Patriotism isn’t the same as nationalism. The former is a healthy love and respect for your country, but the latter is blind, total, and unrestricted support for any and all legislation, policies, or activities of a nation. Nationalism is the extreme, whereas patriotism is the goal, because good patriots know when to challenge their political leaders, laws, and policies when they become unjust or immoral.
— Rev. John Triglio Jr. and Rev. Kenneth Brighenti, Catholicism for Dummies [2003]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
December 13, 2022
The Humorous Side of China’s Crackdown
U.S. officials are up in arms over China’s crackdown on the large number of people who are protesting the Chinese regime’s harsh rules and regulations to combat Covid. They are lecturing the Chinese on the importance of freedom of speech and telling them that they should leave the protestors alone….
The Constitution Has Already Been Terminated
by John W. Whitehead
If there is one point on which there should be no political parsing, no legal jockeying, and no disagreement, it is this: for anyone to…
The Right to Discriminate
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
How should the Supreme Court rule in the case of a website designer who does not want …
Biden the Bogus Benevolent Dictator
by James Bovard
On July 4, President Biden declared, “Liberty is under assault … rights we assumed were protected are no longer.” Biden, however, was referring solely …
Separate Money and the State
by Jacob G. Hornberger
FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger gave the final talk in our online conference “End Inflation and End …