Libertarianism

The Libertarian Angle: American Sniper

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 26, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: the hit movie American Sniper. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

TGIF: What Are Libertarians Out to Accomplish?

by Sheldon Richman January 23, 2015

When I was researching my recent article on Nathaniel Branden, who died last month, I came across an audio file of a talk Branden gave at the 1979 Libertarian Party national convention in Los Angeles. I was at the convention, but I don’t remember attending the talk. I might have been busy with other things; on the ...

The Libertarian Angle: Charlie Hebdo and Gun Control

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 20, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: that attacks in Paris and their relation to gun control. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: Charlie Hebdo

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 12, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: the attacks in France on the offices of Charlie Hebdo. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

On the Methodology of Winning Liberty

by Jacob G. Hornberger January 7, 2015

  For the last 25 years of The Future of Freedom Foundation’s existence and even before, the libertarian movement has basically been divided into two wings — those who advocate pure libertarian principles — the “purists” — and those who advocate “reformist” or “gradualist” measures. Throughout that time, it has been assumed that these are simply two alternative ways to advance ...

The Libertarian Angle: The War in Afghanistan

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 5, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: the continuing saga that is Afghanistan. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

Leonard P. Liggio (1933–2014)

by Sheldon Richman January 1, 2015

I lost one of my favorite teachers in October, as did so many other libertarians, not to mention the freedom movement as a whole. Leonard P. Liggio, 81, died after a period of declining health. Leonard was a major influence on my worldview during the nearly 40 years I knew him. While I had not seen him much in ...

The Libertarian Angle: The Cuban Embargo (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation December 30, 2014

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: the Cuban embargo.

The Libertarian Angle: The Torture Scandal (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation December 15, 2014

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: the recent release of the Senate Torture Report. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

TGIF: “And the Pursuit of Happiness”: Nathaniel Branden, RIP

by Sheldon Richman December 12, 2014

Libertarians and others have wondered why Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence concludes its explicitly incomplete list of unalienable rights with the pursuit of happiness rather than property. The website Monticello.org states, Unfortunately, Thomas Jefferson himself never explained his use of the phrase “pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence. However, he was almost certainly influenced by George ...

The Purism vs. Gradualism Libertarian Debate Is Over

by Jacob G. Hornberger December 12, 2014

When I founded The Future of Freedom Foundation twenty-five years ago, the debate that was raging within the libertarian movement was between the purists and the gradualists. The debate centered on whether libertarians should stand for the immediate repeal of socialist and interventionist programs or whether they should endorse reform measures that would supposedly get us to the free ...

No Compromise Is the ONLY Way to Achieve Freedom

by Jacob G. Hornberger December 8, 2014

There is one way — and only one way — to achieve the free society: by strictly hewing to libertarian principles. While compromising libertarian principles might seem to be a more palatable and more practical way to achieve freedom, nothing could be further from the truth. In response to our end-of-year letter seeking people’s financial support for The Future of Freedom ...