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Pure Evil

by Laurence M. Vance November 5, 2018

President Trump last month signed into law sweeping bipartisan legislation (H.R.6) aimed at combating the nation’s opioid epidemic. Opioids are narcotics used primarily for pain relief. But they are also used for their euphoric effects. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “49,000 people died from opioid overdoses in 2017, according to provisional numbers.” The ...

Roundtable: Spelman College Drug War Conference

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 5, 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 19

by Jacob G. Hornberger November 2, 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.

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 ...