Interventionism and Isolationism by Jacob G. Hornberger October 25, 2019 When President Trump decided to relocate a few troops on Syria’s northern border and announced that he would withdraw all the other U.S. troops from Syria, interventionists went ballistic. They said that Trump was leading America to “isolationism.” A B-2 Spirit soars after a refueling mission ...
Great Times Spreading Liberty in Milwaukee by Jacob G. Hornberger October 24, 2019 Part of my spring and summer was spent in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, spreading ideas on liberty. It started out with an invitation to speak before a group called the Wisconsin Forum, whose origins go back decades. It is a private group composed of libertarians and conservatives who invite speakers to address the club on issues relating ...
The Futility of the Drug War by Jacob G. Hornberger October 23, 2019 Thirteen Mexican police officers were recently killed in an ambush in the western state of Michoacan. The ambush was carried out by at least 30 individuals firing high-powered weapons. The killers were members of a drug cartel called the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. In a strict legal sense, the killers are ...
Politicians Live in a Parallel Universe by Jacob G. Hornberger October 22, 2019 I’m convinced of it. Many politicians definitely live in a parallel universe, one that could easily be called Bizarro World. Just read a recent op-ed in the Washington Post by Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. It provides irrefutable proof that these people live in an alternative universe. The title of ...
Vicarious Courage on Syria by Jacob G. Hornberger October 21, 2019 Max Boot is a conservative commentator who is also an interventionist. (Or am I being redundant?) Boot favored the Iraq War, before he later turned against it when he saw what a fiasco it turned out to be. He also favored the war on Afghanistan. Today, like other Republicans and Democrats, he is criticizing President Trump for “betraying” the ...
Did the Russians Influence Gary Johnson’s Vote Totals? by Jacob G. Hornberger October 18, 2019 Ever since the start of the anti-Russia brouhaha three years ago, U.S. officials, the mainstream press, and Democrats have unanimously and steadfastly maintained that the Russians influenced the 2016 presidential election. That can only mean one thing: that the Russians caused at least some American voters to vote in a way that they wouldn’t ordinarily have voted.
Empire and Interventionism vs. Republic and Noninterventionism by Jacob G. Hornberger October 17, 2019 The chaos arising from U.S. interventionism in Syria provides an excellent opportunity to explore the interventionist mind. Consider the terminology being employed by interventionists: President Trump’s actions in Syria have left a “power vacuum,” one that Russia and Iran are now filling. The United States will no longer have “influence” in the region. “Allies” will no longer be able to ...
Why Interventionists Won’t Help the Kurds by Jacob G. Hornberger October 16, 2019 An interesting aspect of the controversy over Syria is the reaction of interventionists to what they call President Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds. They’re saying that Trump should have kept those 50 U.S. troops serving as a tripwire between Turkish military forces and the Kurds. Removing the tripwire, they say, enabled Turkey to attack the Kurds. Why is that interesting?
Another Interventionist “Success” Story by Jacob G. Hornberger October 15, 2019 Not surprisingly, the interventionists are blaming their latest interventionist fiasco, this one in Syria, on President Trump. No, they say, the responsibility doesn’t fall on them and their morally bankrupt philosophy. The fault for their interventionist fiascos always lies with others. If only President Trump hadn’t betrayed the Kurds. If only ...
Misunderstanding Freedom of Speech by Jacob G. Hornberger October 14, 2019 Contrary to numerous commentaries by mainstream journalists and editorial boards, the controversy between the NBA and China does not involve freedom of speech. The controversy arose when Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey sent out a tweet stating “Fight for freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.”
The Socialism of Social Security by Jacob G. Hornberger October 11, 2019 It amuses me whenever I hear President Trump and his fellow Republicans excoriating Democrats Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other leftists for being socialists. After all, let’s not forget that Trump and Republicans, along with their Democratic cohorts, are fierce advocates of America’s premier socialist program, Social Security.
Pull Them All Out of Syria, Now by Jacob G. Hornberger October 10, 2019 Democrats, Republicans, the mainstream press, and all the other Washington, D.C., interventionists are up in arms over President Trump’s decision to relocate a few U.S. soldiers within Syria. Based on their hysterical reaction, you would think that the United States was about to be invaded and conquered by some new or old official enemy, like communists, terrorists, ...