Why the Unwavering Devotion to Immigration Socialism? by Jacob G. Hornberger February 2, 2024 In my blog post yesterday, I pointed out some of the questions that have long befuddled me in my life as a libertarian: Why is it that so many Americans continue to support America’s immigration-control system in the face of at least 80 years of manifest failure? Is there anything that could ever convince Americans that their ...
A Fierce and Angry Commitment to Immigration Failure by Jacob G. Hornberger February 1, 2024 One of the most fascinating phenomena that I have experienced in my lifetime is the fierce, unwavering commitment among so many Americans, including some libertarians, to America’s system of immigration controls. For most of my life, I have scratched my head in befuddlement over the fact that there are still people — lots of people — who continue ...
Don’t Shoot the “Invaders” by Jacob G. Hornberger January 30, 2024 Over the years that I have served as president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, I have received emails from proponents of the federal government’s system of immigration controls lamenting the “invasion” by migrants on our nation’s southern border. As a former criminal-defense attorney in Texas, I have always tried to provide free legal advice to these people, ...
Why the Rightwing Silence on New Mexico? by Jacob G. Hornberger January 29, 2024 For some reason, rightwing supporters of “states rights” and “state sovereignty” have been noticeably silent about federal judicial interference with a dictatorial gun-control decree that was issued by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. What’s up with this rightwing silence? In the finest tradition of totalitarian dictatorship, Grisham declared an “emergency” in New Mexico, which she then used ...
America’s Military Empire by Jacob G. Hornberger January 25, 2024 CNN is reporting that “gigantic” waves “swamped a key military facility in the middle of the Pacific Ocean last weekend.” The rush of water, which can be seen here, occurred on Roi-Namur Island, which is part of Kawajalein Atoll, “which hosts a US military ballistic defense test site in the Republic of the Marshall ...
Immigration Crisis on the Maryland-Virginia Border by Jacob G. Hornberger January 24, 2024 The American Legion Memorial Bridge spans the Potomac River, which forms a border between Maryland and Virginia. According to a website called the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, “daily traffic averages 235,000 vehicles.” Since I live in Northern Virginia, I have witnessed this phenomenon first-hand. Sometimes the traffic is so heavy — in one direction or the other or ...
Abolish the FBI by Jacob G. Hornberger January 23, 2024 Among the worst mistakes America has ever made is to bring into existence the Federal Bureau of Investigation — the FBI. A national police force is an essential part of any tyrannical regime. Just look at any tyrannical foreign regime, either right wing and left wing, over the past 100 years. I will guarantee you that you will ...
A Police State Is Not Libertarian by Jacob G. Hornberger January 22, 2024 For some time now, there have been some libertarians who have tried desperately to convince themselves and others that America’s system of immigration controls, rather than open borders, is the genuine libertarian position. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth. That’s because of the libertarian non-aggression principle. It holds that people are free to engage in ...
The Thank You System by Jacob G. Hornberger January 18, 2024 When a person is leaving a restaurant or any other retail establishment, who should be saying “Thank you”—the seller or the buyer? The answer is: Both. That’s because they are both benefiting from the transaction from their own individual, subjective perspectives. That is, they are each giving up something they value less for something they value more. Thus, ...
Unnecessary Death and Suffering in Ukraine by Jacob G. Hornberger January 17, 2024 As I was reading an article about Ukraine in the New York Times a few days ago, I could not help but grimace. It detailed how very elderly people in towns on the front lines in the Russia-Ukraine war are insisting on staying put. At their ages, they would rather face the prospect of death than ...
MLK Was Right by Jacob G. Hornberger January 16, 2024 Martin Luther King called the U.S. government the “greatest purveyor of violence in the world.” No one can legitimately deny that he was right. At the time he made his statement, King was referring to the untold death, suffering, and destruction that the Pentagon and the CIA were unleashing on the people of Vietnam. But after that war ...
Why Are There So Many Suicides in America? by Jacob G. Hornberger January 11, 2024 Last November, the Wall Street Journal reported that suicides in the United States reached a record high in 2022. Almost 50,000 people in the U.S. committed suicide. The suicide rate was the highest since 1941. According to the article, healthcare professionals blame Covid, illicit drugs, and an oversupply of firearms. I’ve got a different answer. I’m ...
