The imposition of the [income] tax will corrupt the people. It will bring in its train the spy and the informer. It will necessitate a swarm of officials with inquisitorial powers. It is a direct step toward centralization…. It breaks another canon of taxation in that it is expensive in its collection and cannot be fairly gathered;… and finally, it is contrary to the traditions and principle of republican government. – Representative Robert Adams [1894]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
January 5, 2023
The Evil Strategy of “Degrading” Russia
One of the fascinating aspects of the war in Ukraine has been the extreme reluctance of the mainstream press and Pentagon-CIA supporters to acknowledge, much less condemn, the Pentagon for its role in bringing about this war. After all, the two concepts — the Pentagon’s bringing about the crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — are not mutually exclusive. You can have both …
The Free Market Can and Should Be Absolute
by Laurence M. Vance
The 1932 Democratic Party platform advocated “the removal of government from all fields of private enterprise except where necessary to develop public works and …
33 Years of FFF!
by Jacob G. Hornberger
The Future of Freedom Foundation has been fighting for the free society for 33 years! Listen to …
From Totalitarian Paranoia to Authoritarian Madness
by John W. Whitehead
The danger signs were everywhere in 2022. With every new law enacted by federal and state legislatures, every new ruling handed down by government courts, …
Monetary Freedom Instead of Central Banking
by Richard M. Ebeling
The United States and most of the rest of the world are, once again, in the midst of an inflationary crisis. Prices in general …