What is a “Libertarian-Conservative”? by Jacob G. Hornberger September 23, 2020 An op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times provides a good example of the libertarian-conservative mush or hash that the libertarian philosophy has become. The op-ed is about the appointment of Supreme Court justices and was written by Steven G. Calabresi, who is a professor of law at Northwestern University and a visiting professor at Yale ...
Why Don’t Libertarians Call for Restoring a Republic? by Jacob G. Hornberger September 22, 2020 One of the most notable aspects of the libertarian movement is the dearth of articles, books, and speeches calling for the dismantling of America’s national-security state and the restoration of our nation’s founding governmental system of a limited-government republic. If you have any doubts about this assertion, just take a close look at all the ...
The CIA’s Assassination of Rene Schneider by Jacob G. Hornberger September 18, 2020 It is commonly believed by many Americans that the CIA would never forcibly remove an American president from office even if he posed a grave threat to national security. But one thing is undeniable: the CIA would not hesitate to remove a foreign leader from office if he posed a threat to U.S. national security.
Pinochet’s Economic Fascism by Jacob G. Hornberger September 17, 2020 Given that this is the 50th anniversary of the election of socialist Salvador Allende to the presidency of Chile and also the 50th anniversary of the U.S. government’s decision to destroy Chile’s democratic system by ousting him in a military coup, this would also be a good time to review what his U.S.-supported replacement, military Gen. Augusto ...
The Siren Song of Social Security and Socialism by Jacob G. Hornberger September 16, 2020 This month marks the 50th anniversary of the democratic election of Chilean President Salvador Allende and President Richard Nixon’s order to oust him from power. From that point on, the CIA did everything it could to ensure that Allende did not make it to the next presidential election. The CIA’s efforts ultimately resulted in the 1973 ...
The Evil of Fiat Money and the Fed by Jacob G. Hornberger September 15, 2020 The headline of a Washington Post article last June read, “She Was the Last American to collect a Civil War Pension — $73.13 a Month. She Just Died.” The article was about Irene Triplett, a daughter of a Civil War veteran who had just passed away. That, of course, is pretty shocking in and ...
One Great Big Boring Presidential Race by Jacob G. Hornberger September 14, 2020 Although Republicans, Democrats, and the mainstream press consider the Trump-Biden race to be terribly exciting, for me it’s extremely boring. That’s because both Trump and Biden agree on the big, overriding philosophy of the welfare-warfare state and are simply disagreeing on how to manage it. Big deal. Consider, for example, the welfare-state way of life under ...
Foreign Interventionism, 9/11, and the Perpetual War on Terrorism by Jacob G. Hornberger September 11, 2020 With today being another anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, it’s important to recall why it was that that deadly event came about. No, the terrorists didn’t attack us because they hated our “freedom and values,” as U.S. officials and American interventionists claimed after the attacks. Instead, the ...
The Evil Persecution of Julian Assange by Jacob G. Hornberger September 10, 2020 The Julian Assange extradition farce is now proceeding apace in Great Britain, where the English poodles are going through the motions before they comply with U.S. dictates to transfer Assange to trial in the United States. The charge? Some supposed violation of some ridiculous espionage statute dating back to World War I, the foreign war ...
Regime Change in Chile by Jacob G. Hornberger September 9, 2020 This week marks the 50th anniversary of the democratic election in Chile of Salvador Allende, a self-proclaimed socialist who was, three years later, ousted from power in a CIA-inspired coup and replaced with a violent and brutal rightwing military general named Augusto Pinochet. Not surprisingly, leftwing publications ...
Social Security, Freedom, and the Constitution by Jacob G. Hornberger September 8, 2020 Conservatives love preaching about their supposed devotion to the Constitution. They also love proclaiming their opposition to socialism. Fine. Fair enough. But conservatives also love and are unswervingly committed to America’s premier socialist program, Social Security, which is the crown jewel of our country’s welfare state. The question arises: How do conservatives reconcile ...
Are the Welfare-Warfare Chickens Coming Home to Roost? by Jacob G. Hornberger September 4, 2020 Do you remember that big multi-trillion-dollar “stimulus" package that Congress enacted last spring and that President Trump signed into law? Do you remember how mainstream statists were proudly proclaiming how good and beneficent the federal government is? Do you remember they were saying that the stimulus checks were “free” money being sent to people by the federal ...
