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Will Work for Less

by Scott McPherson November 1, 2003

“Thought I’d get a piece of meat,” . “Got all kinds,” he said. “Hamburg, like to have some hamburg? Twenty cents a pound, hamburg.” “Ain’t that awful high? Seems to me hamburg was fifteen las’ time I got some.” “Well,” he giggled softly, “yes, it’s high, an’ same time it ain’t high. Time you go on in town for a ...

Background of the Middle East Conflict, Part 2

by Wendy McElroy November 1, 2003

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 The Arabs would not have fought so bravely had they known of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, which had been signed by the Entente in May of 1916. In essence, the Agreement divided the Middle East between Britain and France. When the Arabsdid learn of the agreement, they were incensed and sent ...

Vice Laws: A Lethal Cure in Search of a Disease

by Lawrence M. Ludlow November 1, 2003

People sometimes accuse libertarians of being immoral or amoral because we do not define vices as crimes. At its most harmless, the accusation is groundless and based on ignorance. At worst, however, it is an act of deliberate deception — the first step in a chain of thinking that leads to the proliferation of genuine crimes that cause great ...

Book Review: Government Creep

by Paul Armentano November 1, 2003

Government Creep: What the Government Is Doing That You Don’t Know About by Philip D. Harvey (Port Townsend, Wash.: Loompanics Unlimited, 2003); 159 pages; $12.95. Shopping for a new car? For your “protection,” it will come equipped with airbags. Don’t want airbags in your vehicle? Tough. Not only is it impossible to buy a new ...

The Ron Paul Liberty in Media Awards 2002

by Jacob G. Hornberger October 31, 2003

To: Friends and Supporters of The Future of Freedom Foundation From: Jacob G. Hornberger, president Subject: The Ron Paul Liberty in Media Awards 2002 We are very pleased and honored to announce that The Future of Freedom Foundations website (www.fff.org) and two articles published by FFF have received awards from Congressman Ron Paul. The awards were announced in a new book entitled ...

Hitler’s Mutual Admiration Society

by Jacob G. Hornberger October 29, 2003

During his campaign, California’s governor-elect, Arnold Schwarzenegger, got himself into hot water with his praise of Adolf Hitler’s oratorical skills. Maybe he should have reminded people of a dark secret that went down the public-school memory hole long ago, for obvious reasons: the mutual admiration society that ...

Assimilation’s the Problem

by Jeffrey A. Singer October 24, 2003

This article was originally published in the October 20, 2003 edition of the East Valley Tribune. The outcry grows louder in this time of heightened national security concerns. State budget crunches, high taxes, and recession-caused job losses make the issue more acute. Hardly a day goes by without some call for ...

Animal Rights Absurdity

by Scott McPherson October 22, 2003

The “animal rights” group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sued fast-food-chain KFC last summer for allegedly misreporting the way it treats its chickens. PETA’s legal argument was that KFC was misleading the public, a valid complaint if true. But PETA’s broader objectives are not so sound. According ...

The Folly of Invading Iran

by James Bovard October 17, 2003

Some Bush administration officials and advisors are hankering for another war. To judge from the saber rattling and rumblings coming out of the White House, the next target could be Iran. But invading Iran would be an act of folly that would make the invasion of Iraq look almost prudent by comparison. Almost no one alleges ...

Crowding Out the Crabbing Market

by Scott McPherson October 15, 2003

The Washington Times reported on October 7 that “a proposal to ban crabbing three days a week is netting opposition from crabbers who say their livelihoods are in danger.” According to state officials, harvests of the blue crab need to be reduced by 35 percent if the ...

Legal Plunder in Alabama

by Sheldon Richman October 13, 2003

Most Americans would take umbrage at the suggestion that they are serfs rather than citizens of the United States. But that just shows how far removed from political reality they are. How many people would be surprised to learn that the government can take their homes if it decides ...

The Washington Post’s Cave-In on Moussaoui

by Jacob G. Hornberger October 8, 2003

In a major reversal of position, it seems that the Washington Post has abandoned its position that the Justice Department should remove Zacarias Moussaoui from the jurisdiction of a federal district court and transfer him to the control of U.S. military authorities for trial by military tribunal. ...