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Donald Trump the Corrupt Creation of America’s Bankrupt Politics

by Richard M. Ebeling June 22, 2016

Commentators from the political “left” as well as the “right” have attempted to analyze and dissect the rise and appeal of Donald Trump. The reality is, I would suggest, is that he represents the essence of the modern interventionist state, with its regulated economy and redistributive politics. Those on the “left” see Trump as the epitome of an undercurrent of ...

Freedom of Art Is a Prerequisite of Morality

by Wendy McElroy June 22, 2016

To many, freedom of art is a synonym for freedom of speech, but the former is best understood as a distinct subset. Unlike normal speech or rational discourse, the purpose of art is not primarily to convince or to instruct. It is to make people experience a visceral reaction. Art, and particularly literature, allow people to sense the emotions, ...

The Libertarian Angle: The Fed and the 2008 Housing Crash

by Future of Freedom Foundation June 21, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling talk about the disastrous policies of the Federal Reserve. Go to the podcast.

Violence Begets Violence

by John W. Whitehead June 16, 2016

“Americans have been told that their government is keeping them safe by preventing and prosecuting terrorism inside the US... But take a closer look and you realize that many of these people would never have committed a crime if not for law enforcement encouraging, pressuring, and sometimes paying them to commit terrorist acts.”—Human Rights Watch We can rail ...

Free Trade versus Political Fallacies

by Richard M. Ebeling June 15, 2016

The current political campaign for the U.S. presidency has brought out the worst in both the personalities and the policy positions among many of those running for that high political office, and this has been especially the case with international trade and the global economy. Listening to the presumptive Republican and Democratic candidates for the White House, the average voter ...

The Libertarian Angle: The Johnson-Weld Ticket

by Future of Freedom Foundation June 14, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling dissect the presidential ticket for the Libertarian Party and its impact on the future of the libertarian movement. Go to the podcast.

Stossel with Jacob Hornberger: Let Everyone In?

by Jacob G. Hornberger June 13, 2016

On-line exclusive: Immigration and free markets go hand in hand says @hornberger. More tonight at 9pmhttps://t.co/AVdBIA9ZWn — John Stossel (@JohnStossel) June 10, 2016   What would immigration policy looks like in a free society? How would the free market handle hand the movement of peoples across borders? John Stossel and Jacob Hornberger addressed these questions ...

Is There a Constitutional Right to Birth Control?

by Laurence M. Vance June 13, 2016

The junior senator from New Jersey, Democrat Cory Booker, recently introduced a bill “to establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, and for other purposes.” An offhand remark by one of the bill’s co-sponsors is an ideal segue to the question of the role of government in relation to private, peaceful activity. The ...

CIA & JFK: The Secret Assassination Files

by Jacob G. Hornberger June 10, 2016

The following is the Foreword to FFF’s newest ebook CIA & JFK: The Secret Assassination Files by Jefferson Morley, which is being released today at Amazon.com I learned about Jefferson Morley in 2008, when I read a series of articles he had written about an ongoing Freedom of Information lawsuit that he had filed against the Central Intelligence Agency. ...

CIA & JFK: An Interview with Jefferson Morley

by Future of Freedom Foundation June 10, 2016

Order CIA & JFK today! As the editor of JFKFacts.org, a website devoted to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Jefferson Morley is asked, “So who killed JFK? What’s your theory?” Morley, a former reporter for the Washington Post and author of Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of ...

A Note to Myself on Switzerland

by Harry Teasley June 10, 2016

With each visit, my understanding and appreciation of the political economy of Switzerland becomes deeper and more nuanced. The Swiss people have been incredibly successful in evolving a philosophy, culture, and a structure of political economy which limits the potential power of a centralist, nationalist, and statist administration through the adoption of an effective federal system and other policies, which ...

Real Americanism Means Liberty, Not Government Paternalism

by Richard M. Ebeling June 9, 2016

America! For more than 250 years the word has represented hope, opportunity, a second chance, and freedom. In America the accident of a man’s birth did not have to serve as an inescapable weight that dictated a person’s fate or that of his family. Once a newcomer – the immigrant – stepped on American soil he left the political tyrannies ...