Where Do Libertarians Go from Here? by Jacob G. Hornberger November 9, 2020 With the election of Joe Biden as president, the question naturally arises: Where do libertarians go from here? Do they pursue the reform-oriented, conservatism-lite positions that have come to characterize much of the libertarian movement? Or do libertarians go all out for the next four years for a genuinely free society — that is, one that is ...
Libertarian Reformers vs. the Non-Aggression Principle by Jacob G. Hornberger November 6, 2020 The core principle of libertarianism is the non-aggression principle. It holds that it is illegitimate to initiate force against other people or to support the initiation of force against other people. A question naturally arises: Why do some libertarians favor welfare-warfare state reform measures, given that such reform measures involve the initiation of force against others? Vouchers
The Future of Freedom by Jacob G. Hornberger November 5, 2020 Regardless of who ends up winning the presidential election, the question that naturally arises is: Where do we libertarians go from here? What are the chances of a free society given that there are obviously so many statists living in our country? Should we just throw in the towel and surrender to despair and depression? Should we ...
Drug Decriminalization in Oregon by Jacob G. Hornberger November 4, 2020 Thirty years ago when I started FFF, I could light up the telephone lines whenever I appeared on a radio talk show calling for drug legalization. People were absolutely shocked and outraged over such a suggestion, especially when I would say that hard drugs like cocaine and heroin should be legalized. Many people would call in to ...
It Doesn’t Matter Who Wins by Jacob G. Hornberger November 3, 2020 Flip a coin to decide whether to vote for Trump or Biden. It doesn’t make any difference which one of them wins. America will continue to find herself in the throes of tyranny, oppression, crisis, and chaos. There are two simple reasons for this phenomenon, ones that both Republicans nor Democrats, along with their mainstream media ...
Don’t Forget LBJ’s Election Theft by Jacob G. Hornberger November 2, 2020 The mainstream pro-Biden media is poking fun at Donald Trump’s suggestion that there could be fraud involved in the post-election receipt of mail-in ballots. Apparently they’re not familiar with the election-theft case of Lyndon Johnson, who would go on to become president of the United States. The entire matter is detailed in Robert Caro’s second book ...
No Debate Over the Welfare-Warfare State by Jacob G. Hornberger October 30, 2020 Unfortunately, there has been no debate and discussion in the 2020 presidential race over the two greatest infringements on the liberty and well-being of the American people — the welfare state and the national-security state. That shouldn’t surprise us though given that both Republicans and Democrats, along with the mainstream press, are so wedded to the New ...
Get Those Drug-War Stamps While They’re Hot! by Jacob G. Hornberger October 29, 2020 Get ‘em while they’re hot! The Postal Service has just issued drug-war stamps! You don’t want to miss out on these! What better way to send your Christmas cards than with drug-war stamps! The Postal Service is doing its part to win the decades-long drug war. Never mind that the drug war is a total failure, ...
Veteran Suicide: Another Cost of Foreign Interventionism by Jacob G. Hornberger October 28, 2020 A few days ago., the Cincinnati Enquirer carried an article that detailed one of the tragic costs — veteran suicides — of the U.S. government’s interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The story revolved around three veterans who recently took their own lives after suffering for years with war-related loss of limbs and brain injuries.
Needed: A Faith in Freedom by Jacob G. Hornberger October 27, 2020 Why is it that some libertarians are scared to death to call for the repeal of Social Security and Medicare? Oh sure, they’ll come up with all sorts of Rube Goldberg-like schemes for reforming these two socialist programs. But the minute that another libertarian advocates the immediate repeal of these programs, these reform-oriented libertarians have a conniption ...
The Minimum Wage: Enemy of Blacks by Jacob G. Hornberger October 26, 2020 One of the distinguishing characteristics of leftists (i.e., liberals, progressives, or socialists) is their lack of understanding when it comes to sound economic principles. A good example of this phenomenon is an op-ed in yesterday’s New York Times entitled “To Reduce Racial Inequality, Raise the Minimum Wage” by Ellora Herenoncourt and Claire Montialoux, who teach ...
Immigration and Healthcare Socialism by Jacob G. Hornberger October 23, 2020 Joe Biden and his socialist supporters are crying crocodile tears over President Trump’s immigration-enforcement measure that separated children from their parents. As a result of Trump’s policy, there are some 500 children in U.S. custody whose parents now cannot be found. Despite their crocodile tears and their expressions of outrage over this horrific outcome, Democrats ...