Jacob G. Hornberger

Articles

The Ruthlessness and Brutality of the US Government

01/28/2026 Power & Market Jacob G. Hornberger

From time to time, the American people need to be reminded who is the boss. The boss is the US government. The citizenry are the serfs, the servants, the subordinates.

It Could Never Happen Here

01/26/2026 Power & Market Jacob G. Hornberger

The common mindset among most Americans is that the United States could never become a totalitarian-like country — that is, one in which freedom of speech is sharply curtailed, protests and...

The US Government Is Not the Daddy of US Oil Companies

12/30/2025 Power & Market Jacob G. Hornberger

Among the many rationalizations that the Trump administration is using to initiate massive force and violence against the Venezuelan people is that the Venezuelan government nationalized American oil interests many years ago.

Media

The US Government Is Not the Daddy of US Oil Companies

01/05/2026 Jacob G. Hornberger

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.

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