Discrimination and the “Ministerial Exception” by Laurence M. Vance August 5, 2020 The U.S. Supreme Court issued two landmark discrimination decisions in its term that recently came to an end. However, only one will result in ...
A Time That Tries Men’s Souls by Jacob G. Hornberger August 5, 2020 In the midst of the turmoil in which our country is enveloped, I am reminded of the immortal words of Thomas Paine: These are the ...
Paul Krugman’s Ad Hominem Defense of Central Banking by Richard M. Ebeling August 4, 2020 One of the sorriest aspects of almost all political discussions nowadays is how often they seem to degenerate into rude ad hominem attacks rather ...
The Tortured Legacy of the Mexican-American War, Part 3 by Danny Sjursen August 3, 2020 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part ...
Empire Kidnapping on American Streets by Benjamin James Bartee July 30, 2020 Lest any observer refuse at this late date to acknowledge that the full weight of the police state is pressed on the American citizenry's ...
Gold and Free Banking versus Central Banking by Richard M. Ebeling July 28, 2020 In spite of the officially declared “independence” of the Federal Reserve from the immediate political control of either Congress or the White House, America’s ...
Truman’s War Crimes at Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Jacob G. Hornberger August 5, 2020 This month marks the 75h anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While proponents of the bombings have long justified them on the basis that they shortened World War II, the fact is that they were war crimes. The only reason why President Truman and the pilots who dropped the bombs were not prosecuted as war criminals is because the ...
Separate Healthcare and the State by Jacob G. Hornberger August 4, 2020 Among the greatest achievements of our American ancestors was the separation of church and state. Among the greatest things that Americans today could accomplish is the same thing with respect to healthcare. Imagine if the Americans who founded our country had instead implemented a system based on government control, management, provision, and regulation of ...
Empire is the Root of U.S.-China Hostilities by Jacob G. Hornberger August 3, 2020 The biggest factor that has led the U.S. government to initiate a hostile relationship against China involves the concept of empire. An empire wants to be the only empire or at least the dominant empire. That is, it wants to control everyone and everybody within its realm, which ideally encompasses the entire world. That ...
The Sad Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid by Jacob G. Hornberger July 31, 2020 Yesterday, July 30, marked the 55th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid, two socialist programs that ended up destroying what had been the finest healthcare system in history, one based on principles of the free market and voluntary charity. Prior to the enactment of these two socialist programs, healthcare costs were ...
Are Big Companies Bad for Society? July 31, 2020 Do big companies pose a problem to people in society? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and ...
The Evils of Federal Spending July 24, 2020 What will be the effect of another round of trillions of dollars of free money that the ...
FDR’s New Deal Fiasco July 16, 2020 Have you ever thought about the effect that Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal has had on American life ...
Regime Change: November 1963 July 10, 2020 On November 22, 1963, the U.S. national-security establishment violently removed John Kennedy from the presidency through assassination. ...
