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Capitalism and the Free Society, Part 1

by Richard M. Ebeling October 30, 2017

Part 1 | Part 2 One of the leading ideological punching bags for well over one hundred years has been the ideas, institutions, and impact of “capitalism” on society. Think of something someone does not like in the world and the guilty party causing it is almost always the same – “capitalism.” But what is capitalism, and ...

Don’t Call the Cops If You’re Autistic, Deaf, Mentally Ill, Disabled or Old

by John W. Whitehead October 26, 2017

Anyone who cares for someone with a developmental disability, as well as for disabled people themselves every day in fear that their behavior will be misconstrued as suspicious, intoxicated or hostile by law enforcement. —Steve Silberman, The New York Times Life in the American police state is an endless series of don’ts delivered at the ...

Concealed Carry on the March

by Scott McPherson October 25, 2017

What a difference a generation can make. In 1987 crime in the United States was out of control. That same year Gallup asked Americans if they would support a ban on handguns, and a worrying forty-two percent answered “yes.” While almost half the country wanted to ban handguns, nine states were trying something different. “Shall issue” concealed-carry laws were passed, ...

The Libertarian Angle: End the Fed (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation October 24, 2017

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling challenge the orthodoxy that the government must manage the money supply. Go to the podcast.

If Political Candidates Advocated Liberty

by Richard M. Ebeling October 23, 2017

In modern democracies, political cycles never end. As soon as one election is over, those in government office or aspiring to such an office are already running for the next election. Having recently attended a public forum of state-level candidates looking to the 2018 election, I wondered what a real friend of freedom might say if he was offering ...

Republicans for All

by Laurence M. Vance October 20, 2017

Last month, self-proclaimed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released his Medicare for All plan. Said Sanders, Health care must be recognized as a right, not a privilege. Every man, woman and child in our country should be able to access the health care they need regardless of their income. The only long-term solution to America’s health care crisis ...

The Libertarian Angle: Capital and the Free Market (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation October 19, 2017

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss how monopolies are government-created entities and that freeing the market is the only way to liberty and prosperity. Go to the podcast.

This Is How Tyranny Rises and Freedom Falls

by John W. Whitehead October 19, 2017

“Every day I ask myself the same question: How can this be happening in America? How can people like these be in charge of our country? If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I’d think I was having a hallucination.”—Philip Roth, novelist It is easy to be distracted right now by the circus politics that ...

A Call for “Do-Nothing” Presidents Without Legacies

by Richard M. Ebeling October 16, 2017

Some in the news media and editorial page pundits are aghast that many of President Donald Trump’s executive orders and legislative proposals sent off to the United States Congress represent an attempt to undue the presidential “legacy” of Barack Obama.  The question is, why should it be presumed that presidents need to have policy legacies to leave behind after ...

A Culture of Compliance Breeds Despots and Predators

by John W. Whitehead October 11, 2017

“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”― Frank Herbert Power corrupts. Worse, as 19th-century historian Lord Acton concluded, absolute power corrupts absolutely. It doesn’t matter whether you’re talking about a politician, an entertainment mogul, a corporate CEO or a ...

The Libertarian Angle: Monopolies, Big Business, and the Free Market (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation October 10, 2017

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss how monopolies are government-created entities and that freeing the market is the only way to liberty and prosperity. Go to the podcast.

Neo-Liberalism: From Laissez-Faire to the Interventionist State

by Richard M. Ebeling October 9, 2017

Spanish One of the most accusatory and negative words currently in use in various politically “progressive” circles is that of “Neo-Liberalism.” To be called a “Neo-Liberal” is to stand condemned of being against “the poor,” an apologist for the “the rich” and a proponent of economic policies leading to greater income inequality. The term is also ...