I’m Not Breaking Up with America This Valentine’s Day, and Neither Should You by John W. Whitehead February 15, 2019 “There’s absolutely no evidence to support the statement that the greatest country in the world. We’re 7th in literacy, 27th in math, ...
How the Word Liberalism Came to Mean Its Opposite by Richard M. Ebeling February 14, 2019 Over time, words sometimes change their meanings or connotations. Think of the words naughty and nice. Apparently, naughty originally meant to have or be ...
The Libertarian Angle: The Horrors of Socialism by Future of Freedom Foundation February 13, 2019 With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing a New Green Deal, the time might be ripe to examine the track history of ...
The TSA’s Secret Watchlist for Travelers Who Don’t Kowtow by James Bovard February 12, 2019 “I need a witness!” exclaimed the worried Transportation Security Administration screener at Reagan Washington National Airport a few months ago. Because I had forgotten ...
Asking the Wrong Question about Marijuana by Laurence M. Vance February 11, 2019 Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby recently announced that her office will no longer prosecute any marijuana possession cases “because prosecuting these ...
Three Jeers for Government Regulation by Richard M. Ebeling February 8, 2019 The appeal of and the rationales for government intervention and regulation of private enterprise never seem to disappear. Time and time again, as soon ...
Donald Trump, America’s Elected Dictator by Jacob G. Hornberger February 15, 2019 After losing his battle against Congress to secure funding for his wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, President Trump is declaring that that the congressional rebuff is irrelevant anyway. The reason? Trump is declaring an “emergency” under the “National Emergencies Act,” which, he says, authorizes him to spend U.S. taxpayer money on the wall without congressional authorization. He’s going to have the U.S. ...
El Chapo Convicted! Yay! Drug War is Over! Right? by Jacob G. Hornberger February 14, 2019 After a 3-month-long trial in federal district court in New York City, famous Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera, more commonly known as El Chapo, has been convicted. Yay! After decades of drug warfare on the part of the feds, the drug war is finally over. Victory! Right? Well, if you believe that, I’ve got a really nice bridge ...
Understanding Why Iranians Bash the U.S. Government by Jacob G. Hornberger February 13, 2019 Two days ago, the New York Times carried an article by Times’ journalist Thomas Erdbrink entitled, “For Iran, a Grand Occasion to Bash the U.S.,” which was about Iran’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of its revolution in 1979. The article included the following sentence, “And like some evil doppelgänger, the United States was omnipresent, despite having broken all ties ...
Raining on the Latest Immigration Deal by Jacob G. Hornberger February 12, 2019 Immigration control advocates are undoubtedly hoping that the new immigration deal that is being struck to avert another government “shutdown” will finally, once and for all, end the decades-long immigration crisis. No more having to pace the floor in anxiety and depression. No more fear that the “invaders” are coming to get us and take control over our welfare system. Nothing but ...
The Libertarian Angle: The Horrors of Socialism February 13, 2019 With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing a New Green Deal, the time might be ripe to examine the track ...
The JFK Assassination, Episode 29 January 25, 2019 Episode 28 In this series of short videos, FFF president Jacob Hornberger summarizes and details the circumstantial ...
The Libertarian Angle: The Socialism of AOC January 24, 2019 With the ascent of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, socialism is experiencing a resurgence in the United States. What does ...
The JFK Assassination, Episode 28 January 18, 2019 Episode 27 | Episode 29 In this series of short videos, FFF president Jacob Hornberger summarizes ...
