If the ruling power in America possessed both . . . the right to issue orders of all kinds but also the capability and habit of carrying out those orders; if it not only laid down general principles of government but also concerned itself with the details of applying those principles; and if it dealt not only with the country’s major interests but also descended to the limit of individual interests, then liberty would soon be banished from the New World.
– Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America [1835-1840] |
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April 2, 2024
Absorbing Half of Mexico Altered American Culture
Proponents of America’s system of immigration controls lament what they say are “invaders” crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and entering the United States. Many of them say that this “invasion” is a conspiracy to alter the culture of the United States in a Hispanic direction. Ironically, very few, if any, of these anti-invaders ever condemn what the U.S. government did with the Treaty of … |
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The Language of Force
by John W. Whitehead
Tyrants don’t like people who speak truth to power. Cue the rise of protest laws, which take the government’s intolerance for free speech to a whole new… |
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Tyranny Is Rising as Freedom Falls
by John W. Whitehead
Day by day, tyranny is rising as freedom falls. The U.S. military is being used to patrol subway stations and police the … |
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The Impact of LBJ’s Great Society
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society program, including… |
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