The Folly of the Democratic Healthcare Debate by Jacob G. Hornberger September 13, 2019 It was so amusing watching the Democratic presidential candidates get embroiled in an argument over which one of them has the best healthcare plan. Medicare for all or Medicare for some? Abolition of private insurance or optional private insurance? Reform Obamacare this way or that way? How to pay for each candidate’s healthcare plan?
Socialism Is Destroying America by Jacob G. Hornberger September 12, 2019 Leave it to the progressives (i.e., liberals or leftists) to point out, indirectly, that conservatives and Republicans are as devoted to socialism as leftists are. The point is well made in an article by Tim Butterworth, a former Democratic Party legislator in New Hampshire. The title of the article ...
Why Gen Zers and Millennials Support Socialism by Jacob G. Hornberger September 11, 2019 Public-opinion polls reflect that large numbers of Americans in their 20s and 30s (i.e., Gen Z and millennials) support socialism. When one considers the indoctrination to which these young Americans have been subjected in their state-run educational systems, their preference for socialism actually makes sense. From the first grade, American students ...
9/11 Solidified the Destruction of Our Freedom by Jacob G. Hornberger September 10, 2019 The 9/11 attacks not only killed thousands of Americans, they also led to America’s forever wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Iran, and elsewhere, which have brought about the deaths of thousands of other Americans and millions of foreigners. But the 9/11 attacks did more than that. They also fortified the U.S. government as a national-security state, which ...
The Pentagon’s Upcoming Kangaroo Show Trial in Cuba by Jacob G. Hornberger September 9, 2019 After 18 years, there is a possibility that the Pentagon is finally going to permit a “trial” of five men who are accused of conspiracy to commit the 9/11 attacks. If so, the proceedings will prove what a charade the Pentagon’s entire “judicial system” at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been and continues to be. In fact, the trial, if ...
The Hitler Phenomenon by Jacob G. Hornberger September 6, 2019 At the very beginning of this article, let me first state that I am not saying that Donald Trump is Adolf Hitler. Then why am I bringing it up? Because everyone agrees that when it comes to the subject of dictatorship, Hitler provides the gold standard. He is the model dictator in everyone’s books. Therefore, we can ...
The Trumpster Phenomenon by Jacob G. Hornberger September 5, 2019 One of the fascinating aspects of the Donald Trump presidency has been the rise of the Trumpster phenomenon. Trumpsters are conservatives who have become steadfast and unwavering followers and supporters of Trump. There are two distinguishing characteristics of Trumpsters: (1) their unconditional support of whatever Trump decides to do to “make America great again”; and (2) their refusal to tolerate ...
Trump’s Berlin Wall, Part 2 by Jacob G. Hornberger September 4, 2019 In my August 30 article, entitled “Trump’s Berlin Wall,” I wrote: In any event, desperate to appease his statist supporters before Election Day, President Trump is proceeding apace with the construction of his Berlin Wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Never mind that he has never succeeded in getting congressional approval for his massive public-works project. In the finest tradition ...
The Real Purpose of Public Schooling by Jacob G. Hornberger September 3, 2019 Leave it to the Chinese Communist Party and the New York Times to indirectly teach Americans about public schooling. In an article entitled “The High School Course Beijing Accuses of Radicalizing Hong Kong,” the Times writes: China’s ruling Communist Party has long seen education as a crucial ideological tool for nurturing loyal citizens. Under Xi Jinping, the country’s authoritarian ...
Repeal Anti-Gouging Laws by Jacob G. Hornberger September 2, 2019 While the experts are unable to predict where Hurricane Dorian will hit, it is not difficult to issue another prediction that is 99 percent certain to become true: Once Dorian makes landfall, public officials will be enforcing anti-gouging laws. Anti-gouging laws prohibit sellers of certain important items from significantly raising their prices in emergency conditions. ...
Trump’s Berlin Wall by Jacob G. Hornberger August 30, 2019 In 1987 President Ronald Reagan was delivering a speech about the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. Reagan declared: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” Imagine if Donald Trump had been president back then instead of Reagan. Standing at the same place, Trump would have declared, “Mr. Gorbachev, move this wall to the ...
Stop the President from Managing the Economy by Jacob G. Hornberger August 29, 2019 For the past two years, President Trump and his loyal army of Trumpistas have been trumpeting what they say is Trump’s fantastic management of the economy. The stock market is soaring and unemployment is down, they crow. This shows, they say, that President Trump has been a great manager of the economy. Now that presidential campaign season is kicking into ...
