The Welfare State Exposed by George Leef October 1, 2013 After the Welfare State, edited by Tom G. Palmer (Jameson Books, 2012), 180 pages Most Americans (indeed, most people in every advanced nation) walk around in a fog of myths and misconceptions concerning the subject of this book — the welfare state. They believe that in the absence of governmental welfare programs, there would be little or no support ...
The Libertarian Angle: Shutdown Antics by Future of Freedom Foundation September 30, 2013 Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman discuss the impending government shut down. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly.
The Calling: Are Libertarians Individualists? by Steven Horwitz September 27, 2013 A young libertarian recently told me that, as an individualist, he thinks it strange that people identify with a religious or ethnic group as “part of their roots or culture.” For this young man, individualism apparently means rejecting all sorts of possible (voluntary) connections to others that might suggest that group identity is equal to, or even more important ...
TGIF: Lysander Spooner on the National Debt by Sheldon Richman September 27, 2013 Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling — or, as I call it, the debt sky, because apparently the sky is the limit — the government won’t be able to pay all its bills starting October 17. The Congressional Budget Office says that dire condition won’t set in until sometime ...
The Kenyan Massacre’s Roots in America’s Somalia Policy by Sheldon Richman September 24, 2013 Last weekend’s hostage-taking — and the murder of at least 61 people — at the Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, has its roots in the U.S. government’s intervention in Somalia, which began in the 1990s. Although there is no justification for killing innocents, it is fair to point out that al-Shabaab, the Islamist group that committed the attack ...
Free Banking and the Economics of a Free Society (video) by George Selgin September 20, 2013 On September 19, 2013, George Selgin gave the following speech at The Future of Freedom Foundation’s Economic Liberty Lecture Series. The speech can viewed above in its entirety.
The Libertarian Angle: National Service, Syria, and the Fed by Future of Freedom Foundation September 16, 2013 Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman discuss Syria, monetary policy, and freedom in the U.S. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. You can find the podcast here.
Pot Crusaders or Freedom Crusaders? by Laurence M. Vance September 16, 2013 The states of New Hampshire and Illinois recently legalized marijuana for medical use. New Hampshire’s governor, Maggie Hassan, signed House Bill 573 into law on July 23. The bill allows patients to purchase up to two ounces of marijuana from four regional dispensaries. To qualify for the program, a person must have “both a debilitating disease such as ...
TGIF: The People Say No to War by Sheldon Richman September 13, 2013 The Constitution did not keep President Obama from attacking Syria. The people did. Think about that. Obama, his top advisers, and many of his partisans and opponents in Congress insist that the president of the United States has the constitutional authority to attack another country without a declaration of war or so-called “authorization for the use of military force” even ...
Into the Nightmare: My Search for the Killers of President John F. Kennedy and Officer J. D. Tippit by Joseph McBride September 12, 2013 The following is an excerpt from Into the Nightmare: My Search for the Killers of President John F. Kennedy and Officer J.D. Tippit by Joseph McBride (Hightower Press, Berkeley, California, 2013). Copyright © 2013 Joseph McBride. All rights reserved. I laughed when I heard that President Kennedy was shot. But when I saw the look on the face ...
Here’s How the U.S. Can Help Rid the World of Chemical Weapons by Sheldon Richman September 11, 2013 If President Obama is serious about ridding the world, and not just Syria, of chemical weapons, he and America’s closest allies in the Middle East should lead the way. Although the United States has ratified the 20-year-old Chemical Weapons Convention, it has not destroyed its entire arsenal, as required under the CWC. In reference to the United States, the
The Libertarian Angle: Syria and Foreign Interventionism by Future of Freedom Foundation September 9, 2013 Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman discuss Syria and U.S. foreign policy. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. You can find the podcast here.