It’s the Message by Rich Schwartzman December 27, 2011 During the lead-up to the last presidential campaign — during the winter of 2007–2008 — there was another push for a Ron Paul candidacy. I covered part of that push for two local weekly newspapers. For the photo op I shot a couple of staged groups, and I had everyone shout “Ron Paul” right before I pressed the shutter. One of ...
Not Ending Social Security As We Know It by Laurence M. Vance December 27, 2011 Social Security is not only the cornerstone of the welfare state, it is the most expensive item in the federal budget. The Social Security system provides benefits for retirement, disability, survivorship, and death to 54 million Americans at a price to its 157 million taxpayers of more than $700 billion a year. Social Security is a relic from the New Deal. The first ...
We Need Your Support: Video Message 4 Libertarianism Is Spreading by Jacob G. Hornberger December 26, 2011
The Jacob Hornberger Show – December 10, 2011 by Jacob G. Hornberger December 22, 2011 The Jacob Hornberger Show broadcasts live Saturday nights at 7pm EST. Visit FFF's Ustream Channel to watch the show live.
Secret Wars and the Rule of Law by Tim Kelly December 21, 2011 The president of the United States now wages secret wars virtually independent of Congress and in direct violation of the United States Constitution. Earlier this month, the White House issued several findings authorizing U.S. intelligence services to carry out covert actions against Iran and Syria. A presidential finding is a directive similar to an executive order; it instructs a government ...
Noninterventionism: Cornerstone of a Free Society by Anthony Gregory December 21, 2011 A free society is impossible under an empire. Even the most just war you can imagine is a disaster for liberty and prosperity, as Ludwig von Mises pointed out. An unjust war amounts to murder, mayhem, and mass destruction. And a perpetual state of war guarantees that liberty will never be achieved. James Madison said it very well: Of all ...
Freedom Watch: The Attack of Ron Paul (video) Fox Business News by Jacob G. Hornberger December 20, 2011 Future of Freedom Foundation Founder Jacob Hornberger tells FBNs Ashley Webster why Ron Paul is turning up the heat on his competitors for the 2012 nomination as he surges in the polls. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
Frustrated with Immigrants? Just Wait until They Leave by Fergus Hodgson December 20, 2011 The enforcement of laws against illegal immigrants remains a bone of contention between states and the federal government (and on the GOP presidential campaign trail), and the U.S. Supreme Court has now agreed to weigh in on the issue. There is, however, an irony to this battle that appears to be lost on deportation proponents: many people ...
Outrage over Body Parts of War Dead Is Misdirected by Laurence M. Vance December 20, 2011 There didn't seem to be a lot of outrage last month when it was reported by the Washington Post that the Dover Air Force Base mortuary had for years been disposing of the unidentified remains of U.S. soldiers by cremating them and then dumping the ashes in a landfill in King George County, Virginia. The Dover mortuary receives ...
Who Was the Real Thomas Jefferson? by Thomas E. Woods Jr. December 20, 2011 Liberty, State, & Union: The Political Theory of Thomas Jefferson by Luigi Marco Bassani (Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2010); 277 pages. No one doubts that our understanding of historical figures may need to be revisited from time to time. But academic specialists have been known to overreach. To portray a historical figure in a light exactly opposed to the ...
Wisconsin Invoices the Exercise of Rights by Wendy McElroy December 19, 2011 Despite a proclaimed opposition to new taxes, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has advanced a policy that amounts to a new and draconian tax. People will have to pay the state for the privilege of free speech and assembly. To exercise those rights in or outside state facilities will entail permits at least seventy-two hours in advance and potentially prohibitive ...
We Need Your Support: Video Message 3 FFF Email Update by Jacob G. Hornberger December 19, 2011 A Message from Jacob Hornberger - Video 3 from The Future of Freedom Foundation on Vimeo.