If police can detain and plunder Americans as they please whenever people drive down the road, all the other rights and liberties in the Constitution are of scant consolation. –James Bovard, “Highway Robbery Continues To Be the Law of the Land” [2024]
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
March 7, 2024 Warrantless Searches Near the Border
The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” Notwithstanding …
Abolish the Minimum Wage
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss why California’s new law raising the minimum wage …
End the Alcohol Nanny State
by Laurence M. Vance
The one substance that government at all levels in the United States has sought to regulate and tax like no other is alcohol. The latest …
The Virtues of Unilateral Free Trade
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the benefits of unilaterally ending all restrictions on …