The Libertarian Angle: Khashoggi Murder; Sears Bankruptcy by Future of Freedom Foundation October 16, 2018 What does the bankruptcy of Sears, Roebuck, and Company say about the free market? What does the purported assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi say about a supposed free society? Richard and FFF president Jacob Hornberger discuss. Go to the podcast.
Libertarian Lessons: Foreign Policy by Scott McPherson October 11, 2018 In a libertarian society the role of government is restricted to the protection of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Its only legitimate actions are those guaranteeing the rights of individuals against any who would violate them. What, then, is the proper role of the U.S. government in foreign affairs? To protect the rights of Americans here at ...
The Libertarian Angle: Ebeling’s Favorite Authors: Friedrich von Hayek (video) by Future of Freedom Foundation October 10, 2018 Richard Ebeling is the BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel. He became a libertarian while still in high school and has been involved in the libertarian movement for many decades. Who did he look up to? What books have influenced him the most? Richard and FFF president Jacob Hornberger ...
The Libertarian Angle: Ebeling’s Favorite Authors: Ludwig von Mises by Future of Freedom Foundation October 2, 2018 Richard Ebeling is the BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel. He became a libertarian while still in high school and has been involved in the libertarian movement for many decades. Who did he look up to? What books have influenced him the most? Richard and FFF president Jacob Hornberger ...
Canons of Libertarianism by Laurence M. Vance October 1, 2018 The grandfather, godfather, and icon of conservatism, Russell Kirk (1918–1994), although he wrote lengthy philosophical treatises on “the six canons of conservative thought” and “ten conservative principles,” has largely been forgotten and is rarely invoked by mainstream conservatives today. Kirk was born on October 19, 1918 — a month before the armistice that ended World War I. That makes this ...
The Libertarian Angle: Ebeling’s 10 Favorite Books & Authors: Ayn Rand by Future of Freedom Foundation September 25, 2018 Richard Ebeling is the BB&T Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Free Enterprise Leadership at The Citadel. He became a libertarian while still in high school and has been involved in the libertarian movement for many decades. Who did he look up to? What books have influenced him the most? Richard and FFF president Jacob Hornberger ...
Richard Ebeling’s Top Favorite Books: Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Richard M. Ebeling September 24, 2018 Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal (1967) was my first real introduction to individualist and free market ideas when I was a teenager. I only read Ayn Rand's novels later after this one and The Virtue of Selfishness. I had been interested in politics and current events, but ...
Adherence to Principle: My Talk to the Tidewater Libertarian Party by Jacob G. Hornberger September 20, 2018 This is a talk delivered on August 18, 2018, by Jacob Hornberger, president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, to the Tidewater, Virginia, Libertarian Party.
The Libertarian Angle: Interventionism and National Security Statism by Future of Freedom Foundation September 18, 2018 FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling are pleased to have as a guest Cato Institute senior fellow Ted Galen Carpenter to discuss foreign policy. Go to the podcast.
The Libertarian Angle: The Free State Project (video) by Future of Freedom Foundation September 11, 2018 What is The Free State Project? Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling welcome FSP founder Jason Sorens. Go to the podcast.
The Libertarian Angle: Child Labor Laws by Future of Freedom Foundation September 5, 2018 Children's rights are one of the toughest areas that the libertarian philosophy addresses. How does libertarianism apply to the regulation of child labor? Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.
Libertarian Lessons: Property Rights by Scott McPherson August 31, 2018 Borrowing heavily from the Whig philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that all of us have the right to our lives, to our liberty, and to the pursuit of happiness. Less than a century earlier, Locke had offered a similar theme, with a slight difference: He stated that we have a right to ...