Barack Hussein Pinochet by Jacob G. Hornberger October 6, 2011 Yes, I fully realize that some conservatives will claim that I'm smearing the reputation of Chile's former military dictator Augusto Pinochet by comparing him to President Obama, but since Obama's assassination program is so similar to Pinochet's, the comparison is worth exploring, if for no other reason than to show how the U.S. government has become the worlds premier ...
Assassinating with Impunity by Jacob G. Hornberger October 5, 2011 Statist supporters of President Obamas assassination of an American citizen overseas, Anwar al-Awlaki, are convinced that Awlakis actions warranted his assassination. There is at least one big problem, however, with their convictions: How do they know what Awlaki did to warrant his assassination? Moreover, how do they know that the law permits an assassination under such circumstances? The press is ...
Empire and the Destruction of America by Jacob G. Hornberger October 4, 2011 If there's a bright side to the national security states assassination of one of its citizens, its this: At least the statists are not saying that the dead man, Anwar al-Awlaki, hated America for its freedom and values. Most every statist is acknowledging that Awlaki's anger toward the United States was driven by his hatred for what the U.S. ...
We Were Warned by Jacob G. Hornberger October 3, 2011 In a Fourth of July message to Congress, John Quincy Adams suggested that if America were ever to embrace the principles of empire and militarism, she would become a dictatress of the world. What better evidence of Adams wisdom than President Obama's assassination of American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki, a state-sanctioned murder, one without any judicial process whatsoever? Look at what ...
Hornberger’s Blog, October 2011 by Jacob G. Hornberger October 1, 2011 Monday, October 31, 2011 Greek Bailout Delays the Inevitable The European Union’s bailout of Greece will only delay the inevitable because it doesn’t get to the root of the problem — Greece’s welfare state, along with the fierce refusal of the Greek citizenry to abandon the welfare-state way of life. It’s amusing to watch Greek citizens protest so vehemently against Germany, whose ...
A Nonsense Debate at the New York Times by Jacob G. Hornberger September 27, 2011 The New York Times is hosting a online debate entitled “Should the School Day Be Longer?” Wow, how exciting is that? Not! Well, at least not for libertarians. It’s the same old statist nonsense over how to fix and reform a socialist program, one that has been a mess for decades. That’s the trouble with people of the statist mindset — ...
Another Official Enemy for the Empire by Jacob G. Hornberger September 26, 2011 For statists who have been depressed over the killing of Osama bin Laden and the near-destruction of al-Qaeda, fear not: the U.S. Empire has come up with another new official enemy as part of its never-ending war on terrorism. This time the official enemy is an Afghan group called the Haqqanis, who theNew York Times described in a front-page article on ...
The Legal Tender Cases by Jacob G. Hornberger September 23, 2011 What a high I had last night! It was the first session of my informal seminar on law and economics at George Mason University. The seminar is being co-sponsored by FFF and the GMU Econ Society. The Econ Society is a student-run group composed of students who are interested in libertarianism and Austrian economics. That's the group that cosponsors ...
Why Save an Immoral, Illegal, Fraudulent Program? by Jacob G. Hornberger September 22, 2011 GOP president candidate Rick Perry says that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, a monstrous lie, and unconstitutional. His GOP opponent, an ardent supporter of Social Security and, for that matter, socialized medicine, Mitt Romney, says that Perry can’t be trusted because he wants to kill Social Security. Kill Social Security? Where did Romney get that? Perry has made it ...
Blaming America by Jacob G. Hornberger September 21, 2011 One of the most fascinating aspects of the post-9/11 debate has been the “Blame America” phenomenon. Whenever libertarians have pointed to the role that U.S. foreign policy played in producing the anger and rage that ultimately manifested itself with terrorist retaliation on 9/11, statists have responded, “Oh, so you’re blaming America for the attacks.” Here at The Future of Freedom ...
Losing Liberty for Security with the Padilla Case by Jacob G. Hornberger September 20, 2011 The Jose Padilla case is back in the news. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the 17-year sentence handed down by the presiding district judge was too lenient. The court has ordered the case remanded to the judge with instructions to consider a much higher sentence. Although it might be little-known among the American people, the Jose ...
The LPAC Conference by Jacob G. Hornberger September 19, 2011 We had a great time at the Liberty Political Action Conference in Reno sponsored by the Campaign for Liberty. About 500-600 people attended the event, which featured many speakers, including both Ron Paul and Rand Paul. Ron created a bit of a stir when he walked into Rand’s book-signing session accompanied by the actor Vince Vaughn who obviously is ...