Mubarak and the Income Tax by Jacob G. Hornberger February 9, 2011 As it continues to seep into the consciousness of the American people that their very own government — the U.S. government — has been the primary financial supporter of the Mubarak dictatorship for the past 30 years, the fact that April 15 is approaching provides a good opportunity for the American people to do some soul-searching. While it is the ...
The Courage to Confront the Darkness by Jacob G. Hornberger February 8, 2011 The Chilean government is investigating hundreds of cases of human-rights abuses under the dictatorial regime of army Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who took power in a violent coup in 1973. Notably, the probe will include an investigation into the death of Salvador Allende, the democratically elected president of the country who Pinochet and his military henchmen ousted in the coup. ...
Shared Values in the U.S. and Egypt by Jacob G. Hornberger February 7, 2011 On the surface of it, one might reasonably ask how it is that President Barack Obama and other U.S. statists feel so comfortable having the U.S. government partner with a brutal dictator like Hosni Mubarak. In an attempt to excuse the partnership, U.S. statists argue that such a thing, even if distasteful, is a necessary part of protecting the ...
We Need a Foreign-Policy Revolution Here at Home by Jacob G. Hornberger February 4, 2011 If only the American people were as angry and outraged over the U.S. government’s partnerships with foreign dictatorships as the Egyptian people are with the U.S-supported dictatorship under which they have been suffering for 30 years. If that were the case, we would stand a good chance of restoring a limited-government republic to our land. So far it seems, ...
What about That Egyptian Anti-Terrorist Law? by Jacob G. Hornberger February 1, 2011 There’s one part of the dictatorial tyranny in Egypt against which the Egyptian people are protesting that might make American statists very uncomfortable, which is perhaps why they’re not focusing too much attention on it. It’s the part that deals with the temporary “emergency law” that the Mubarak dictatorship enacted after assuming the reins of power with the assassination ...
Hornberger’s Blog, February 2011 by Jacob G. Hornberger February 1, 2011 Monday, February 28, 2011 Jury Nullification Prosecutorial Abuse While the U.S. government was expressing outrage over attacks on freedom of speech at the hands of U.S.-supported dictators in the Middle East, the U.S. Justice Department was securing a federal grand jury indictment against a man named Julian Heicklen. The charge? The feds are charging Heicklen for handing out jury-nullification pamphlets to ...
U.S.-Supported Tyranny in Egypt by Jacob G. Hornberger January 31, 2011 Among the people who might be most disturbed about the popular revolts in the Middle East are public schoolteachers across America. No, not because they necessarily oppose popular uprisings against brutal dictatorships but rather because they’re likely to be hit by an uncomfortable question from their students. “Ever since the first grade, we’ve been taught that the U.S. government is ...
Libertarianism versus Statism by Jacob G. Hornberger January 30, 2011 Sometimes it’s constructive to just sit back and reflect upon some of the major differences between libertarians and statists. With respect to foreign policy, both conservatives and liberals are devoted to the continuation of America as a military empire. Sure, there are the standard debates over whether the empire should invade or bomb this country or that country but most ...
Speaking Drug-War Truth in the Border Patrol by Jacob G. Hornberger January 28, 2011 A former Border Patrol agent, Bryan Gonzalez, has filed suit against his former employer. He’s alleging he was fired for pointing out that legalizing drugs would end drug-war violence in Mexico. The agent’s observation prompted an internal affairs investigation, which determined that Gonzalez held “personal views that were contrary to the core characteristics of Border Patrol agents, which are ...
How to Help Those Suffering Under Dictatorship by Jacob G. Hornberger January 27, 2011 With big anti-dictator demonstrations in Egypt and Yemen in the wake of the Tunisian revolution that ousted the U.S.-supported dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, U.S. officials are in a tight spot. On the one hand, they clearly want to continue supporting the dictatorial regimes in Egypt and Yemen, just as they did in Tunisia. They call it supporting “stability ...
How to Make America Exceptional Again by Jacob G. Hornberger January 26, 2011 In his State of the Union address, President Obama raised the issue of tax cuts for the rich, one of the big battlegrounds between liberals and conservatives. Yawn! Conservatives: “Lower taxes for the rich! Make the cuts permanent!” Liberals: “Raise taxes on the rich! Make the increases permanent!” Do you see what I mean when I say that there isn’t a dime’s worth ...
Eisenhower and the Danger of a Military Coup by Jacob G. Hornberger January 25, 2011 People are commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address in which he warned Americans about the dangers posed by the military-industrial complex. However, while the commentators are focusing on the obvious impact that the military-industrial complex has on American life — i.e., the out-of-control federal spending, the widespread dependency of the private sector on military spending, the ...
