Daily Articles

The Tyranny of the Distance

by Matthew Harwood December 1, 2016

The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government’s Secret Drone Warfare Program by Jeremy Scahill and the Staff of The Intercept (Simon & Schuster, 2016); 256 pages. Last summer, the Obama administration finally made good on its promise to provide some transparency to its targeted killing program — well, sort of. On a Friday before the long July Fourth ...

The Libertarian Angle: The Death of Fidel Castro

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 30, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss the impact of Fidel Castro's death on the future of Cuba and Cuban-American relations. Go to the podcast.

Economic Ideas: Adam Ferguson and Society as a Spontaneous Order

by Richard M. Ebeling November 28, 2016

One of the most cherished misunderstandings, if not delusions, of the social engineer – the individual who would presume to attempt to remake society through conscious and planned design – is the confident belief that he (and those like him) can ever know enough to successfully remold mankind and human institutions. An appreciation of how limited is our individual knowledge ...

Ron Paul: Time to End the War on Drugs

by Ron Paul November 25, 2016

Watch former Congressman Ron Paul present his perspectives on why America needs to end the war on drugs. This presentation is part of FFF’s Drug War Video Project, whose aim is to accelerate the end of this immoral and destructive government program. Go to the podcast.

The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving: The Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism

by Richard M. Ebeling November 24, 2016

This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when we gather with our family and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. It marks a remembrance of those early Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the uncharted ocean from Europe to make a new start in Plymouth, Massachusetts. What is less appreciated is that Thanksgiving also ...

The Libertarian Angle: Democracy vs Freedom

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 23, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling talk about freedom and its relationship to democracy. Go to the podcast.

Economic Ideas: Francis Hutcheson and a System of Natural Liberty

by Richard M. Ebeling November 21, 2016

Scotland would seem a strange place for the emergence of center of intellectual development that would influence the stream of ideas throughout the world. Scotland had been unified with England near the beginning of the eighteenth century. It was considered a “backwater” of European civilization. But perhaps because of the strong nationalist sentiments and resentments that still lingered among many ...

Stay Alert, America: The Worst Is Yet to Come

by John W. Whitehead November 18, 2016

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”—Philosopher George Santayana Stay alert, America. This is not the time to drop our guards, even for a moment. Nothing has changed since the election to alter the immediate and very real dangers of roadside strip searches, government surveillance, biometric databases, citizens being treated like terrorists, imprisonments for criticizing the government, ...

The Libertarian Angle: Trump on Trade

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 17, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling talk about the trade policy of president-elect Donald Trump. Go to the podcast.

Laurence M. Vance: Time to End the War on Drugs

by Laurence M. Vance November 16, 2016

Go the podcast. Watch Future of Freedom Foundation policy adviser Laurence Vance presents his perspectives on why America needs to end the war on drugs. This presentation is part of FFF’s Drug War Video Project, whose aim is to accelerate the end of this immoral and destructive government program.

The Absurdity of Laws against Prostitution

by Laurence M. Vance November 15, 2016

Aside from voting for candidates for federal, state, and local offices, residents of California recently had the option of voting on a most unusual measure on their election ballots. There were seventeen initiatives on the general election ballot in California this year. Proposition 60, the Condoms in Pornographic Films Initiative, would have required “adult film producers to ...

Economic Ideas: Bernard Mandeville and the Social Betterment Arising from Private Vices

by Richard M. Ebeling November 14, 2016

One of the major turning points in social and economic understanding emerged in the 1700s with the theory of social order without human design. Before the eighteenth century, most social theory presumed or took as a working assumption that human society had its origin and sustainability in the creation of social institutions through either “divine” intervention, or by human ...