Jacob G. Hornberger

Articles

06/19/2025 Power & Market Jacob G. Hornberger

With President Trump’s deployment of US troops to Los Angeles, this is a good time to review the deep antipathy that America’s Founding Fathers and our American ancestors had toward “standing armies.”

The Biggest Mistake America Has Ever Made

12/04/2024 Power & Market Jacob G. Hornberger

The biggest mistake America has ever made since the nation’s founding was the conversion of the federal government from a limited-government republic to a national-security state.

A Federal Prosecution in Florida Is Keeping Us Safe from the Russkies

09/11/2024 Power & Market Jacob G. Hornberger

If you have been pacing the floor over the possibility that the Russkies are trying to influence your vote in the 2024 elections, you can sleep well tonight. That’s because the feds are currently...

Media

How Austrian Economics Impacted My Life

11/14/2023 Joseph T. Salerno Jacob G. Hornberger

Professor Salerno tells his personal story of how he discovered Austrian economics.

The Unseen Consequences of the Interstate Highway System

02/01/2022 Jacob G. Hornberger

Today, it’s easy for socialists to point to the Interstate Highway System and exclaim, "Look at what we socialists did to facilitate transportation." They're careful to always ignore the unseen downside.

The CIA Has Stultified American Consciences

10/20/2021 Jacob G. Hornberger

Anyone with a conscience can easily see that assassinating Julian Assange would be just plain murder. Yet, the reaction to all this from the mainstream press has been one great big collective yawn.

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