The Libertarian Angle Live at the 2014 ISFLC (video) by Future of Freedom Foundation March 3, 2014 "The Libertarian Angle Live" with Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman was presented by The Future of Freedom Foundation February 15, 2014 at the 2014 International Students for Liberty Conference in Washington D.C. Robert Higgs was scheduled to be a special guest on this panel, but weather delayed his flight and he was unfortunately unable to participate.
Wage War on Poverty with Libertarianism by Jacob G. Hornberger March 1, 2014 Almost 50 years ago Lyndon Johnson declared a “war on poverty.” Ever since then, the federal government, through a wide array of welfare-state programs and regulatory programs, has waged its war, aiming to end poverty or at least to greatly alleviate it. After a half-century of poverty warfare, has the war been won? Not according to Democrats. They say that ...
The Libertarian Angle: FFF’s Program at the Students for Liberty Conference (video) by Future of Freedom Foundation February 24, 2014 Jacob and Sheldon discuss FFF's conference within a conference at the 2014 International Students for Liberty Conference. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly.
FFF Webinar: Libertarianism: The Moral and the Practical by Sheldon Richman February 18, 2014 On February 12, 2014, FFF vice president and editor Sheldon Richman hosted a free, interactive online webinar entitled “Libertarianism: The Moral and the Practical.” This was an interactive experience with Sheldon and the participants. The audio and Sheldon's slides are presented above.
An Awesome Conference! by Jacob G. Hornberger February 17, 2014 Despite the big snow storm that hit Washington, D.C., last Thursday, the annual 2014 Students for Liberty Conference went on as scheduled at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington. It was an awesome experience. I don’t know what the official attendance was but it seemed to be to be in the neighborhood of some 1,400 people, most of whom ...
The Libertarian Angle: Public Schooling vs. Education by Future of Freedom Foundation February 3, 2014 Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman discuss the public education system. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly.
What Does It Mean to Be Free? by Jacob G. Hornberger February 1, 2014 Johann von Goethe once wrote, “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.” Goethe’s statement perfectly captures the plight of the American people in our time. That’s one of the principal challenges that we libertarians face, for if people are convinced they’re free, they have no incentive to break free of their servitude. Even ...
One Moral Standard for All by Sheldon Richman February 1, 2014 Libertarians make a self-defeating mistake in assuming that their fundamental principles differ radically from most other people’s principles. Think how much easier it would be to bring others to the libertarian position if we realized that they already agree with us in substantial ways. What am I talking about? It’s quite simple. Libertarians believe that the initiation of force is ...
The Libertarian Angle: Gun Control by Future of Freedom Foundation January 27, 2014 Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman discuss the recent shooting a Maryland mall and the ensuing calls for gun control. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly.
The Libertarian Angle: Obama and the NSA by Future of Freedom Foundation January 21, 2014 Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman discuss the President Obama's planed "reform" of the NSA. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly.
The Classical Liberal legacy of Percy Bysshe Shelley by Wendy McElroy January 1, 2014 “I have deserted the odorous gardens of literature to journey across the great sandy desert of Politics.” In this manner, the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) announced a political treatise entitled A Philosophical View of Reform (1819). It states, “The first principle of political reform is the natural equality of men, not with relation to their property ...
The Libertarian Angle: The Postal Monopoly by Future of Freedom Foundation December 30, 2013 Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman discuss the postal monopoly. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly.