JFK’s Quest for Peace by Jeffrey Sachs June 16, 2017 The Future of Freedom Foundation was pleased to host one of the most fascinating, important, and relevant conferences in our 27-year history. Entitled “The National Security State and JFK,” the conference was held on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Dulles Airport Marriott in Northern Virginia. Jeffrey Sachs holds the title of University Professor, the highest ...
Lynching Free Speech by John W. Whitehead June 16, 2017 What are the defenders of free speech to do? The sad fact is that this fundamental freedom is on its heels across America. Politicians of both parties want to use the power of government to silence their foes. Some in the university community seek to drive it from their campuses. And an entire generation of Americans is being taught ...
Discrimination Hypocrisy by Laurence M. Vance June 15, 2017 Soon after Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, it was widely reported that a number of prominent fashion designers were refusing to work with his wife, Melania Trump, because they do not approve of her husband’s politics. In a word, they were practicing discrimination. Designer Sophie Theallet, who dressed First Lady Michelle Obama, posted an ...
The Libertarian Angle: Giants of Libertarianism — Leonard Read by Future of Freedom Foundation June 14, 2017 FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling talk about the founder of The Foundation for Economic Education and a hero of modern libertarianism, Milton Friedman. Go to the podcast.
Karl Marx and the Presumption of a ‘Right Side’ to History, Part II by Richard M. Ebeling June 12, 2017 Those who speak about being on the “right side of history” have, knowingly or not, adopted a central element in Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalism and the idea that the capitalist system follows a particular course of historical development that is open to scientific explanation and prediction, and which presumes to be placing humanity on a road that leads ...
The Elusive Search for Justice in the American Police State by John W. Whitehead June 7, 2017 “As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air – however slight – lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.”—Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas We have entered ...
The Libertarian Angle: Giants of Libertarianism — Milton Friedman by Future of Freedom Foundation June 6, 2017 FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling talk about one hero of modern libertarianism, Milton Friedman. Go to the podcast.
Economic Ideas: Karl Marx and the Presumption of a “Right Side” to History. by Richard M. Ebeling June 5, 2017 One of the most common phrases to be heard from those on “the left” is the assertion that someone or some public policy is or is not on “the right side of history.” It has almost become a mantra by those who disagree with, hate or are fearful of ideas and policies proposed by those generally characterized as being ...
Trump’s Democratic Budget by Laurence M. Vance June 2, 2017 Although the Constitution doesn’t mention a federal budget, according to the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the president must annually submit a proposed federal budget to Congress for the next fiscal year by the first Monday in February. Because the government’s fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30, the budget submitted in February is actually for ...
The Libertarian Angle: Memorial Day by Future of Freedom Foundation June 1, 2017 FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling talk about the the public displays associated with Memorial Day. Go to the podcast.
Revisiting Postwar Japan by Peter Van Buren June 1, 2017 For military historians, walking a battlefield is a special experience. That's where things previously locked away in books happened, the hill that blocked an advance, the river that defended an important city and altered the course of human history. Historians visit Waterloo, Gettysburg, and Normandy all the time. Things work differently for those interested in the final days of World ...
The Worst Mistake in U.S. History by Jacob G. Hornberger June 1, 2017 The worst mistake in U.S. history was the conversion after World War II of the U.S. government from a constitutional, limited-government republic to a national-security state. Nothing has done more to warp and distort the conscience, principles, and values of the American people, including those who serve in the U.S. military. A good example of how the national-security state has ...