The TSA’s Secret Watchlist for Travelers Who Don’t Kowtow by James Bovard November 1, 2018 “I need a witness!” exclaimed the worried Transportation Security Administration screener at Reagan Washington National Airport a few months ago. Because I had forgotten to remove my belt before going through a TSA scanner, he explained that I must undergo an “enhanced patdown.” I told him that if he jammed my groin, I’d file a formal complaint against him. ...
O Canada, and the Drug War by Laurence M. Vance November 1, 2018 The maple leaf — the ubiquitous symbol of Canada — may soon give way to the marijuana leaf. Joining the countries of Uruguay and Georgia, Canada has legalized marijuana for recreational use — with restrictions, of course. In late 2013, Uruguay officially legalized marijuana. It did not, however, leave things up to the free market. The government controls the marijuana ...
Three Jeers for Government Regulation by Richard M. Ebeling November 1, 2018 The appeal of and the rationales for government intervention and regulation of private enterprise never seem to disappear. Time and time again, as soon as some theoretical argument for or historical instance of interventionism has been challenged and demonstrated to be false and a failure, another one soon arises to replace it. Truly, the price of economic liberty is eternal ...
“The Birth-Right of an American” by Scott McPherson November 1, 2018 Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier, are the birth-right of an American.... unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments, but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people. — Tench Coxe, Pennsylvania Gazette, February 20, 1788 On ...
Libertarian Angle: More Border Control Chaos by Future of Freedom Foundation November 1, 2018 Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss immigration.
Freedom Frauds: How Government Ruined My Work Ethic by James Bovard October 31, 2018 Jim Bovard explains how one summer on the government payroll destroyed his work ethic for life. Go to the audio podcast. View other episodes of Freedom Frauds.
America Is on the Brink of a Nervous Breakdown by John W. Whitehead October 31, 2018 “As nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances, there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air – however slight – lest we become unwitting victims of the darkness.” ― Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas Yet ...
Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy by Laurence M. Vance October 30, 2018 A Gallup poll taken last year found that 87 percent of Americans believed in God, 51 percent considered religion to be very important in their life, 54 percent were members of a church or synagogue, 35 percent had attended a church or synagogue in the previous seven days, and 64 percent claimed to be a Christian of some ...
Laurence M. Vance: FFF Spelman College Drug War Conference by Laurence M. Vance October 29, 2018 This conference was co-sponsored by students at Spelman College, Morehouse College in Atlanta, and the Spelhouse National Action Network and was held at Spelman College on September 20, 2018. This was the third Historically Black College and University (HBCU) at which we have held our drug-war conferences. The previous two were Morgan State University in ...
The JFK Assassination, Episode 18 by Jacob G. Hornberger October 26, 2018 In this series of short videos, FFF president Jacob Hornberger summarizes and details the circumstantial evidence pointing toward the U.S. national-security state as the orchestrator of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Watch the entire series. Go to the podcast.
Government, Gold, and Separating Money From the State by Richard M. Ebeling October 25, 2018 How long will the current improvement in employment and output growth continue? Will the Federal Reserve’s recent policy of nudging up market interest rates impede growth and employment, or will it act as a damper on possible future price inflation without slowing down the economy or pushing it into a new recession? The news media and policy pundits have been ...
Has America Become a Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy? by John W. Whitehead October 25, 2018 “The poor and the underclass are growing. Racial justice and human rights are nonexistent. They have created a repressive society and we are their unwitting accomplices. Their intention to rule rests with the annihilation of consciousness. We have been lulled into a trance. They have made us indifferent to ourselves, to others. We are focused only on our own ...