The impossibility of any individual or small group conceiving of all the possibilities, let alone evaluating their merits, is the great argument against central governmental planning and against arrangements such as professional monopolies that limit the possibilities of experimentation. – Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom [1962]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
February 16, 2023
What If Americans Were Fighting on Russia’s Side?
The Washington Post recently carried an interesting article entitled, “They Are Russians Fighting Against Their Homeland. Here’s Why.” The article described a group of Russian citizens who are fighting on the side of Ukraine against Russian soldiers. They concluded that Russia was in the wrong to invade Ukraine and, therefore, decided to fight on the side they believed was in the …
Fiat Money and the French Revolution
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Weimar Germany’s hyperinflation is well known, as are more recent hyperinflations in Argentina and, most recently, Venezuela. Perhaps fewer people have heard of John …
The State of the Union
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What is the state of the union as per President Biden’s State of the Union address? FFF …
The Federal Dietary Wrecking Ball
by James Bovard
Politicians are hellbent on intruding further into Americans’ stomachs. In September, President Biden hosted a White House Summit on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. A …
The Deadly Toll of Warrior Policing on Steroids
by John W. Whitehead
That the police officers charged with the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols are Black is a distraction. Don’t be distracted….