Do They Hate Belgium for Its Freedom and Values? by Jacob G. Hornberger March 23, 2016 Repeating myself sometimes gets tired and tiresome, but when it comes to the endless stream of innocent people who continue to be killed in terrorist attacks, it’s important to do so. Until enough people realize the root cause of the ongoing and never-ending death and destruction and decide to do something about it, the death and destruction will continue ...
Conservative Apoplexy Over Obama and Che by Jacob G. Hornberger March 22, 2016 Conservatives are going bananas over the fact that President Obama permitted himself to be photographed in Cuba in front of a mural of Che Guevara. According to an article in The Atlantic, the “photo op in Havana pushed them into full-on apoplexy.” The conservative reaction is based on the notion that no self-respecting American, much less a president, would ...
Should the U.S. Invade North Korea (and Cuba)? by Jacob G. Hornberger March 21, 2016 Last week a North Korean court sentenced University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier to 15 years of hard labor. His crime? He stole a North Korean political banner. The U.S. State Department called the sentence “unduly harsh,” which it certainly is under U.S. custom and laws. But the crime wasn’t committed here. It was committed in North Korea, where the ...
Socialism or Fascism? by Jacob G. Hornberger March 18, 2016 What an exciting political circus! With Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump leading the race in their respective parties, it seems that Americans might well be treated in the fall to the type of political conflicts that have long characterized Europe. Socialism or Fascism? Which will it be? Although Clinton is not as honest as her opponent Bernie Sanders regarding her ...
No Debt Ceiling Debate in the Presidential Race by Jacob G. Hornberger March 17, 2016 Among the many issues not being debated in the presidential nomination races in both political parties is the matter of the debt ceiling, which both political parties continue to raise each time it is reached. Given that the debt ceiling is an acknowledgment that too much debt is a very bad and very dangerous thing for a government and ...
America Doesn’t Need a National-Security State by Jacob G. Hornberger March 16, 2016 The American people are absolutely convinced that they need the U.S. national-security establishment, namely, the military, the CIA, and the NSA. Without this totalitarian-like apparatus that was grafted onto America’s governmental system after World War II, it is commonly believed, Americans wouldn’t be safe. It’s the national-security state, the story goes, that is America’s last bastion against the terrorists, ...