articles we publish. Yesterday, I received an email from a reader in response to my article “Flying Pre-9/11” that I thought I would share with you all.
Flying Pre-9/11 by Jacob G. Hornberger April 24, 2023 This past weekend, I was reminded of how pleasant it was to fly prior to 9/11. I was flying from Memphis, Tennessee, to Hot Springs, Arkansas, on a commuter airline named Southern Airways. The terminal was in a completely different building that was located pretty far from the main airport terminal. When I walked into the building, I ...
Those Scary and Dangerous Russkies by Jacob G. Hornberger April 20, 2023 It was always inevitable that the Pentagon’s and the CIA’s “war on terrorism” would begin fizzling out, especially as the number of foreigners they were killing significantly diminished. When U.S. forces got booted out of Afghanistan and began killing significantly less people in Iraq, the rage that motivates terrorists to strike began going down. That’s undoubtedly why ...
How Can Force Entail Compassion? by Jacob G. Hornberger April 19, 2023 One of the things I have long found fascinating about America’s welfare-state way of life is how so many people say that it reflects that Americans are a compassionate people. I just don’t get that. The welfare state is based on forcibly taking money from people and giving it to other people who are purportedly in need of ...
