Bastiat is downright fun to read, not exactly something many economists can claim. His examples are always colorful, sometimes humorous.
— Caleb S. Fuller, “Frédéric Bastiat: The Jonathan Swift of Economics” [2022]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
October 7, 2022
Chickenhawks Are Fascinating
I have always been fascinated by chickenhawks. No, not the bird variety but the human types. These are people who advocate that the U.S. government should go to war against some foreign power while, at the same time, making it clear that they, the chickenhawks, are not to be included in the military forces that will be going to war. In other words, …
Lessons for Americans of Putin’s Conscription
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What lessons can be drawn from Russian president Vladimir Putin’s decision to draft Russian men to fight …
Lessons for Americans of Putin’s Conscription
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What lessons can be drawn from Russian president Vladimir Putin’s decision to draft Russian men to fight …
Drug Decriminalization Disaster
by Laurence M. Vance
Critics are calling Oregon’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act a failure. According to Oregon’s ABC affiliate KATU: “Oregon still has …
Thank Joe Biden for Your COVID-Positive Nurse
by James Bovard
If you pick up a COVID infection during your next visit to a hospital or medical office, maybe send a thank-you card to President …
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 conscription video was really good.