It is not certain that with this aid alone [possession of arms], they would not be able to shake off their yokes. But were the people to posses the additional advantages of local governments chosen by themselves, who could collect the national will, and direct the national force; and of officers appointed out of the militia, by these governments and attached both to them and to the militia, it may be affirmed with the greatest assurance, that the throne of every tyranny in Europe would be speedily overturned, in spite of the legions which surround it.
— James Madison, Federalist No. 46 [January 29, 1788]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
October 20, 2022
Alex Jones Got What He Deserved, Part 3
There are five additional points that have been made about the Alex Jones case that I wish to address, four of which were expressed in emails to me and one of which was expressed in an article published today by Judge Andrew Napolitano. (See part 1 and part 2 of this series here and here.) 1. Some of Jones’s supporters say …
Liberalism, True and False
by Richard M. Ebeling
The death of liberalism has been hailed or feared for well over a century now. In the United States, the tribal collectivists of identity …
Ben Bernanke’s Nobel Prize
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Did former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke deserve the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics? FFF president Jacob …
Ben Bernanke’s Nobel Prize
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Did former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke deserve the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor …