Government Is Already an Income-Transfer Machine by Sheldon Richman October 24, 2008 Isn’t it a little late for John McCain and the Republicans to start worrying about government redistribution of wealth? McCain claims to be alarmed by Barack Obama’s tax plan, which would tax upper-income people in order to provide tax cuts to lower- and middle-income people, many of whom don’t pay income ...
The Curse of Visionary Politicians by George Leef October 22, 2008 Much nonsense has been written about the great financial debacle of 2008, much of it deliberately crafted to confuse and mislead people into believing that it was caused by free-market capitalism. The truth is that this is the latest manifestation of our national curse — the curse of visionary politicians. That curse stems from our proclivity for electing politicians who ...
A Foreign Policy of Freedom by Ron Paul October 22, 2008 On June 6, 2008, Ron Paul gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety.
Omar Khadr: The Guantánamo Files by Andy Worthington October 20, 2008 When is a child not a child? Apparently, when he is Omar Khadr, a 15-year-old Canadian who was shot in the back after a firefight in Afghanistan in July 2002. Omar has been in U.S. custody ever since, first at a prison at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, and for the last six years in Guantánamo. Disturbingly, he has ...
Economic Liberty Lecture Series: Austrian Economics and the Present Crisis by Peter J. Boettke October 17, 2008 On October 6, 2008 at the inaugural lecture for The Future of Freedom Foundation’s “Economic Liberty Lecture Series,” Pete Boettke analyzed the current credit crisis from an Austrian perspective. No one is more qualified and the lecture series could not have started better.
Obama Should Oppose Preventive Detention by Sheldon Richman October 17, 2008 Speculation is rampant over what will be President-elect Barack Obama’s first bold move when he takes power January 20. Will he bail out Detroit? Will he move to revamp the health-care system? Will he unveil a comprehensive plan to revive the economy? Here’s a good way to start, Mr. Obama: categorically oppose preventive detention. According to the New ...
An Echo, Not a Choice by Sheldon Richman October 17, 2008 Both major presidential candidates support the taxpayer bailout of Wall Street. They are just arguing over how to do it. If anyone hoped the presidential campaign would be a debate about political philosophy, the role of government, and such things forget it. This is a debate over which man John McCain or Barack Obama should be given virtually unlimited power ...
Losing Liberty in the War on Terrorism (video) by Bart Frazier October 13, 2008 On June 6, 2008, Bart Frazier gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety.
Bush’s War on Civil Liberties by James Bovard October 10, 2008 On June 6, 2008, James Bovard gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety.
War and the Future of the Dollar (video) by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. October 8, 2008 On June 6, 2008, Lew Rockwell gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety.
How Major U.S. Neo-Imperialist Wars End (video) by Robert Higgs October 8, 2008 On June 6, 2008, Robert Higgs gave the following Speech at FFF’s conference Restoring the Republic 2008: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. The speech can viewed below in its entirety.
The Corporate State Wins by Sheldon Richman October 3, 2008 The Senate’s passage of the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street, and its presumed acceptance by the House, exposes once and for all the true nature of the American political-economic system. It is free-enterprise in name only. In fact, and especially for large well-connected companies, it is nothing of the ...