Get Out of Afghanistan and Everywhere Else by Jacob G. Hornberger August 27, 2009 If there was ever a classic example of a quagmire, it has got to be Afghanistan. Hey, they’re going on 8 or 9 years of killing the terrorists and just now getting a good start. What began out as a quest to kill or capture Osama bin Laden has morphed into long-term occupation of the ...
Free the Drug Users and Tax Resisters Too by Jacob G. Hornberger August 26, 2009 If we’re going to let federal officials who have violated federal criminal statutes against torture off the hook, then why shouldn’t drug users and tax resisters be pardoned at the same time? After all, what the drug users and tax resisters have done pales in comparison to what the torturers have done. If the ...
Would Eric Holder Have Prosecuted the Nazis? by Jacob G. Hornberger August 25, 2009 Let’s assume that a U.S. president authorizes the CIA to rape the family members of suspected terrorists as a way to get them to talk. He also authorizes his subordinates to place the suspected terrorists on a rack that stretches them apart until they confess and disclose all details of their suspected terrorism. Before he ...
Why Conservatives and Liberals Dislike Libertarians by Jacob G. Hornberger August 24, 2009 The conservative masses are railing against the socialism coming out of the Obama administration, and rightfully so. Socialism has proven to be the bane of mankind. With its resurgence under the Obama administration, it continues to pose a giant threat to the economic freedom and well-being of the American people. What the conservative masses ...
The Liberal Fear of Guns by Jacob G. Hornberger August 21, 2009 Liberal columnist David Sirota is scared, and he believes that the First Amendment is intended to eliminate his fear. In a column entitled “Freedom from Fear — and the Second Amendment,” Sirota argues that because some people get scared when they see guns and think that the gun owner is going to shoot ...
More Liberal Inanity on Guns by Jacob G. Hornberger August 20, 2009 In separate op-eds, liberals Marie Cocco and E.J. Dionne are exclaiming against those people who have the audacity to exercise their right to keep and bear arms at political rallies. Cocco says that the “gun guys” were “displaying their perfectly state-permitted firearms.” State-permitted! How about that? The right to keep and bear ...
The Bogus Right to Health Care by Jacob G. Hornberger August 19, 2009 Statists argue that people have a right to health care. They say the same thing about housing, education, clothing, food, and retirement pay. Maybe a car too. Well, if someone has a right to such things, then doesn’t that mean that someone else is required to provide them? Let’s say that I need a medical operation. ...
The Economic Ignorance of Liberals by Jacob G. Hornberger August 18, 2009 In a recent article entitled Gunning for Health Care,” New York Times columnist Gail Collins made a catty remark about libertarians. Referring to William Kostric, the New Hampshire libertarian who was openly carrying a pistol during a protest, Collins wrote: “Beyond an air of mild surprise, he seemed like your average hard-core Ron ...
Kahre’s Conviction Is a Sad Day for America by Jacob G. Hornberger August 17, 2009 Last week, Las Vegas businessman Robert Kahre, the man who paid his workers in gold coins and silver coins, was convicted on all 57 counts of tax evasion. Forty-eight years old, he now faces the rest of his life in prison. His girlfriend and mother of his four children was also convicted. Sentencing will ...
I Respect a Socialist by Jacob G. Hornberger August 14, 2009 I have respect for Bernie Sanders, the U.S. Senator from Vermont. Why? Because he’s honest about what he is. He says “I’m a socialist and proud of it.” How can you not admire that honesty, even if you disagree with his economic philosophy? But how can you have any respect for liberals and conservatives, who share the ...
Border Patrol Abuse Comes with Immigration Controls by Jacob G. Hornberger August 13, 2009 Today’s issue of FFF Email Update links to an article about a rancher from my hometown of Laredo, Texas, who is complaining about abuses at the hands of the U.S. Border Patrol. I know what that Laredo rancher is talking about because I experienced the same sort of Border Patrol abuse that he ...
Eric Holder’s Cover-Up by Jacob G. Hornberger August 12, 2009 Attorney General Eric Holder is considering appointing a special prosecutor to investigate whether crimes relating to torture were committed by federal personnel during the Bush administration. There’s one big problem, however, with what Holder is proposing: His mandate to the special prosecutor would limit the investigation to underlings who committed acts outside the parameters set ...
