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An Imperial Presidency, Part 1

by Gregory Bresiger June 1, 2007

Part 1 | Part 2   Congress has the power “To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water....”   — U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8 The doctrine of energy in government, as I said before, ...

Capitalism and Collectivism

by Scott McPherson June 1, 2007

A free market is one in which the means of production real estate, industrial units, and other physical structures machines, capital, and all types of property are in private hands, to be used by individual owners at their own discretion and for their own ends. Humans are unique animals that must produce in order to survive, and the free market ...

The Case for an America-First Foreign Policy (Video)

by Ralph Raico June 1, 2007

Ralph Raico on "The Case for an America-First Foreign Policy" at the Future of Freedom Foundation's Restoring the Republic, 2007.

Destroying the Everglades

by Bart Frazier June 1, 2007

When most people think of southern Florida, they conjure up images of Disney World and spring break. Yet further south than Mickey and Daytona International Speedway are the Florida Everglades, one of the most unusual ecosystems in the world and a true mecca for wildlife enthusiasts. Over the past half century, ...

The Diagnosis of a Dying Republic, Part 1

by Anthony Gregory June 1, 2007

Part 1 | Part 2 Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson (New York: Metropolitan Books, 2006), 368 pages; $26. About 10 years ago, we libertarians were accustomed to hearing constitutionalist conservatives voicing our shared concern about the American ...

Why Ron Paul’s Answer Terrifies Them

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 23, 2007

In one short answer to a moderator’s question in the South Carolina debate in which Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul suggested that U.S. foreign policy motivated the 9/11 terrorists, Paul produced an earthquake that is shaking the Republican establishment. The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party proposed banning Paul from future ...

Thank You, Ron Paul

by Sheldon Richman May 18, 2007

Ron Paul, a Republican congressman running for president, is saying what needs to be said about the 9/11 attacks and the Iraq war. Clearly, his rivals and the news media can’t handle the truth. At the most recent Republican debate Paul not only repeated his opposition to the illegal and unconstitutional war, ...

Speaker Spotlight: Sheldon Richman and Bart Frazier

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 18, 2007

14 days from today! Our conference Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties kicks off! Its still not too late to register. With Ron Paul's star rising on the Republican presidential scene because of his non-interventionist foreign-policy views, we just might be seeing the start of an exciting resurgence of the non-interventionist foreign policy on which our nation ...

Giuliani’s Attack on Ron Paul Falls Flat

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 16, 2007

Ron Paul once again roiled Republican presidential politics on the issue of foreign policy during last night’s debate, finishing second in the post-debate poll conducted by Fox News and first in the poll conducted by MSNBC. Pointing out that U.S. foreign policy is the root cause of the anger and hatred that ...

Speaker Spotlight: Ted Galen Carpenter and Bob Barr

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 11, 2007

Three more weeks to our June 1-4 conference Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties. If you havent yet registered, you still have time to do so. This is sure to be one of the most exciting and most memorable conferences in libertarian history! Monday morning of the conference wraps up with two great speeches by Ted Galen Carpenter ...

Ron Paul and the MSNBC Debate

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 9, 2007

During the recent MSNBC Republican presidential debate, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul made three profound points on U.S. foreign policy that the American people would be wise to heed. Needless to say, Paul’s three points, being libertarian in nature, aren’t likely to be favorably received within the Washington, D.C., establishment, especially among lobbyists ...

Speaker Spotlight: Ron Paul and Andrew Napolitano

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 4, 2007

This week we spotlight Congressman Ron Paul and Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Andrew Napolitano, our two Sunday dinner speakers for our upcoming June 1-4 conference Restoring the Republic: Foreign Policy and Civil Liberties in Reston, Virginia. If there is a genuine hero of our time with respect to the advancement of liberty, it is Ron Paul. The ...