Any society that entails the strengthening of the state apparatus by giving it unchecked control over the economy, and re-unites the polity and the economy, is an historical regression. In it there is no more future for the public, or for the freedoms it supported, than there was under feudalism.
– Robert Higgs, Crisis and Leviathan [1987]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
September 17, 2025Making America Great Again?
We are now eight months into Donald Trump’s second presidency. As he did in his first term as president, Trump vowed to make America great again (MAGA). Let’s examine whether he is accomplishing that. 1. Trump is continuing America’s decades-old, ongoing, never-ending, perpetual war on drugs and, in fact, is doing so in a very vicious way. Clearly not satisfied with the job ...
Should America Adopt the Chilean Model for Social Security?by Laurence M. Vance
Americans of every political persuasion know that the Social Security program as we know it is unsustainable and in dire financial straits. However, there ...
The Freedom to Fix Ourselves by Dexter Graphic
It's not the legitimate function of government to "fix" society. Individual people must figure out how to fix themselves and their relationships with each ...
