Daily Articles

An Introduction to Austrian Economics, Part 5

by Richard M. Ebeling September 26, 2016

Economic Calculation and Profit and Loss Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Purchase Richard Ebeling's related ebook "Austrian Economics & Public Policy" at Amazon.com.

Abolish the Corporate Income Tax

by Laurence M. Vance September 22, 2016

The European Commission last month ordered Ireland to collect $14.5 billion in unpaid corporate taxes from the U.S. company Apple. Europe’s competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, who has made tax avoidance a central focus, said that “Apple’s illegal deals with the Irish government allowed the technology giant to pay virtually nothing on its European business in some years.” It ...

Wards of the Nanny State: Protecting America’s Children from Police State Goons, Bureaucratic Idiots, and Mercenary Creeps

by John W. Whitehead September 21, 2016

When an opponent declares, ‘I will not come over to your side,’ said in a speech on November 6, 1933, “I calmly say, ‘Your child belongs to us already… What are you? You will pass on. Your descendants, however, now stand in the new camp. In a short time they will know nothing else but this new community.’”—As ...

Economic Ideas: Plato, Aristotle, and the Ancient Greeks, Part 1

by Richard M. Ebeling September 20, 2016

The ancient Greeks left a wealth of knowledge through their surviving writings on a wide variety of themes, including science, logic, philosophy, literature, and the arts. In addition, the city-state of Athens is considered the birthplace of intellectual freedom and democracy – lasting legacies that helped to mold the ideas that have influenced the development of ...

An Introduction to Austrian Economics, Part 4

by Richard M. Ebeling September 19, 2016

We Are All Entrepreneurs: Some of Us Are Enterprisers Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Purchase Richard Ebeling's related ebook "Austrian Economics & Public ...

Free FFF Ebook This Weekend!

by Jacob G. Hornberger September 16, 2016

FREE ebook download! Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18. Please share this announcement with others. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the CIA , I am pleased to announce that my ebook The CIA, Terrorism, and the Cold War: The Evil of the National Security State will be free for anyone to download on Amazon.com for ...

Separate Money and the State (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation September 16, 2016

*Please note that due to technical limitations, the video and audio quality of this presentation is lower than normal. The Future of Freedom Foundation presents the panel "Separate Money and the State" with Jacob Hornberger, Richard Ebeling, and Jeffrey Tucker at FreedomFest 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Libertarians believe in free markets, and the market for ...

Your Money or Your Life

by John W. Whitehead September 15, 2016

“The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes are paid under the compulsion of that threat. The government does not, indeed, waylay a man in a lonely place, spring upon him from the road side, and, holding a pistol to his head, proceed ...

The Libertarian Angle: The 9-11 Attacks

by Future of Freedom Foundation September 14, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 2001. Go to the podcast.

The Nebulous Crime of Ticket Scalping

by Laurence M. Vance September 13, 2016

Although the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, are over, for some people associated with the games, things are just beginning. Athletes who won medals are now household names in their respective countries. Many were honored with parades. Some will receive lucrative endorsement deals. Others will appear in television commercials. And although U.S. athletes will have to pay

An Introduction to Austrian Economics, Part 3

by Richard M. Ebeling September 12, 2016

The Market Process: Competitive Cooperation Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Purchase Richard Ebeling's related ebook "Austrian Economics & Public Policy" at Amazon.com.

Warnings and Lessons 15 years After 9/11 and the Afghan Invasion

by Richard M. Ebeling September 12, 2016

September 11, 2016 marked the fifteenth anniversary of the tragic events in New York City and Washington, D.C., when a band of terrorists successfully commandeered several commercial airliners and proceeded to crash them into the World Trade Towers in Manhattan, and into the Pentagon not far from the seats of government in the District of Columbia. More than 3,000 ...