The Libertarian Angle – Communism and the Cold War by Jacob G. Hornberger March 31, 2015 Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger discusses the hot topics of the day. This week: the national-security state's hardening during the Cold War. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast here.
Discrimination in Indiana – Private or Political? by Richard M. Ebeling March 30, 2015 Discrimination has become a “dirty word.” It has come to carry the “politically incorrect” connotation of prejudice, hatefulness, racism, and cruel intolerance towards others in society. There is only one problem: which one of us does not discriminate? Indeed, everything we do reflects discriminating choices and decisions. The issue of discrimination has captured the headlines, once again, because of a ...
Dress Codes, Employment, and Religion by Laurence M. Vance March 27, 2015 The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments last month in a case relating to dress codes, employment, and religion. The case, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Inc., is a good point of departure for how these things relate to each other in a free society. The High Court is expected to decide the case in ...
A World without the Welfare State by Richard M. Ebeling March 25, 2015 We live in an era in which few can even conceive of a world without the welfare state. Who would care for the old? How would people provide for their medical needs? What would happen to the disadvantaged and needy that fell upon hard times? In fact, there were free market solutions and non-government answers to these questions long ...
The Libertarian Angle: The Welfare-Warfare State (video) by Jacob G. Hornberger March 24, 2015 Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger discusses the hot topics of the day. This week: our welfare-warfare state. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.
The Libertarian Angle: How to Win Freedom (video) by Jacob G. Hornberger March 17, 2015 Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger discusses the hot topics of the day. This week: moving towards a free society. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.
Americans See Big Corruption in Big Business by Richard M. Ebeling March 16, 2015 A recently released report on the degree of confidence that Americans have in the country’s leading political and economic institutions showed that few of these institutions are held in high regard by the public. The survey was conducted by NORC, a respected research organization at the University of Chicago. It was found that only 11 percent of those asked expressed ...
The Libertarian Angle: The War State by Future of Freedom Foundation March 10, 2015 Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger discusses the hot topics of the day. This week: our War State government with special guest Mike Swanson. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.
Economic Delusions, Political Demagoguery, and Ideological Deceptions by Richard M. Ebeling March 10, 2015 We live in a time, as, indeed, mankind has lived already for a long time, in which economic delusions, political demagoguery, and ideological deceptions abound due to the power lusting of those who wish to gain control of government to serve their own ends at others’ expense. Suppose someone were to ask you the easiest and quickest way to drive ...
Libertarianism: The Hope for America by Future of Freedom Foundation March 10, 2015 Continuing our successful partnership with Young Americans for Liberty, FFF president Jacob Hornberger is hitting the road again! Discussing "Libertarianism: The Hope for America," Jacob will be visiting four campuses in the Florida. Admission is FREE and open to the public. Monday, March 16, 2015 - Florida International ...
Conservatives Miss the Real Issues on Health Care by Laurence M. Vance March 9, 2015 Conservatives are incensed over some of the latest medical research grants doled out by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Libertarians are infuriated as well, but not for the same reasons. Last year it was the $237,750 grant to George Washington University “to study whether the use of telemedicine can help overcome barriers to care for transgender women ...
TGIF: The War of 1812 Was the Health of the State, Part 2 by Sheldon Richman March 6, 2015 Part 1 | Part 2 As the War of 1812 with Great Britain approached during the Republican administration of James Madison, the War Hawks saw silver linings everywhere. (See part 1.) “Republicans even came to see the war as a necessary regenerative act — as a means of purging Americans of their pecuniary greed and ...