No, It Is Not Possible to be an Imperial Libertarian by Ted Galen Carpenter May 31, 2023 There have been a distressing number of occasions in which someone has said to me that they embrace libertarian principles and positions—“except ...
Rein in the FBI by John W. Whitehead May 26, 2023 “One of the creeping hands of totalitarianism running through the democracy is the Federal Bureau of Investigation… Because why does the ...
America’s Comeback by Laurence M. Vance May 22, 2023 When most Americans hear the word comeback, they immediately think of sports. Whether it is football, basketball, golf, ...
The Government Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone by John W. Whitehead May 17, 2023 “There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by ...
The Origins of U.S. Monetary Debauchery by Jacob G. Hornberger May 16, 2023 One of the unsung heroes in American history was a prominent New York City lawyer named Frederick Barber Campbell. Campbell graduated from Harvard Law ...
Libertarian Plan to Simplify Taxpaying Misses the Mark by Laurence M. Vance May 15, 2023 Another April 15 has come and gone. The inaugural and dreaded Tax Day initially fell on March 1, 1914. There was no withholding tax, so ...
What Debt Ceiling? by Jacob G. Hornberger June 1, 2023 Statists all across the United States, especially those within the mainstream press, are uncorking their champagne bottles today and celebrating the newest deal that lifts the debt ceiling. Predictably, the political strategy of crying “Default! Default! Default!” succeeded spectacularly, just as it does every time. In fact, it worked so well that this time Congress decided to not even set a new ceiling. ...
America’s Immigration Police State: Roving Border Patrol Checkpoints by Jacob G. Hornberger May 31, 2023 America’s socialist system of immigration controls does not simply come with a “Do Not Enter Sign.” It comes with fierce enforcement measures. In fact, it comes with so much enforcement that people living in the borderlands have, over the decades of increasing immigration-law enforcement, come to live in what can only be called an immigration police state. To belabor the obvious, a police ...
Why I’m Not a Libertarian Reformer by Jacob G. Hornberger May 30, 2023 There have long been two camps in the libertarian movement: the reform camp and the liberty camp. The libertarian reform camp aims at improving the welfare-warfare state system under which we live. Libertarian reform plans include such things as immigration reform, Social Security “privatization,” health-savings accounts, welfare reform, school vouchers, income-tax reform, legalization of only marijuana, reining in the CIA, the FBI, ...
America’s Immigration Police State: Warrantless Trespasses, Searches, and Seizures by Jacob G. Hornberger May 26, 2023 In yesterday’s blog post, I addressed one aspect of the immigration police state that is part of the enforcement of America’s socialist system of immigration controls — domestic highway checkpoints. I pointed out that such police-state checkpoints are a central feature of communist and totalitarian regimes. Another part of America’s immigration police state is warrantless trespasses and searches of farms and ...
Raising the Debt Ceiling June 1, 2023 What are the consequences of the predictable deal to raise the debt ceiling? FFF president Jacob G. ...
The JFK Assassination: 60 Years Later — Episode 8 May 30, 2023 Episode 7 | Episode 8 In this episode, Jacob examines the evidence that corroborates the sworn testimony of ...
The Importance of Austrian Economics May 25, 2023 Why are the principles of Austrian Economics so important to a free and prosperous society? FFF president ...
The JFK Assassination: 60 Years Later — Episode 7 May 23, 2023 Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 In this episode, Jacob explains how the sworn ...