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A Lesson from Niger about America’s National-Security State

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MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2023
The prestige of government has undoubtedly been lowered considerably by the prohibition law. For nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. It is an open secret that the dangerous increase of crime in this country is closely connected with this.
– Albert Einstein, “Some Notes on My American Impression” [1921]

HORNBERGER’S BLOG
August 7, 2023
A Lesson from Niger about America’s National-Security State
The recent military coup in Niger serves as another reminder to the American people about the danger posed by the national-security state form of governmental structure that America adopted after World War II, ostensibly to prevent a communist takeover of America. Like the United States, Niger is a national-security state, meaning that its government includes a vast, all-powerful military-intelligence establishment.  Last month, …
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