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The Libertarian Angle: The Horrors of Socialism

by Future of Freedom Foundation February 13, 2019

With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing a New Green Deal, the time might be ripe to examine the track history of socialist societies. Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

Asking the Wrong Question about Marijuana

by Laurence M. Vance February 11, 2019

Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby recently announced that her office will no longer prosecute any marijuana possession cases “because prosecuting these cases no public safety value, disproportionately impacts communities of color and erodes public trust, and is a costly and counterproductive use of limited resources.” “We need to get serious about prioritizing what actually makes us ...

Let’s Keep the Electoral College

by Christine Smith February 8, 2019

We are all familiar with the “A republic, if you can keep it" reply attributed to Benjamin Franklin at the close of the 1787 Constitutional Convention upon being asked what type of government the Constitution was bringing into existence (the remark notated by Dr. James McHenry, a Maryland delegate). Though we've weathered countless assaults on this dear Republic, she has ...

These Are Dangerous Times, and the Government Is To Blame

by John W. Whitehead February 7, 2019

“As I look at America today, I am not afraid to say that I am afraid.”—Bertram Gross, Friendly Fascism: The New Face of Power in America These are dangerous times. Mind you, when I say that these are dangerous times, it is not because of violent crime, which remains at an all-time low, or because of terrorism, which ...

Debts and Deficits are Out of Control

by Richard M. Ebeling February 6, 2019

Understandably, the problems and politics of the moment dominate the news and attract the attention of most policy commentators and much of the public. Will there be another government shutdown, will House Democrats attempt to impeach the president, will interest rates remain low, and will there be a trade war with China? But there are longer-term problems as well, ...

Wall or No Wall

by Laurence M. Vance February 1, 2019

One would have to have had his head in the sand for the past two years not to know that Donald Trump is committed to the idea of building a wall between the United States and Mexico. Trump famously said during his official announcement that he was a Republican candidate for president, I would build a great wall, ...

Understanding the JFK Assassination, Part 5

by Jacob G. Hornberger February 1, 2019

This series will be published in a forthcoming book. Details to follow.

Washington’s Biggest Fairy Tale: “Truth Will Out”

by James Bovard February 1, 2019

The arrest of Julian Assange has produced rapturous cheering from the American political elite. Hillary Clinton declared that Assange “must answer for what he has done.” Unfortunately, Assange’s arrest will do nothing to prevent the vast majority of conniving politicians and bureaucrats from paying no price for deceiving the American public. “Truth will out” is a phrase that is routinely ...

Equal Employment Opportunity Is Bad Law

by Laurence M. Vance February 1, 2019

Everyone who works a job has seen the same poster on a wall or a bulletin board at his place of employment: Equal Employment Opportunity Is THE LAW. (The last two words are usually in all caps and in a much larger font and in a different color than the first four words.) The poster The poster says that applicants to ...

Abolish the Welfare State to Solve the National Debt Crisis

by Richard M. Ebeling February 1, 2019

Why is it so difficult to win the case for freedom in modern American society? A variety of possible answers come to mind. The collectivists are more effective in appealing to people’s emotions. The interventionist-welfare-statist argument is easier to make than it is to follow the logical chains of reasoning required to make the free-market case. Socialist-leaning teachers and ...

Bin Laden Won

by Matthew Harwood February 1, 2019

Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan by Scott Horton (Chicago: The Libertarian Institute, 2017); 317 pages. According to official U.S. government accounts, the body of Osama bin Laden slid off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson into his watery grave in the Indian Ocean sometime on the morning of May ...

Jackboots in the Morning

by John W. Whitehead January 31, 2019

“This is jackboots in the morning. This is an American nightmare that they would arrest somebody like this.”—Judge Andrew Napolitano The American Police State does not discriminate. Whatever dangerous practices you allow the government to carry out now—whether it’s in the name of national security or protecting America’s borders or making America great again—rest assured, these same practices ...