F.A. Hayek on Individual Liberty by Richard M. Ebeling June 26, 2019 The rebirth of a belief in and an enthusiasm for socialism and government planning among a noticeable number of academics, intellectuals, young people, and ...
Afghanistan Exit: Swift, Responsible Disengagement, Part 2 by Danny Sjursen June 25, 2019 Part 1 | Part 2 Since the supposed end of the American combat mission in Afghanistan in 2014, the primary mission of U.S. military ...
Austrian Economics on the 45th Anniversary of Its Rebirth by Richard M. Ebeling June 24, 2019 This June marks the 45th anniversary of the revival of the Austrian School of Economics. During the week of June 15-22, 1974, the Institute ...
The Jackboots Are Coming by John W. Whitehead June 21, 2019 “Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules ...
What Robert Reich Failed to Say about Marijuana Legalization by Laurence M. Vance June 20, 2019 Professor, economist, author, and political commentator Robert Reich is best known for being President Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor from ...
Debt, Deficits and the Cost of Free Lunches by Richard M. Ebeling June 19, 2019 It seems that every generation or two, fundamental economic ideas are questioned and challenged. The reasonable and important idea that governments should balance their ...
Impeachment Dirt by Jacob G. Hornberger June 26, 2019 One of the most amusing aspects of the entire anti-Russia brouhaha has been whether President Trump should be impeached for supposedly having violated U.S. campaign-finance laws. The idea is that since Trump received some political dirt from Russians on his 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton, he violated U.S. law in two ways: One, by accepting a campaign contribution from a foreigner and, two, ...
Republicans Love Socialism Too by Jacob G. Hornberger June 25, 2019 Today’s New York Times is carrying a video op-ed entitled “I’m Republican. I Never Thought I’d Fight for Medicaid.” The op-ed calls for an expansion of Medicaid in North Carolina and other states to cover people who are uninsured and do not qualify for Medicaid because they make too much money. First things first. While Republicans have traditionally despised ...
The Solution to Trump’s Iran Mayhem by Jacob G. Hornberger June 24, 2019 Undoubtedly, President Trump is fantasizing about the possibility of being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for deciding at the last minute to not bomb Iran in retaliation for Iran’s shoot-down of a Pentagon drone. Apparently experiencing a crisis of conscience, Trump called off the strike when he learned that it would kill an estimated 150 people, which he decided would be disproportionate ...
End All State Support to Colleges and Universities by Jacob G. Hornberger June 14, 2019 While Democratic Party presidential candidates are stumbling over themselves in offering people free college tuition and other political candy in the hope of buying their votes, I’ve got a better idea. Let’s end all state support of colleges and universities entirely. State support of colleges and universities is part of the mandatory-charity system that we call the welfare state, a system ...
The Libertarian Angle: Tariff-Wall Man’s Extortion of Mexico June 13, 2019 Are barriers to both immigration and trade the hallmarks of a free society? Do they make the ...
The Libertarian Angle: Free Assange and Repeal the Espionage Act June 4, 2019 Does the first amendment protect journalists or people? Is the Espionage Act suitable for a free society? ...
The Libertarian Angle: World War II May 15, 2019 Was World War II the good war? Should the United States have been involved at all? FFF ...
Adhering to Principle May 10, 2019 The mission of The Future of Freedom Foundation is to advance freedom by providing an uncompromising moral ...
