Daily Articles

Government Interventionism Created Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

by Richard M. Ebeling May 23, 2016

America and Europe, and, indeed, other parts of the world are going through major political, economic and cultural crises. In the U.S., some social critics consider the likely Democratic and Republican candidates for president to be among the most corrupt, power lusting and personally offensive that have ever run for that high office. In Europe, the Social Democratic and moderately ...

Anti-war Is Pro-American

by Mike Marion May 19, 2016

Thomas Jefferson declared the American way of interacting with the world to be "peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations – entangling alliances with none." However, over the course of at least the past seven decades, the US government has turned this admonition on its head. Peace? The US government has waged wars of choice almost constantly since the ...

Shame on the U.S. Supreme Court for Making a Mockery of the First Amendment

by John W. Whitehead May 18, 2016

“The vitality of civil and political institutions in our society depends on free discussion… It is only through free debate and free exchange of ideas that government remains responsive to the will of the people and peaceful change is effected. The right to speak freely and to promote diversity of ideas and programs is therefore one of the chief ...

The Libertarian Angle – The Interventionism of Two World Wars, Part 2

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 17, 2016

In this segment, Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling continue their discussion about the horrible results stemming from the foreign policy interventions of World War I and World War II. Go to the podcast.

Governments Create Monopolies and Cause Worker Exploitation, Not Free Markets

by Richard M. Ebeling May 16, 2016

The world is threatened with a renewed wave of anti-capitalism and anti-business sentiments and policies. Many who cheered the demise of Soviet communism in the early 1990s, presumed that this meant that, by default, the case for free markets and competitive enterprise had won in the battle of ideas. Over the last twenty-five years it has become clear that ...

The Shameful Truth About the Government’s Secret Experiments

by John W. Whitehead May 11, 2016

“Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us ...

The Libertarian Angle – The Interventionism of the Two World Wars

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 10, 2016

In this segment, Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss the horrible results stemming from the foreign policy interventions of World War I and World War II. Go to the podcast.

Setting the Record Straight: How Stalin Used Hitler To Start World War II

by Richard M. Ebeling May 9, 2016

For the Russians, May 9, 1945 is the day marking the end of the Second World War in Europe, and it is celebrated every year, including this one, with a giant military parade through Red Square in Moscow. For the former Soviet and now the post-communist Russian government, it is hailed as the day that “Soviet power” under the ...

Libertarian Angle: Trump versus Clinton

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 6, 2016

In this segment, Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss the upcoming presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

The Free Market at Work

by Laurence M. Vance May 5, 2016

Even with all the government licensing, regulation, and oversight that American businesses are burdened with, the United States still has a relatively free market compared with most other countries. This is especially true on the consumer side. One of the great weapons that consumers have is the boycott. Let’s look at some high-profile boycotts and then see what it is ...

Don’t Sleep Through the Revolution: A Graduation Message for a Dark Age

by John W. Whitehead May 3, 2016

“The most striking fact about the story of Rip Van Winkle is not that he slept 20 years, but that he slept through a revolution. While he was peacefully snoring up on the mountain, a great revolution was taking place in the world - indeed, a revolution which would, at points, change the course of history. And ...

How I Became a Libertarian and an Austrian Economist

by Richard M. Ebeling May 2, 2016

I suppose I can date my interest in both libertarianism and Austrian Economics from the day I was born. The doctor grabbed me by my little feet, turned me upside down and spanked my tiny bottom. I began to cry out. That is when I realized the fundamental axiom that, “man acts.” In addition, I ...