Libertarianism

The Libertarian Angle: Trump’s “Withdrawal” from Syria (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 3, 2019

President Donald Trump has called for the withdrawal of the U.S. military from Syria. While libertarians should laud such a move, what is really going on here? Can we really expect the U.S. military to completely withdraw from an area of the Middle East that it has been trying to influence for so long? ...

The Libertarian Angle: The Federal Debt Crisis

by Future of Freedom Foundation December 6, 2018

A fiat monetary system allows a government to spend well beyond its means, and the U.S. government certainly has taken advantage. New deficit records are set every budget cycle. How long can this go on and how will it end? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard Ebelign discuss. Go to the

The Libertarian Angle: Ebeling’s Favorite Authors: Henry Hazlitt

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 28, 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: Thanksgiving, Socialism, and Capitalism

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 20, 2018

Here is a lesson on Thanksgiving from Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: The Horrific Consequences of WWI

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 14, 2018

Should the United States have been involved in World War I? Did it make the world safe for democracy, or was it the recipe for a violence-filled 20th century? Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: The Immigrant Caravan

by Future of Freedom Foundation October 23, 2018

As a large group of refugees heads north through Mexico, it is time to ask what a proper libertarian stance on immigration should be. FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

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 ...