When the political waters are tossed in storm, the leader or party who make two emergencies grow where one grew before renders the Nation a great disservice…. If democracy fails with us it will be through a war of attrition involving a chain of emergencies which at the moment could be made to justify authoritarian measures. –H.W. Dodds, President of Princeton University
HORNBERGER’S BLOG
August 23, 2024 Russia Is Not Our Enemy
Given the ongoing war between the United States and Russia in Ukraine, it’s natural for Americans to conclude that Russia is our enemy. Not so. Our enemy is instead the U.S. national-security establishment — i.e., the Pentagon, the CIA, and the NSA — the entity that is responsible for the war in Ukraine and that is destroying our lives, liberties, and well-being here …
Price Controls and Border Militarization
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss Kamala Harris’s anti-price-gouging law and Donald Trump’s militarization …
The Political Matrix Sustains the Illusion of Freedom
by John W. Whitehead
What you smell is the stench of a dying republic.Our dying republic.We are trapped in a political matrix intended to sustain the illusion that …
The Real Education Litmus Test
by Laurence M. Vance
The new Republican Party platform adopted last month at the Republican national convention in Milwaukee contains a section on education with …
Is Kamala Harris a Communist?
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard examine Donald Trump’s allegation that Kamala Harris is a …
Politics Has Become Our National Religion
by John W. Whitehead
Politics has become our national religion. While those on the Left have feared a religious coup by evangelical Christians on the Right, the …