Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burned women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears. – Supreme Court Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis, Whitney v. California [1927]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
June 22, 2023
We Can Now See How Russia and China Feel
China’s purported plan to establish a military training base in Cuba can help the American people to understand more fully Russia’s opposition to NATO expansionism in Eastern Europe and Ukraine as well as China’s opposition to U.S. military bases near China. U.S. officials are going ballistic over the purported China-Cuba deal, not because the deal is illegal but because they simply do not …
The JFK Assassination: 60 Years Later — Episode 11
by Jacob G. Hornberger
In this episode, Jacob describes how the aim of the pathologists in the JFK autopsy was to hide the fact that there had been shots…
Celebrating Adam Smith on His 300th Birthday
by Richard M. Ebeling
Three hundred years ago, on June 5, 1723, one of the most important and influential thinkers in modern history, Adam Smith, was born in …
Washington’s Continuing Shame in Syria
by Ted Galen Carpenter
Recent news reports indicate that the Biden administration is orchestrating an agreement between two insurgent groups in northeastern Syria to continue …
Republicans Miss the Point on Mortgage Fee Hike
by Laurence M. Vance
Back in January, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that mortgage fees for some borrowers would increase beginning May 1, while other borrowers …
America’s Biggest Socialist Public-Works Project
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss America’s biggest socialist public-works project–the Interstate …