Tag: Scott Horton

HotH2OHistory.com

A Putin’s Progress

It was bound to happen. Once Russian forces invaded Ukraine, figures from both the right and the left fell into their binary, vacuous thought pits. They proceeded to direct Twitter fits at libertarians and anarchists like dear little ol’ me. My response is one to ponder:     So, when both your midwit conservative neighbor…
Read more

The Empire Has Been Good For No One

If there is one lesson from history that does repeat itself instead of just rhyme, it is that imperialism kills civilizations. It turns out, electing force instead of voluntary engagement is not just catastrophically expensive; it also carries with it enormous moral hazard for the perpetrators. This has been the core message of the great…
Read more

Welcome Back Hibatullah

Those wacky Taliban fighters have gone and confirmed what the least bit observant among us have long known: The American “war on terror” and century-plus (at least) experiment in nation building is a farce and a failure. As I glanced upon the picture above, I couldn’t help but think that these guys look like the…
Read more