Some writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness; the former promotes our happiness <b>positively</b> by uniting our affections, the latter <b>negatively</a> by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.
— Thomas Paine, Common Sense [1776]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
October 4, 2022
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Ukraine
As many people are beginning to realize but would rather not think about, the United States and Russia are moving perilously close to nuclear war. Russian President Putin has now openly pledged to defend Russian territory with “all the forces and means at our disposal.” U.S. President Biden has responded that Russia will suffer “catastrophic consequences” if it resorts to the use of …
Libertarianism and the Pandemic
by Jacob G. Hornberger
How has the government’s response to the COVID pandemic affected liberty of the American people? FFF president …
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 …