Daily Articles

The Deep State’s Christmas Present to America

by John W. Whitehead December 14, 2017

“He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows when you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness sake!” —“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” Just in time for Christmas, the Deep State wants to give America the gift that keeps on giving: never-ending mass surveillance. I’m not referring to the kind of surveillance ...

The FBI Is an Enemy of Freedom

by Scott McPherson December 13, 2017

Former FBI special agent Clint Watts has responded to tweets from President Trump critical of the FBI by branding the president an “enemy of the state.” Watts claims Trump's tweets will “sow doubt” and “hurt” the abilities of the FBI, “so he is an enemy of the state whenever he is pushing against the FBI in ...

The Libertarian Angle: Why We Are Libertarians (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation December 12, 2017

How did you become a libertarian? Does it all being with Ayn Rand? FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss how they became libertarians. Go to the podcast.

An Audience with the Tyrant of Yemen

by Richard M. Ebeling December 11, 2017

The former president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was reported killed in the capital of Sana’a, on December 4, 2017, when he seemingly was changing sides in the on-going and brutal civil war in that country. I actually met Ali Abdullah Saleh in December 2006, when I was president of the Foundation for Economic Education. I was part of a ...

John Lennon Was Right

by John W. Whitehead December 8, 2017

Militant nonviolent resistance works. Peaceful, prolonged protests work. Mass movements with huge numbers of participants work. Yes, America, it is possible to use occupations and civil disobedience to oppose government policies, counter injustice and bring about change outside the confines of the ballot box. It has been done before. It can be done again. For example, in May of 1932, more than 43,000 people, ...

What Went Wrong in Charlottesville

by John W. Whitehead December 7, 2017

“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem, government IS the problem.”—Ronald Reagan Corruption. Graft. Intolerance. Greed. Incompetence. Ineptitude. Militarism. Lawlessness. Ignorance. Brutality. Deceit. Collusion. Corpulence. Bureaucracy. Immorality. Depravity. Censorship. Cruelty. Violence. Mediocrity. Tyranny. These are the hallmarks of an institution that is rotten through and through. What you smell is the stench of a dying republic. Our ...

The Evil of the National Security State (video)

by Jacob G. Hornberger December 7, 2017

In November 2017, Jacob G. Hornberger gave the following presentation to the staff of The Institute for Humane Studies.

Time to Shut It Down

by Laurence M. Vance December 6, 2017

According to Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution, “No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law.” When one or both Houses of Congress fails to pass a bill, or Congress and the president can’t come to an agreement on a bill, to fund the operations and agencies of ...

The Libertarian Angle: Trump’s Tax Bill and American Serfdom (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation December 5, 2017

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss recent tax legislation. Go to the podcast.

Capitalism and Asymmetric Information

by Richard M. Ebeling December 4, 2017

Capitalism is a wondrous human institution for the mutual betterment for all in society. Yet, critics often insist that market systems enable sellers to take advantage of buyers, because those on the demand-side often lack the specialized knowledge that suppliers possess, thus, enabling a possible exaggerated misrepresentation of what is being offered for sale. What is missed is that ...

“A Republic, If You Can Keep It”

by Jacob G. Hornberger December 1, 2017

James Madison, the father of the U.S. Constitution, wrote that of all the enemies to liberty, war is the greatest. What he meant by that is that governments inevitably use wars and other crises and emergencies to centralize and expand their powers over the citizenry. Thus, in the process of claiming to keep the citizenry safe from external threats, ...

Guilt by Musical Association

by James Bovard December 1, 2017

Should the feds be permitted to treat anyone who is not a choirboy like a criminal suspect? Unfortunately, local, state, and federal agencies have a long history of targeting, harassing, and entrapping fans of untraditional music. Because so many innocuous activities have become criminalized in recent decades, it has never been easier for the feds to tar any group ...