It is not the job of the United States to be the policeman, fireman, mediator, or social worker of the world.
–Laurence M. Vance
"America Should Side With No One" (2025)
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
March 21, 2025 The Conservative Love of Right-Wing Dictatorship
The issue revolving around the Trump administration’s intentional violation of an order of a federal judge to not deport a group of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador — and the Justice Department’s refusal to provide answers to questions posed by that judge about circumstances surrounding those deportations — does not revolve around whether a person loves or hates Donald Trump. The issue also ...
Beyond the Law: What It Means to Weaponize the Government
by John and Nisha Whitehead
“This is war.”—President Trump President Trump’s declaration of war as a justification for using wartime powers to sidestep constitutional protections is indeed a ...
When Dissent Becomes a Crime: The War on Political Speech Begins
by John and Nisha Whitehead
“Once the principle is established that the government can arrest and jail protesters… officials will use it to silence opposition broadly.”—Heather Cox Richardson, ...
Trump Watch: Trump's Dictatorial Chaos by Jacob G. Hornberger
In this week's Trump Watch, Jacob discusses the chaos and economic destruction that President Trump is unleashing with ...
The Real Problem with Social Security Privatization by Laurence M. Vance
Although Social Security is an unconstitutional relic of the New Deal, some libertarians never tire of proposing ways to reform the system. Social Security is ...
