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The Importance of the Marketplace of Ideas — in Both War and Peace

by Richard M. Ebeling September 21, 2007

On June 2, 2007, Richard M. Ebeling 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]

Whatever Happened to Uncle Sam Wants You?

by Michael Nolan September 14, 2007

If the war in Iraq is worth fighting, then why doesn't George Bush, commander-in-chief of an army stretched so thin by the Iraq catastrophe that Colin Powell has labeled it broken, just look the people in the eye and say Uncle Sam Wants You? Think about it: Those who support global, perpetual war from Dick Cheney to Joe Lieberman ... [click for more]

Ike Was Right and We Are Becoming What We Despise (video)

by Robert Scheer September 14, 2007

On June 1, 2007, Robert Scheer 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]

How We’re Restoring the Republic with Truth and Fearlessness

by Karen Kwiatkowski September 7, 2007

On June 1, 2007, Karen Kwiatkowski 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]

“Mr. Speaker, Peace Is Always Superior to War”

by Anthony Gregory September 1, 2007

A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship by Ron Paul (Lake Jackson, Texas: Foundation for Rational Economics and Education, 2007); 372 pages; $19.95. “Mr. Speaker, peace is always superior to war,” said Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) ... [click for more]

Two Views of Social Order: Conflict or Cooperation (video)

by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. August 24, 2007

On June 1, 2007, Lew Rockwell 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]

War, Peace, and the Struggle for Liberty (video)

by Justin Raimondo August 24, 2007

On June 1, 2007, Justin Raimondo 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]

Casual Talk of War

by Sheldon Richman August 13, 2007

The opponents of the Bush wars and the accompanying expansion of government power have been disappointed countless times before. Just the other day the Democrats in Congress acquiesced in the Bush administration’s heavy-handed bid for the power to conduct warrantless eavesdropping on American citizens and residents in the name of ... [click for more]

War and Leviathan: The Trick that Works Every Time (video)

by Robert Higgs August 10, 2007

Robert Higgs on "War and Leviathan: The Trick That Works Every Time" at the Future of Freedom Foundation's Restoring the Republic, 2007. [click for more]

Losing and Restoring the Republic

by Jacob G. Hornberger August 1, 2007

It is impossible to overstate the fundamental differences between the foreign-policy philosophy of our American ancestors and the foreign-policy mindset that guides our country today. The philosophy of our ancestors was nicely summed up in the Fourth of July address to Congress in 1821 by John Quincy Adams. In essence Adams said, There are lots of bad things all over ... [click for more]

War Is a Government Program

by Sheldon Richman August 1, 2007

It is always amusing to hear conservatives complain — as they are complaining now and used to complain during the Vietnam War — that if it weren’t for the politicians, the generals could win America’s wars. Those with this mindset believe the politicians are always getting in the way by subordinating military considerations to — ugh! — political considerations. ... [click for more]

The Good and Bad News about the Bush Wars

by Sheldon Richman July 1, 2007

There’s good and bad news about the two American-initiated wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The good news is the American people are largely disengaged from them. The bad news is the American people are largely disengaged from them. How can the same piece of news be both good and bad? Let’s see. New York Times foreign-affairs columnist Thomas Friedman laments that most Americans ... [click for more]