f you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; there is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
— Henry David Thoreau
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
September 29, 2022
U.S. History Repeats Itself in the Russia-Ukraine War
To understand the root cause of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is helpful to return to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Initially, the official U.S. government story was that the CIA began arming the Mujahadeen forces in Afghanistan after the Soviets invaded the country. That was a lie. In fact, the CIA began arming the Mujahadeen before the …
Vouchers Are Not the Answer
by Laurence M. Vance
The deadly shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, earlier this year has Americans once again focusing on the dangers of the gun-free …
DeSantis’s Immigration Antics
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What effect will Governor Ron DeSantis’ Martha’s Vineyard immigration antics have on resolving America’s decades-long, never-ending immigration …
Fed Up with the Fed
by Robert E. Wright
The Federal Reserve (“the Fed”) began operations in 1914. Thus, many find it difficult to fathom an America without it. Yet as …