The Early History of a Worldwide Nuisance by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Few federal agencies have as much bipartisan support as the National Endowment for Democracy. Created in 1983, NED’s stated mission is to “strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts.” In actuality, NED allows U.S. politicians to meddle in foreign elections at the same time they pretend to be spreading democracy. The previous year, Ronald Reagan had announced in a speech to the British Parliament, “Let us now begin ... a crusade for freedom that will engage the faith and fortitude of the next generation ... to foster the infrastructure of democracy.” NED’s first chief, Allen Weinstein, later explained the Endowment’s rationale in 1991: “A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA.” NED aimed ...
The Legacy of Milton Friedman, Part 2 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 Milton Friedman also was adept at proposing practical solutions to practical problems. He believed strongly in liberty, but he recognized that he needed to promote it practically. Nowhere was his ability in this area more evident than in his work on the All-Volunteer Force (AVF). He served on the official Gates Commission, which was charged with studying the feasibility of a volunteer military. He also worked well with like-minded advocates, such as Martin Anderson in the White House. In fact, Friedman was widely credited with swaying several of his colleagues in favor of ending conscription. The 15-member Gates Commission was said to have started out equally divided among pro, con, and undecided. After holding hearings and debating the issue, the commission voted unanimously in favor of moving to the All-Volunteer ...
The Legacy of Milton Friedman, Part 1 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 It has been more than a year since Milton Friedman passed from our lives. What a world he departed. The desire for liberty burns ever brightly. The forces of statism resist ever strongly. How we miss his presence. Although he has left us, his ideas live on. They remain eternally relevant to the age-old struggle to preserve individual liberty from state encroachment. Milton Friedman was born 95 years ago in Brooklyn. He was the son of immigrant parents from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Think of the world that he was born into. For a couple of years his family lived in La Belle Epoch, a time of peace, increasing trade, and growing prosperity. People could travel without passports. The great empires were gradually liberalizing. It ...
Why They Hate Us by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 What’s more obnoxious than a person who constantly whines about the real and imagined injustices committed against him while ignoring his own injustices against others? A country that does the same thing. One of the great myths ...
The War on Afghanistan Was Wrong, Too by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 While most Americans have turned against the Iraq War, many of them still think that the war on Afghanistan was morally and legally justified. Their rationale is that the United States was simply defending itself by attacking Afghanistan and retaliating against those who had conspired to commit the 9/11 terrorist ...
The Diagnosis of a Dying Republic, Part 2 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson (New York: Metropolitan Books, 2006), 368 pages; $26. The full extent of the American Empire is shown in great clarity throughout Nemesis. In terms of ...
A Century of Interventionism and Regime Change by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq by Stephen Kinzer (New York: Times Books, 2006); 400 pages; $27.50. Since September 11, the U.S. government has overthrown the governments of Afghanistan and Iraq. Most Americans appear to think of these actions as defensible in principle ...
A Century of Interventionism and Regime Change by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Overthrow: Americas Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq by Stephen Kinzer (New York: Times Books, 2006); 400 pages; $27.50. Since September 11, the U.S. government has overthrown the governments of Afghanistan and Iraq. Most Americans appear to think of these actions as defensible in principle ...
A Century of Interventionism and Regime Change by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Overthrow: Americas Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq by Stephen Kinzer (New York: Times Books, 2006); 400 pages; $27.50. Since September 11, the U.S. government has overthrown the governments of Afghanistan and Iraq. Most Americans appear to think of these actions as defensible in principle ...
Book Review: Wilson’s War by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Wilsons War: How Woodrow Wilsons Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin & World War II by Jim Powell (Crown Forum, 2005); 352 pages; $27.50. Although most conventional liberal historians, blinded by their adulation for politicians who embrace ...
Book Review: Wilson’s War by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Wilson’s War: How Woodrow Wilson’s Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin & World War II by Jim Powell (Crown Forum, 2005); 352 pages; $27.50. Although most conventional liberal historians, blinded by their adulation for politicians who embrace ...
Book Review: Wilson’s War by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Wilsons War: How Woodrow Wilsons Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin & World War II by Jim Powell (Crown Forum, 2005); 352 pages; $27.50. Although most conventional liberal historians, blinded by their adulation for politicians who embrace ...
