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All Socialisms Are Antisocial

by Richard M. Ebeling May 16, 2019

Those who have seen the 1982 Steven Spielberg movie Poltergeist may remember the scene when the little girl touches the snowy screen of her family’s television and says, “They’re here,” meaning the evil ghostly forces bringing death and destruction. Well, they are here: socialism, nationalism, protectionism, and political paternalism. The ghosts of collectivisms past have returned, and their harmful ...

Iraq-Iran Deja Vu: An Interview with Jacob Hornberger (audio)

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 16, 2019

FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger was a guest on A Neighbor's Choice radio show with host David Gornoski to discuss U.S. foreign policy concerning Iran.

The Libertarian Angle: World War II

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 15, 2019

Was World War II the good war? Should the United States have been involved at all? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Deadly Perils of Traffic Stops in the American Police State

by John W. Whitehead May 14, 2019

The Fourth Amendment was designed to stand between us and arbitrary governmental authority. For all practical purposes, that shield has been shattered, leaving our liberty and personal integrity subject to the whim of every cop on the beat, trooper on the highway and jail official. The framers would be appalled.—Herman Schwartz, The Nation We’ve all been ...

Libertarian Angle: The Build-Up to WWII

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 10, 2019

Could World War II have been avoided? How did foreign policy decisions create the conditions that set it in motion? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

D Is for a Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy

by John W. Whitehead May 9, 2019

When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; a culture-death is a clear possibility. — Professor Neil Postman, ...

3 Big Questions That Are Not Being Asked about “Medicare for All”

by Laurence M. Vance May 8, 2019

Congress recently held its first hearing on “Medicare for All” legislation that would eliminate most private insurance, phase out Medicare and Medicaid, and institute universal socialized medicine. The House Rules Committee heard six hours of testimony on the Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R.1384). Introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on ...

The Presidential Political Circus Has Begun

by Richard M. Ebeling May 7, 2019

Like the carnival side shows at the circus, the candidates for the Democratic party nomination — do I even need to name the more than 20 of them? — are all standing in front of their respective campaign tents trying to attract the potential voter onlookers to join them inside, hope for that campaign contribution and support during the ...

Tax Cut or Welfare Increase?

by Laurence M. Vance May 3, 2019

The Democratic senator from New Jersey and presidential candidate Cory Booker wants to cut the taxes of 150 million Americans. But is what he’s proposing a tax cut or a welfare increase? After declaring his intention to run for president, Booker unveiled a new proposal called the Rise Credit that would expand the existing Earned Income ...

Predator Cops Are a Menace to Society

by John W. Whitehead May 2, 2019

“Sexual predation by police officers happens far more often than people in the business are willing to admit.”—Former Seattle police chief Norm Stamper How could this be happening right under our noses? That’s what readers wanted to know after my column went viral about the extent to which young children are being bought ...

What 19th-Century Foreign Writers Said about American Freedom and Prosperity

by Richard M. Ebeling May 1, 2019

If you look at the results of relatively open and competitive market economies over the years, the decades, and especially the last two centuries, the only conclusion that can reasonably be reached is that free market liberal-oriented societies provide the conditions and opportunities for constant and continuous material and social betterment for the vast majority of those living in ...

Trump’s “No Coercion” Sham

by James Bovard May 1, 2019

In his State of the Union address on February 5, Donald Trump received rapturous applause from Republicans for his declaration, “America was founded on liberty and independence — not government coercion, domination, and control. We are born free, and we will stay free.” But this uplifting sentiment cannot survive even a brief glance at the federal statute ...