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COLAs Reveal the True Nature of Social Security

by Laurence M. Vance October 22, 2015

The more than 63 million Americans who receive Social Security retirement, disability, survivorship, or death benefits will not be getting a Christmas gift later this year from the Social Security Administration. Although those Americans have come to expect a cost-of-living adjustment (a COLA) to their Social Security benefits at the beginning of every new year, no such increase (there ...

Things Are Getting Scary: Global Police, Precrime and the War on Domestic ‘Extremists’

by John W. Whitehead October 21, 2015

Are you afraid that the government is plotting to confiscate your firearms? Do you believe the economy is about to collapse and the government will soon declare martial law? Do you display an unusual number of political and/or ideological bumper stickers on your car? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may be an ...

Individualism vs. Sacrificial Collectivism

by Richard M. Ebeling October 19, 2015

Free, competitive markets have been the engine for both freedom and prosperity. In addition, free market capitalism is morally based on the principle of individual rights to life, liberty and honestly acquired property, in which all social relationships require the voluntary and mutual consent of the participants.  Private property rights are central to the free society. The most ...

The Libertarian Angle: End the War on Poverty

by Future of Freedom Foundation October 14, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling discuss the hot topics of the day. This week, Jacob and Richard talk about the the socialism that has resulted from decades of waging war on poverty. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

How Do You Prepare a Child for Life in the American Police State?

by John W. Whitehead October 13, 2015

“Fear isn’t so difficult to understand. After all, weren’t we all frightened as children? Nothing has changed since Little Red Riding Hood faced the big bad wolf. What frightens us today is exactly the same sort of thing that frightened us yesterday. It’s just a different wolf.” ― Alfred Hitchcock In an age dominated with news of school shootings, school ...

Balancing the Government’s Budget Now

by Richard M. Ebeling October 12, 2015

Uncle Sam has added nearly an additional half a trillion dollars to the national debt over the past twelve months. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Federal government ended its fiscal year on September 30, 2015 with a budget deficit of a “mere” $435 billion. Total Federal expenditures for the fiscal year were nearly $3.7 trillion, while ...

‘Neutralizing’ John Lennon: One Man against the ‘Monster’

by John W. Whitehead October 9, 2015

“You gotta remember, establishment, it’s just a name for evil. The monster doesn’t care whether it kills all the students or whether there’s a revolution. It’s not thinking logically, it’s out of control.”—John Lennon (1969) John Lennon, born 75 years ago on October 9, 1940, was a musical genius and pop cultural icon. He was also a vocal peace protester ...

Fifty Years of Socialized Art and Culture

by Laurence M. Vance October 8, 2015

Overshadowed by the fiftieth anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid this year was the fiftieth anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. On September 29, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act that created the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) ...

The Libertarian Angle: The Socialism of Public Schooling

by Future of Freedom Foundation October 7, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling discuss the hot topics of the day. This week, Jacob and Richard talk about the disastrous consequences of compulsory government schooling. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

Time to End Monetary Central Planning

by Richard M. Ebeling October 6, 2015

There is no way to describe current Federal Reserve policy other than as monetary confusion and misdirection. In a nutshell, Janet Yellen and the other members of the Fed’s Board of Governors have no idea what to do. Do they raise certain interest rates over which they have some direct influence? Do they keep them at their current rock ...

Why We Don’t Compromise, Part 6

by Jacob G. Hornberger October 1, 2015

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 A few days after the 9/11 attacks, I was attending a big libertarian dinner at an area hotel. As I was walking out at the conclusion of the dinner, a longtime libertarian friend approached me and said ...

The Failure of the Americans with Disabilities Act

by James Bovard October 1, 2015

The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted 25 years ago. It promised a brave new era of equality and freedom. Instead, it has spawned endless lawsuits and absurd federal decrees while harming some of the people it sought to relieve. The original law was badly drafted and subsequent amendments and administrative decrees have made it far worse. The 1990 ADA ...