Would Gershkovich Have a Better Chance of Acquittal at Gitmo? by Jacob G. Hornberger April 5, 2023 In an article criticizing Russia’s arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage, the Journal writes that “lawyers with experience in the Russian judicial process predict a journey through a justice system with the familiar features of Western courts but little of their substance.” The Journal, however, forgets something important: The United States has ...
Evan Gershkovich: U.S. Spy or Simply Naive? by Jacob G. Hornberger April 3, 2023 U.S. officials, the Wall Street Journal, and the rest of the mainstream press are up in arms over the arrest by Russian officials of 31-year-old WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. The Russians are charging Gershkovich with spying, a charge that the Journal and the U.S. government are vehemently denying. U.S. officials and the U.S. mainstream press are saying that ...
Celebrating Deaths by Starvation in North Korea by Jacob G. Hornberger March 31, 2023 Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that “North Koreans are experiencing widespread hunger and dying of starvation as the country suffers one of the worst food crises in decades as a result of its international isolation and natural disasters that have damaged crops, reducing yields.” Undoubtedly, Pentagon and CIA officials pulled out their champagne ...
Should Public Schools Ban “Ruby Bridges”? by Jacob G. Hornberger March 30, 2023 A public school in Florida has banned the showing of a Disney movie entitled Ruby Bridges. The movie depicts the horrific ordeal of a 6-year-old Black girl named Ruby Bridges when she integrated public schools in New Orleans in 1960. The film has long been shown in Florida public schools as a way to teach children about ...
More Deaths from Immigration Socialism by Jacob G. Hornberger March 29, 2023 I grew up on a farm on the Rio Grande outside Laredo, Texas. I lived almost half my life on the border. Ever since I was a kid, I have seen the chaos and crisis that comes with America’s socialist system of immigration controls. I’ve also seen the deaths that come with this dysfunctional system. Deaths from ...
Is Putin Copying Woodrow Wilson? by Jacob G. Hornberger March 28, 2023 The Russian government has been cracking down on Russian citizens who criticize the Russian war on Ukraine. A New York Times article last week described 20-year-old university student Olesya Krivtsova, who was charged with “justifying terrorism” and “discrediting the Russian armed forces” after posting what officials considered was an offensive message on Instagram. She isn’t the ...
A Positive and Hopeful Sign in the Banking Crisis by Jacob G. Hornberger March 27, 2023 Throughout the time during which Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were going under, U.S. officials were steadfastly assuring the American people that the U.S. banking system “remains sound and resilient.” The purpose of the assurances was to discourage people from withdrawing or transferring their deposits from smaller, regional banks. An article at CNN Business this ...
Are Supply Chains and Oil Shocks Driving Zimbabwe’s Inflation? by Jacob G. Hornberger March 24, 2023 According to an article in the New York Times, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that current rapid price growth in the economy is due to such factors as “snarled supply chains, an oil shock following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a shift among American consumers from spending money on services like travel and dining out ...
Bailing Out Uninsured Deposits Encourages Bank Runs by Jacob G. Hornberger March 23, 2023 In the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, U.S. officials decided to cover all the uninsured deposits in both banks — that is, deposits that exceeded the $250,000 insurance coverage of the FDIC. The belief was that failing to cover those uninsured deposits ran the risk that bank runs could spread to more banks. Covering those ...
Let’s Not Forget the Pre-Invasion War Against Iraq by Jacob G. Hornberger March 22, 2023 The mainstream press and the Internet are filled with commentators who are expressing deep regret and remorse for having supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. That’s a good sign. But we shouldn’t forget that the U.S. government was waging war against the Iraqi people for ten years prior to its deadly and destructive invasion and war ...
The Prescience of FFF’s 2022 Monetary Conference by Jacob G. Hornberger March 21, 2023 Little did we know when we held our online conference last fall how prescient it would be. The conference was entitled “End Inflation and the Fed.” It featured some of the most competent libertarian and Austrian economics speakers giving their perspectives on the monetary, banking, and fiscal difficulties facing our nation. As most everyone knows, our ...
The Pledge of Allegiance and Government Schools by Jacob G. Hornberger March 20, 2023 The Los Angeles Times has an interesting article today by Nicholas Goldberg about the Pledge of Allegiance. Goldberg praises those independent-minded students and parents who have challenged its enforcement in public (i.e., government) schools. The Pledge of Allegiance has been used as a symbol of patriotism for more than 100 years. Today, it is recited ...
