The Pentagon’s Upcoming Kangaroo Show Trial in Cuba by Jacob G. Hornberger September 9, 2019 After 18 years, there is a possibility that the Pentagon is finally going to permit a “trial” of five men who are accused of conspiracy to commit the 9/11 attacks. If so, the proceedings will prove what a charade the Pentagon’s entire “judicial system” at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been and continues to be. In fact, the trial, if ...
The Hitler Phenomenon by Jacob G. Hornberger September 6, 2019 At the very beginning of this article, let me first state that I am not saying that Donald Trump is Adolf Hitler. Then why am I bringing it up? Because everyone agrees that when it comes to the subject of dictatorship, Hitler provides the gold standard. He is the model dictator in everyone’s books. Therefore, we can ...
The Trumpster Phenomenon by Jacob G. Hornberger September 5, 2019 One of the fascinating aspects of the Donald Trump presidency has been the rise of the Trumpster phenomenon. Trumpsters are conservatives who have become steadfast and unwavering followers and supporters of Trump. There are two distinguishing characteristics of Trumpsters: (1) their unconditional support of whatever Trump decides to do to “make America great again”; and (2) their refusal to tolerate ...
Trump’s Berlin Wall, Part 2 by Jacob G. Hornberger September 4, 2019 In my August 30 article, entitled “Trump’s Berlin Wall,” I wrote: In any event, desperate to appease his statist supporters before Election Day, President Trump is proceeding apace with the construction of his Berlin Wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Never mind that he has never succeeded in getting congressional approval for his massive public-works project. In the finest tradition ...
The Real Purpose of Public Schooling by Jacob G. Hornberger September 3, 2019 Leave it to the Chinese Communist Party and the New York Times to indirectly teach Americans about public schooling. In an article entitled “The High School Course Beijing Accuses of Radicalizing Hong Kong,” the Times writes: China’s ruling Communist Party has long seen education as a crucial ideological tool for nurturing loyal citizens. Under Xi Jinping, the country’s authoritarian ...
Repeal Anti-Gouging Laws by Jacob G. Hornberger September 2, 2019 While the experts are unable to predict where Hurricane Dorian will hit, it is not difficult to issue another prediction that is 99 percent certain to become true: Once Dorian makes landfall, public officials will be enforcing anti-gouging laws. Anti-gouging laws prohibit sellers of certain important items from significantly raising their prices in emergency conditions. ...
Trump’s Berlin Wall by Jacob G. Hornberger August 30, 2019 In 1987 President Ronald Reagan was delivering a speech about the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. Reagan declared: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Imagine if Donald Trump had been president back then instead of Reagan. Standing at the same place, Trump would have declared, “Mr. Gorbachev, move this wall to the ...
Stop the President from Managing the Economy by Jacob G. Hornberger August 29, 2019 For the past two years, President Trump and his loyal army of Trumpistas have been trumpeting what they say is Trump’s fantastic management of the economy. The stock market is soaring and unemployment is down, they crow. This shows, they say, that President Trump has been a great manager of the economy. Now that presidential campaign season is kicking into ...
The Mainstream Press’s Deference to Authority in the Death of Jeffrey Epstein by Jacob G. Hornberger August 28, 2019 One of the fascinating, albeit not too surprising, aspects of the Jeffrey Epstein death has been the reaction of the mainstream media. From the very first moment that the news hit that Epstein had died in prison from an apparent suicide, the mainstream media concluded that that is precisely what happened. Immediately, there was a spate of commentaries, op-eds, ...
The Guardian’s Angry and Nasty Attack on David Koch by Jacob G. Hornberger August 27, 2019 The Guardian newspaper in London has just published one angry and nasty attack against David Koch, the billionaire libertarian who recently passed away. The article, entitled “Death and Destruction: This is David Koch’s Sad Legacy,” is authored by a progressive (i.e., leftist) named Alex Kotch. Kotch’s attack encompasses a multitude of areas, including climate change, pollution, greed, selfishness, tax ...
Donald Trump, Democratic Dictator by Jacob G. Hornberger August 26, 2019 Some people think that the United States is safe from dictatorship because the country is a democracy. It’s only in totalitarian countries, they hold, that people are subject to dictatorship. Nothing could be further from the truth. Such people are confusing how a ruler gets elected with the powers that the ruler has after being elected. ...
Look to China to Learn About America by Jacob G. Hornberger August 23, 2019 Given that the American people have been inculcated with the notion that they are a free people who live under limited government, whatever the federal government does is considered part and parcel of a free society. Sometimes it’s helpful to examine what totalitarian regimes do in order to bring a sense of reality to Americans. Most ...
