Joseph Sobran: Archives

Past articles by Joseph Sobran on LewRockewell.com

Your Friend, the State
Joseph Sobran on a particularly nonsensical notion.

Our Boy Bill
Now admit it: you miss him too.

Addicts of the State
Joseph Sobran on whether 9/11 discredited libertarianism.

The Trouble With the Christian Right
They're apocalyptic on foreign policy.

The Catholic Ogre
Joseph Sobran has heard enough anti-Catholic myths to last him a while.

Where To Look for Evil
Not just in some axis, says Joseph Sobran.

Put-Upon Protestants
Too nice for their own good, says Joseph Sobran.

Mother of Western Civilization
The Church is blamed for everything, and thanked for nothing.

Shakespeare Was an Aristocrat
And he wasn't Shakespeare, says Joseph Sobran.

Getting Tough on Terrorism
It's failed for Sharon and Bush, and it will continue to fail, says Joseph Sobran.

Simian Fashion
Joseph Sobran on what they wear at the Oscars.

A War That Can't Be Won or Lost
The State's idea of perfection.

Joe Sobran Falls in Love
With the Catholic Church.

It Killed the Constitution
The notion that might makes right.

The Greatest Generations
Joseph Sobran remembers the heroes.

The Rise of Tax Slavery
Brought to you by the Great Emancipator.

The State's Duty To Lie Us into War
Or so they tell us.

Is Sobran 'Anti-American'?
He wants to know.

Presidents Are Dictators in Wartime
How come they call this "freedom"?

Our Chesterton
If the truth be told, that's actually Joseph Sobran.

A Surfeit of 'Patriotism'
Joseph Sobran is accused of anti-Americanism by the jingoes.

In Search of the Real Abe
He was one slippery character.

O Canada!
Joseph Sobran is getting a little tired of Canadians pouring into this country to dodge taxes, take our women, and get us into wars.

The State Corrupts Our Language
To seize power over us.

Hoppe Is Right and Hobbes Is Wrong
Joseph Sobran on anarchism, reason, and history.

The Charade of American Democracy
A pre-speech preview by Joseph Sobran.

Lincoln's Feet of Clay
Henry, that is. Read our own Thomas DiLorenzo's important new book, The Real Lincoln.

Vagueness and the Total State
Joseph Sobran on the practical and moral necessity of precision in language.

How Killing Became a Right
Joseph Sobran on the usurpers who call themselves the federal supreme court.

The Powers That Be
Joseph Sobran on Christianity and the State.

What Do We Owe the State?
Joseph Sobran had a lot of response to his column on Hans-Hermann Hoppe's important new book.

The Most Fun This Country Ever Had
The great Muhammed Ali – who refused to murder the Vietnamese in service to the State – is ill-served by his new movie bio, says Joseph Sobran.

The Abnormal Society
Joseph Sobran on the mutually reinforcing insights of Pat Buchanan, Pope Paul VI, and Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

The Curse of Beatlemania
There's a militant Beatle Taliban, and Joseph Sobran was lucky to escape a fatwa.

Who's the Rat?
Amidst the ten-minute hate, is it really John Walker Lindh?

The Myth of 'Limited Government'
Joseph Sobran on the State and Hans-Hermann Hoppe.

Our State, Ourselves
Joseph Sobran says let's stop kidding ourselves about the US empire.

US Militarism
It means a deeper peril for 2002.

Hail, Switzerland
It's what America should be.

Hurrah for Isolationists
The one group with America's interest at heart.

Why Hate John Walker Lindh?
Joseph Sobran on "the things that are Caesar's."

Celebrity and Mortality
After George Harrison, Joseph Sobran appreciates Nat King Cole all over again.

The Terror State
Let's face it, says Joseph Sobran: we live under one.

The Evil of US Militarism
As Robert Nisbet wrote, it has virtually abolished the republic of the framers.

When Your Mind Is a Vacuum
The State will fill it.

Joseph Sobran Sets Off the Alarm Again
We need safety, but we also need profiling and intelligence, none of which we'll get from the government.

Cracking Down on the Usual Suspects
That's us, says Joseph Sobran.

Sobran the Moderate
He's willing to settle for the Constitution.

'Defense'
It's made us unsafe.

The Costs of Victory
In war, even the winning side pays.

Roosevelt's Ultimate Legacy
Osama Bin FDR.

Belloc's Prophecy
The great Catholic polemicist thought the future belonged to Islam.

Is the Government 'Us'?
Sure, and the parasite is identical with the host.

How To Prevent Terrorism
No Middle-Easterners menaced Millard Fillmore's America, says Joseph Sobran.

Patriotism vs. Nationalism
Joseph Sobran on knowing the difference, and it has never been more important.

'Love All, Trust a Few, Do Wrong to None'
Joseph Sobran on the virtue of wariness.

A Perennial Human Folly
The belief that the course of a war can be controlled.

Dad and Uncle Joe
Joseph Sobran's father was almost killed fighting for Stalin, though that wasn't how FDR phrased it.

He Told Us So
Joseph Sobran responds to his pro-war critics.

Following the Script
"That men set off a course of events they can neither calculate nor control is a tragic fact."

The Mother of Tragedy
It's war, says Joseph Sobran, writing pre-WTC.

The Blasts
Once again, trillions in defense failed to defend us.

Why Are We Hated?
The US is the first empire to expect to dominate and be loved. It doesn't work that way.

The Cassandras Were Cockeyed Optimists
About Vatican II, about the US Constitution, about World War II.

The Decline of Rock
Joseph Sobran on the Golden Era of rock 'n roll, with a special appreciation for the cleanest rocker.

Money and Honor
What the federal government has done to our dollar, and our liberty.

Son of a Drunk
The real key to Abraham Lincoln's character?

The Shark as Media Pet
Why they love this nasty creature.

The Jefferson Davis Legacy
Joseph Sobran on our last president.

A Bitter Argument
At least by Midwestern-American standards.

Lincoln's Manners
There is a lot to learn from Lincoln, as well as about Lincoln, says Joseph Sobran.

Who Killed the Iceman?
And how he relates to the murderous Abe.

The District of Interns
The modern world, led by the State, is trying to shrug off things that are built into our nature, says Joseph Sobran.

The Imaginary Abe
Joseph Sobran slices and dices Lincoln and his chief acolyte, Harry Jaffa.

Death of a Sacred Cow
Joseph Sobran on Katherine Graham.

The Media Are Evil
They're the State's most reliable liars.

I Even Miss the Old Cigarette Ads
And David Ogilvy, in this age of bad advertising.

Waiting for the Moral
Joseph Sobran on the Condit-Levy case.

Single Sex and the Girl
Joseph Sobran on Madonna. A classic, though the dastardly mag that fired him has a lot of gall to run this.

'Gone With the Wind,' Of Course
Forget Mark Twain or Herman Melville. Margaret Mitchell wrote the great American novel, says Joseph Sobran.

The Monstrous ACLU
Founded by Communists, it has always sided with the State.

Baseball's Knight
Joseph Sobran on the heroic Sandy Koufax.

Civil Rights vs. Religion
Joseph Sobran on the future of State aggression.

In Praise of Joe Sobran
A 14-year-old baseball phenom. Article by his grandfather.

Bowdlerizing C.S. Lewis
The elites approve of one kind of censorship: anti-Christian.

Did Lincoln Do It?
Was the dictator incorrectly charged with plotting a crime?

Federal Judges vs. the Rule of Law
God finally won one in the US Supreme Court. He shouldn't have.

The Age of the Misfit
When the freedom of association is criminalized.

The Sopranos
Call me a starry-eyed idealist, says Joseph Sobran, but I want to require all civil servants to be eunuchs.

The Antidote to 'Sheer, Sheeplike Unanimity'
Joe Sobran writes to Lew Rockwell.

Dylan vs. the Sixties
Joseph Sobran on why he likes Bob Dylan.

Listen to Lincoln
Pay attention to his words, and to his monstrous deeds, says Joseph Sobran, and not the embalmed cliche he's become.

Shame on Casey Martin
Nothing, however innocuous, is now safe from the tentacles of the total state.

Kemp vs. Sobran
Jack calls Joe an assassin of Lincoln's character, for quoting the words of Honest Abe.

Evil Is Back
Newsweek has one take, St. Paul another.

Joe McCarthy and Abe Lincoln
Only one instituted a reign of terror.

Reparations Now!
We are owed big time, says Joseph Sobran.

War Hero
Joseph Sobran on Senator Kerrey.

Washington, DC – Tax Haven?
The hilarious unintended consequences of removing taxation for those without representation.

The Greedy, Grasping Tax State
The State claims the right to decide how much to rob us. Such an institution cannot be legitimate.

Phony Lincoln
Joseph Sobran on Harry Jaffa's deification of the Great Tyrant.

The State as Wolf
Joseph Sobran on taxes, Democrats, and the nature of the State.

Beware of 'Reform'
It means a threat to liberty, says Joseph Sobran.

The Hanssen Shocker
Joseph Sobran on the spy scandal.

A New Beethoven
David Zinman, by following the composer's own directions, has given us a new and fun Beethoven, says Joseph Sobran.

Can We Afford a Tax Cut?
Joseph Sobran on the desperation of the parasites not to allow the hosts any breathing room. Who knows where it might lead?

Clintonian (adj.)
Well, we can stop guessing what Bill Clinton's legacy will be, says Joseph Sobran.

Shall We Watch?
The poisoning of Timothy McVeigh, or of a baby in the womb?

Little Willie
Joseph Sobran on the kind of children's book that should be written about Clinton.

The Great Emancipator?
A black man looks at Lincoln.

Unasked Questions
Why does everyone assume, in effect, that the government owns us?

Education Presidents
Joseph Sobran gets nervous when presidents talk about running schools.

Is Jesse Learning Moral Modesty?
Joseph Sobran is a little encouraged.

Slavery, No; Secession, Yes
Joseph Sobran on the constitutional principle of states rights.

Don't Cut Taxes – Abolish Them!
Joe Sobran injects some good sense into the DC debate.

Money and Morality
We need a dollar protected from what James Madison called "the pestilent effects of paper money."

Free Virginia!
My state withdrew from the old confederacy in 1861, joined the Confederate States of America (currently inoperative, alas), and was forcibly – and illegally – reannexed to the US in 1865, says Joseph Sobran.

Memoirs of a Heretic
Joe Sobran on thinking through official lies.

How Washington Thinks
It pays as much attention to the 10th amendment as the Unitarians do to the Book of Revelation, says Joe Sobran.

Abe Lincoln, White Separatist
Joe Sobran on the actual views of the Great Emancipator.

Popular Election of Presidents?
That would be even crazier than the present system, says Joe Sobran.

Stealing an Election
Forget Gore and examine Honest Abe, says Joseph Sobran.

The 'Lesson' of Pearl Harbor
Not to be perpetually ready for war, but that your worst enemy is your own government.

Uncomfortable Election Truths
What exactly is the moral argument for majority rule, asks Joe Sobran.

I Hate To Admit It
But the English have a lot to teach us about English, says Joe Sobran. Even their politicians are articulate and funny, while ours – like Bush and Gore – are tongue-tied and banal.

Symptoms of Tyranny
They include, says Joseph Sobran, the centralization of power, the issuing of funny money, and the welfare state.

A Heartbeat Away
The saga of Dick Cheney's ticker.

They Abolished the Constitution
And hardly anyone noticed, says Joe Sobran.

Amnesia at the Paper of Record
Joe Sobran on the New York Times' Big Lie about Pius XII.

Raoul Berger, RIP
His heart aches at the death of this great Constitutional scholar, says Joe Sobran.

Liberal vs. Conservative?
Joseph Sobran called the election.

Tyson, Golota, and Hamlet
Paying to see Mike Tyson fight is like dating O.J. Simpson, says Joseph Sobran. You have no right to complain later. In fact you’re lucky if you’re in any condition to complain.

Clinton's Levitas
Forget gravitas. Clinton exhibits the opposite, says Joe Sobran.

Beware of Allies
Joseph Sobran on the USS Cole, "terrorism," imperialism, and allies who attract a bunch of enemies.

How To Avoid Lying
Joe Sobran has some advice for Al Gore, and the rest of us.

The Few and the Many
"Discrimination," says Joseph Sobran, is liberalese for free association, just as "civil rights" means forced association.

Does the Constitution "Grow"?
To Gore, it's climbing ivy. Bush is a little better, says Joe Sobran.

Joe Sobran on the Presidency
Read his brilliant and funny new book, Hustler: The Clinton Legacy.

Freud and the Constitution
The Viennese creep undermined our liberties.

'Hustler: The Clinton Legacy'
Joe Sobran has written a brilliant new book on That Man in the White House. Highly recommended.

Capital Punishment
Of course murderers deserve to die. But how can criminals – and the modern state is a criminal enterprise – dispense justice?

"Private" Crimes
Once again the monster Clintons have beaten the rap, though Ray did not exonerate them, despite what the press claims. How could he?

The Neocon Trick
How they wrecked the conservative movement.

Blurring the Differences
Move over, Tom Dewey: you may have company, says Joseph Sobran.

Left-Liberal Lies
"Compassionate conservatism" is not an oxymoron. Compassionate liberalism is.

Scouting Morality
Joseph Sobran on the war on the Boy Scouts, and why the great moral leader Lieberman is AWOL.

Henry VIII and John Milton
Joseph Sobran on two great heretics.

Abortion and the English Language
Joseph Sobran on two related corruptions.

Getting Personal
Joe Sobran on how Gore has exploited his family for political purposes once again.

The Man From Nowhere
The chilling and dangerous Al Gore.

Gore's Unwanted Friends
There's a reason the pornographers all love the Democrat Party, says Joe Sobran.

Did Lincoln Free the Slaves?
Of course not!

Our Slickest President
The lying national socialist and war criminal, FDR. Article by Joseph Sobran.

Making Sense of Shakespeare
He was gay, says Joe Sobran, and he wasn't Shakespeare.

History's Yes-Man
Al Gore used to believe – or said, anyway – that human life begins at conception. Now he favors legal abortion, even when the unborn child is fully formed and ready for birth. Article by Joseph Sobran.

Home-Run Inflation
Joe Sobran mourns the old game, and teaches it to his grandson.

Wanted: Another Juvenal
Only he could do justice to the march on Rome, says Joseph Sobran.

Greedy Bureaucrats and Welfare Bums
Greed, says Joseph Sobran, is the province of the state and its minions, not of taxpayers wanting to keep their own money.

Gore's Commie Connections
Once again, in their treatment of Gore's background, the elites are shown to be pro-communist.

Let's Debate 'Basics'
Include not only Pat Buchanan and Ralph Nader in the debates, says Joe Sobran, but also Howard Phillips and Harry Browne.

Prejudice and Precedent
Even when the Supremes get it right, they get it wrong, says Joe Sobran.

Structures of Deceit
Another name for the Supreme Court, says Joe Sobran.

The Radical Dr. Johnson
Joseph Sobran on how publishing ceased to be vulgar.

Power, Not Prayer
Joseph Sobran on the Supreme Court's most recent usurpation.

The Prophetic C.S. Lewis
He saw clearly the moral meaning of tyranny. Article by Joseph Sobran.

Playing Monopoly
Joe Sobran on the evil Thomas Penfield Jackson and his assault on Microsoft.

Rape, Slavery, Booze, and Interstate Commerce
Joseph Sobran on what the Constitution actually says.

The Real Al Gore
Who the heck is he?

Hate Crimes and Love Crimes
The president's libidinal agenda.

The Rivals
Gielgud vs. Olivier, by Joe Sobran.

The Church of Silence
The untold story of the century, by Joe Sobran.

Rudy in Ruins
Another woman, another Republican meltdown.

Can Dr. Laura Be Tolerated?
Freedom of speech and normality itself are under attack, says Joe Sobran.

Joe Sobran Leaves Ticket
He is no longer Howard Phillips's veep candidate.

Happy Birthday, "Shakespeare"!
Joseph Sobran says it's the 450th anniversary of the birth of the man who wrote Shakespeare's plays.

Legitimating Castro
That's what Clinton is doing over Elian, says Joseph Sobran. Reagan, he says, never would have done the same.

Keep Elian Here
Those who say otherwise are friends of Fidel, says Joseph Sobran.

The Clinton Rap Sheet
"I give up," says Joe Sobran, "I can't keep them straight anymore. Who can, at this point?"

Buchanan: The Next McCain?
Joseph Sobran on why they can't help quoting the man.

Lesser Evils
Joseph Sobran argues for the Constitution Party.

If I Were Pope
Joseph Sobran on the papal apology.

The True Bard
It wasn't that guy Shakespeare, says Joseph Sobran.

Why Sobran Should Be King
Joseph Sobran on his career as a politician, and what he's really designed for.

The Romance of Dr. Crippen
The love story inside the famous murder mystery.

The Autonomous State
Far from being a "maverick," John McCain conforms to the dominant principle of 20th-century politics: the state that is the source of its own authority and recognizes no authority above itself.

Hillary! and Humanity
Loving the People, hating persons.

The Real Churchill
Joseph Sobran agrees with Ralph Raico: "Winston Churchill was a man of blood and a politico without principle."

The Courtier Who Would Be King
Joseph Sobran on Al Gore.

"Great" Presidents
Clinton is the price we pay for decades of tolerating autonomous government, says Joseph Sobran.

Musidorus the Cannibal
Long ago there was a bitter war between the kingdoms of Scythia and Bohemia, says Joseph Sobran.

The Rules of the Game
John Rocker's crime: telling the truth.

Lincoln's Savagery
Joseph Sobran on why the Confederate flag is demonized, and the US has become a rogue nation.

The End of a Mad Century
Mankind may yet recover from the 20th century, says Joseph Sobran.

Lies of History
They're still telling whoppers about the criminal FDR.

The Other Einstein
Joe Sobran on the brilliant monster we're supposed to celebrate as man of the century.

Murder Most Patriotic
The killer who never rose to the grand height of a State official.

Clinton's "Mistake"
Even Gore believes him capable of rape, says Joe Sobran.

A Century of Psychobabble
This has been the era of Sigmund Freud, and therefore of evil baloney, says Joseph Sobran.

The Man They Still Hate
Only one man from the ancient world is still hated, says Joseph Sobran.

Sobran Vindicated
An establishment critic of his book, Alias Shakespeare, proves Joe's thesis.

The Suppression of Scripture
Federally mandated ignorance of the Bible among American schoolchildren has wrecked our culture, says Joseph Sobran.

Hillsdale: The Moral
Hillsdale College saved its honor from its own president, says Joe Sobran.

Tragedy in a Collegiate Paradise
I would have believed it of anyone else, says Joe Sobran, but not George Roche.

In Defense of Microsoft
A lawless, predatory government is the real enemy of honest and productive citizens, says Joe Sobran.

"Arbiters" of Abortion
Joe Sobran says that the Supreme Court has created a bitter dilemma for many of the women it thought it was helping.

Forbidden Unless Authorized
Even Daniel Webster would be horrified by today's Leviathan, says Joe Sobran.

Score One for Jesse
The wrestler is right; the intellectual is wrong, says Joe Sobran.

The State vs. Culture
Government is out to wreck the people's culture, says Joseph Sobran, in order to build the totalitarian state.

The Darwin Racket
Why questioning the evolution scam is so threatening to the state and its allies.

The Right To Secede
Without it, Lincoln's dark victory over the Constitution has been enshrined.

How Tyranny Came to America
Sobran for Vice President!