The Libertarian Angle

To End Budget Deficits, Restrict Political Pickpockets

by Richard M. Ebeling March 24, 2021

Government spending is out of control. In March 2021, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that federal government spending in fiscal year 2021 (which began on October 1, 2020) will come to at least $5.8 trillion, with tax revenues of $3.5 trillion, and a resulting budget deficit of over $2.3 trillion. The total federal accumulated debt ...

The Libertarian Angle: Busing and Public Schooling (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation July 16, 2019

Government and schooling--what could go wrong? FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard Ebeling discuss the busing programs of the 1960s. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: Misunderstanding Socialism (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation July 11, 2019

Socialism is growing in popularity with the young. One socialist society has failed after the other, and yet socialism retains respect. Why? FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: The Significance of July 4 (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation July 3, 2019

What did the American Revolution signify? What tenets of a free society are enshrined in The Declaration of Independence? FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: Tariff-Wall Man’s Extortion of Mexico (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation June 13, 2019

Are barriers to both immigration and trade the hallmarks of a free society? Do they make the citizens of The United States better off? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: World War II

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 15, 2019

Was World War II the good war? Should the United States have been involved at all? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: World War I (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation April 30, 2019

America should never have gotten involved in World War I, and powers assumed by the government during that war haunt us to this day. FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: The Evil of Sanctions and Embargoes (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation April 23, 2019

Sanctions and embargoes do more to hurt the citizens in a country than the government that these policies are trying to punish. Should a libertarian support such policies? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: The Income Tax: Root of Evil (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation April 19, 2019

Taxation is theft, there is no getting around it. But the income tax in particular has had a particularly galling effect on the liberty of all Americans. FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: What’s So Good About Democracy? (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation April 9, 2019

Is democracy the goal of politics? Are freedom and democracy one and the same? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: How to End Poverty (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation April 5, 2019

Is there a way to end poverty? Actually, much poverty has already been eliminated. FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling tell you how. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: National Debt and the Debt Ceiling (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation March 19, 2019

The national debt keeps going up and the federal budget keeps running in the red. Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.