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America’s Anti-Militarist Tradition

by Sheldon Richman March 28, 2008

The Right went apoplectic at the skepticism that greeted Gen. David Petraeus’s recent testimony about the success of the military escalation in Iraq. It was as though a member of the military was incapable of engaging in spin to support his commander in chief’s war policy. How could anyone even for ... [click for more]

FFF Speaker Spotlight: David R. Henderson

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 21, 2008

We are extremely honored to have David Henderson speaking at our upcoming June 6-8 conference “Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties.” Not only is David one of the most brilliant economic thinkers in the country, he is also among those who is devoting his intellectual energy to moving ... [click for more]

The Demise of Conscience, Part 1

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 1, 2008

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 As libertarians have long pointed out, both the welfare state and the warfare state have brought immeasurable damage to our country. With its various programs of confiscatory taxation of income and capital to accomplish its coercive redistribution of wealth, the welfare state has brought standards of living lower than otherwise would ... [click for more]

I Suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Part 6

by James Glaser March 1, 2008

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Now we come to the very reason that veterans get PTSD. More than likely, there was a traumatic experience or experiences that, you might say, overwhelmed them. Now that I have been through it, I believe that the whole ... [click for more]

Warring as Lying Throughout American History

by James Bovard February 1, 2008

Americans are taught to expect their elected leaders to be relatively honest. But it wasn’t always like that. In the mid 1800s, people joked about political candidates who claimed to have been born in a log cabin that they built with their own hands. This jibe was spurred by William Henry Harrison’s false claim of a log-cabin birth in ... [click for more]

I Suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Part 5

by James Glaser February 1, 2008

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Last month I wrote about the assertiveness training in the Tomah Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) program and how I thought it helped me. This month, it’s dreams and relaxation therapy. I am purposely saving the trauma group ... [click for more]

Pathetic Arguments for Foreign Intervention

by Sheldon Richman January 25, 2008

Republican presidential contender Ron Paul certainly deserves credit for putting the foreign policy of noninterventionism into the public debate. It’s about time. For decades U.S. presidents have sought to manage the world in behalf of what they call “American interests,” and all it has brought is death, mayhem, anti-Americanism, and ... [click for more]

Let’s Restore the Republic

by Jacob G. Hornberger January 18, 2008

On June 4, 2007, Jacob Hornberger gave the following speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety. [click for more]

Foreign Policy and the Constitution (video)

by Bart Frazier January 11, 2008

On June 4, 2007, Bart Frazier gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety. [click for more]

What the Church Should Be Saying about War and Foreign Policy (video)

by Laurence M. Vance January 4, 2008

On June 3, 2007, Laurence Vance gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety. [click for more]

Hands Off Pakistan

by Sheldon Richman January 4, 2008

“The assassination of Benazir Bhutto was not an attack on this brave woman alone; it was an attack upon democracy, freedom and the United States.” This statement by Asa Hutchinson, former undersecretary of homeland security, was typical of the reaction of the American political and media establishments. The claim that the ... [click for more]

The Enemy-Combatant Attack on Freedom, Part 1

by Jacob G. Hornberger January 1, 2008

Part 1 | Part 2 Since an attack on Iran could result in heightened “war-on-terrorism” emergencies here in the United States, this would be a good time to review the issue of “enemy combatants,” especially as the concept applies to American citizens. To analyze the critical importance of the “enemy-combatant” doctrine, we will examine the cases of two people ... [click for more]