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When Will Congress Admit Its Mistakes?

by Laurence M. Vance November 1, 2022

“I was wrong,” says a group of New York Times opinion writers. “Eight Times Opinion columnists revisit their incorrect predictions and bad advice — and reflect on why they changed their minds” is the statement that appears at the end of each of the articles. “I was wrong about inflation,” writes Paul Krugman. He “made a very bad call” when ...

A Swiss Oasis of Liberal Sanity in a Totalitarian Europe

by Richard M. Ebeling November 1, 2022

On September 16, 1939, barely more than two weeks after the beginning of the Second World War in Europe with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, the “Austrian”-oriented British economist Lionel Robbins finished the preface to his short book, The Economic Causes of War. The five chapters making up the 125-page volume had originally been delivered as ...

The Historical Foundation of Civil Liberties, Part 1

by Tom G. Palmer November 1, 2022

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 This article is from a transcript of the opening presentation of FFF’s September 21, 2021, conference “Restoring Our Civil Liberties.” When we think about civil liberties, it’s very common in contemporary discourse to distinguish civil liberties from economic liberties, even political liberties. And occasionally, you’ll hear the term civil liberties ...

Authoritarian Monsters Wreak Havoc on Our Freedoms

by John W. Whitehead October 28, 2022

“You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.” — They Live We’re living in two worlds. There’s the world we see (or are made to see) and then there’s the one we sense (and occasionally catch a ...

The Republican Death Wish

by Laurence M. Vance October 25, 2022

Republican politicians are not just incorrigible drug warriors; they also have a death wish, but not for themselves. Not only do they want to lock people in cages for possessing too much of a plant or a substance that the government doesn’t approve of, they are once again openly calling for the federal government to kill drug dealers. Yes, these ...

Think Twice Before Calling the Cops: The Deadly Cost of Police Welfare Checks

by John W. Whitehead October 21, 2022

“This should have never happened. We shouldn’t be living in a society where you call for help and be killed.”— Mother of Damian Daniels, who was shot by police during a wellness check Think twice before you call the cops to carry out a welfare check on a loved one. Especially if you value that person’s life. Particularly if that person ...

When Police Become Judge, Jury and Executioner

by John W. Whitehead October 14, 2022

“You know, when police start becoming their own executioners, where’s it gonna end? Pretty soon, you’ll start executing people for jaywalking, and executing people for traffic violations. Then you end up executing your neighbor ‘cause his dog pisses on your lawn.”— “Dirty Harry” Callahan, Magnum Force When I say that warrior cops—hyped up on their own authority and the power ...

All of Us Are in Danger

by John W. Whitehead October 7, 2022

“If you can’t say ‘F@#k’ you can’t say, ‘F@#k’ the government.’”— Lenny Bruce, comedian Anti-government speech has become a four-letter word. In more and more cases, the government is declaring war on what should be protected political speech whenever it challenges the government’s power, reveals the government’s corruption, exposes the government’s lies, and encourages the citizenry to push back against the ...

Drug Decriminalization Disaster

by Laurence M. Vance October 5, 2022

Critics are calling Oregon’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act a failure. According to Oregon’s ABC affiliate KATU: “Oregon still has among the highest addiction rates in the country. Fatal overdoses have increased almost 20% over the previous year, with over a thousand dead. Over half of addiction treatment programs in the state lack capacity to ...

Why the JFK Assassination Should Matter to Everyone, Part 2

by Jacob G. Hornberger October 1, 2022

Part 1 | Part 2 When I finished reading Douglas Horne’s book Inside the Assassination Records Review Board, I knew that the Kennedy assassination could no longer legitimately be considered a “conspiracy theory.” Horne’s book pushed the assassination over the line by establishing beyond a reasonable doubt that the November 22, 1963, assassination was, in fact, a regime-change operation ...

Biden’s “Begging for Barrels” Saudi Disgrace

by James Bovard October 1, 2022

Why don’t you talk about something that matters?” President Biden replied to a journalist asking about why he fist-bumped Saudi dictator Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) during his “begging for barrels” trip to the Middle East in July. Biden hoped the Saudis would rescue his presidency by pumping more oil in order to lower American gasoline prices and prevent the ...

Two Agendas

by Laurence M. Vance October 1, 2022

Although the next U.S. presidential election is not until 2024, this is still an election year. Most candidates are running for state and local offices. On the national level, voters in the 50 states only vote for three offices. They select members of the House of Representatives by district for two-year terms, two senators for six-year terms, and, by ...