Preventing Liberty from Becoming a Coronavirus Fatality by Ted Galen Carpenter March 30, 2020 Public attitudes about the coronavirus outbreak increasingly exhibit features of a collective panic. That development creates the danger that government measures designed to deal ...
The Wrong Solution to Welfare Marriage Penalties by Laurence M. Vance March 27, 2020 The typical wedding ceremony, reception, and honeymoon can cost tens of thousands of dollars. Although all of it may be paid for up front, ...
The Deep State’s Demolition of Democracy by James Bovard March 26, 2020 “Thank God for the Deep State,” declared former acting CIA chief John McLaughlin while appearing on a panel at the National Press Club last ...
Leaving People Alone Is the Best Way to Beat the Coronavirus by Richard M. Ebeling March 24, 2020 The world has rapidly moved into a seemingly aggressive paternalistic planning mode in the face of the Coronavirus crisis. Many voices are heard to ...
Unleashing the Dogs of War by Matthew Harwood March 23, 2020 Presidents of War by Michael Beschloss (New York: Crown, 2018); 752 pages. Even with power in the ...
How the Police State Will Deal with a Coronavirus Outbreak by John W. Whitehead March 20, 2020 “Fear is a primitive impulse, brainless as hunger, and because the aim of horror fiction is the production of the deepest kinds of fears, ...
We Were Soldiers by Jacob G. Hornberger March 30, 2020 Amidst all the death taking place by the coronavirus, last night I decided to rewatch We Were Soldiers, a great movie about the Vietnam War, during which the U.S. national-security establishment sent 58,000 American men to their deaths for nothing. The movie focuses on the very first battle of the Vietnam War — the battle of la Drang — between ...
Revisiting Governmental Powers by Jacob G. Hornberger March 27, 2020 During this time of extraordinary powers being exercised by federal, state, and local officials, it’s good to refresh ourselves on founding principles. We sometimes hear about a concept called “the inherent powers of government.” These refer to what are commonly called “police powers.” Such inherent police powers refer to the power of a government to enact laws that protect the “health, ...
Why Foreign Interventionism, Especially Now? by Jacob G. Hornberger March 26, 2020 This would be a good time for some introspection. Questions that deserve pondering are: Why must the U.S. government be engaged in foreign meddling? What good does it do? Are there harmful consequences? Are they worth it? Notice, first of all, an important phenomenon: No nation-state is invading and trying to conquer the United States. There is no flotilla composed of ...
Trading Liberty for Security by Jacob G. Hornberger March 25, 2020 There was a good reason why our American ancestors failed to include an emergency exception in the Bill of Rights. It was because they knew that throughout history emergencies have been the time-honored way by which people lose their liberty. Thus, the First Amendment does not say: Congress shall make no ...
Spending America into Bankruptcy March 25, 2020 The coronavirus crisis is motivating Congress to enact a massive $2 trillion spending bill, and motivating the ...
Libertarianism and the Coronavirus March 18, 2020 What is the libertarian solution to the coronavirus crisis? Why, libertarianism of course! Join FFF president Jacob ...
LibertyView Podcast: America’s National Debt is Out of Control – Does Anyone Care? March 16, 2020 With no end in sight for America’s $23 trillion ...
The Impact of Ayn Rand March 11, 2020 Has Ayn Rand impacted your life? Join Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling in this week's episode of ...
