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Six Steps in Analyzing Political Issues

by Wendy McElroy July 15, 2016

Every political issue can be analyzed or argued on at least six levels. The levels are usually conflated, but they should be addressed separately even when there is overlap. Otherwise, confusion rather than clarity results. Indeed, sometimes the only way to make sense of a disagreement is to peel away the layers and inspect them one by ...

Self-Determination and Individual Choice in a Post-Brexit World

by Richard M. Ebeling July 13, 2016

The recent vote within the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union has implicitly once again raised the issue of the right of self-determination through secession.  In other words, do individuals have a right to determine under which political authority they shall live and have representation? This is, of course, an almost taboo subject in the United States because ...

The Libertarian Angle: The Shootings in Dallas

by Future of Freedom Foundation July 12, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss the recent shootings in Dallas, Texas. Go to the podcast.

Not a Better Way

by Laurence M. Vance July 11, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan has come out with yet another one of his plans. As chairman of the House Budget Committee, he oversaw the release of numerous plans to reform the welfare state and strengthen the warfare state. His newest plan, A Better Way: Our Vision for a Competent America, is more of the same. ...

NATO’s Warsaw War Plans

by Jacob G. Hornberger July 8, 2016

Some 25 years since the end of the Warsaw Pact, NATO is meeting in Warsaw to make war plans against Russia. Is there a real reason to continue this Cold War? Special guest Jacob Hornberger, president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, joins the discussion.

The Presidential Race An Opportunity for Liberty (video)

by Jacob G. Hornberger July 7, 2016

Given the antipathy among the American people toward Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the Libertarian Party’s recent nomination of former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson and former Massachusetts Governor William Weld is certain to make libertarianism a hot topic of discussion around the country during this election season. This presents a grand opportunity for libertarians. ...

The Libertarian Angle: Independence Day

by Future of Freedom Foundation July 6, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling talk about Independence Day! Go to the podcast.

A Declaration of Independence from Big Government

by Richard M. Ebeling July 5, 2016

The Declaration of Independence, proclaimed by members of the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, is the founding document of the American experiment in free government. What is too often forgotten is that what the Founding Fathers argued against in the Declaration was the heavy and intrusive hand of big government. Most Americans easily recall those eloquent words with which ...

Trump and Libertarians in the Political Arena

by David S. D'Amato July 1, 2016

For perhaps most self-described libertarians, supporting any politician is an uneasy exercise in bullet-biting pragmatism, premised on the idea that we ought to support the most libertarian individual in the race—even if that person is really not very libertarian. The author has, as it happens, spent years arguing against this view, suggesting that abstaining from the voting booth is ...

Debunking Utopia

by Nima Sanandaji July 1, 2016

My new book Debunking Utopia - Exposing the Myth of Nordic Socialism will shortly be released. The Nordic countries are used by Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and many others as the shining examples of the benefits of democratic socialism. As I consistently show in the new book however, it is Nordic culture rather than Nordic politics that undergirds the success ...

Why I Favor Limited Government, Part 5

by Jacob G. Hornberger July 1, 2016

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Among the most popular examples of anarchy cited by anarchy proponents is what is known as the “law merchant,” a body of law and custom that developed during the Middle Ages. Anarchists point to the widespread commercial transactions ...

Boy Scouts and the Love of Freedom

by James Bovard July 1, 2016

Some of my anarcho-libertarian tendencies arose thanks to the years I spent as a Boy Scout. Joining the Scouts was an easy decision, since my father was a Scoutmaster. Even without the family obligation, I might have signed up because Troop 52, based in Front Royal, Virginia, took many exhilarating excursions. My father had a knack for convincing boys ...