America, with the same voice which spoke herself into existence as a nation, proclaimed to mankind the the inextiguishable rights of human nature, and the only lawful foundations of government.
— John Quincy Adams, Address [July 4, 1821]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
September 30, 2022
Russia’s Draft and America’s Draft Registration
I find it fascinating how often Americans are being reminded of how similar the United States and Russia have become. First, there was the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hey, the U.S. does invasions too. Afghanistan and Iraq come to mind. Second, there was the recent arrest, prosecution, conviction, and 9-year jail sentence for Brittney Griner for violating Russia’s drug laws. Hey, the …
The Government’s War on Political Freedom
by John W. Whitehead
Discredit, disrupt, and destroy. That is how the government plans to get rid of activists and dissidents who stand in its way. This has…
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 …