National Security State

The Deep State: The Unelected Shadow Government Is Here to Stay

by John W. Whitehead November 11, 2015

“Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government, owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people.” ― Theodore Roosevelt America’s next president will inherit more than a bitterly divided nation teetering on the brink of financial catastrophe when he or she assumes office. He will also inherit a shadow government, one that is fully operational ...

‘Neutralizing’ John Lennon: One Man against the ‘Monster’

by John W. Whitehead October 9, 2015

“You gotta remember, establishment, it’s just a name for evil. The monster doesn’t care whether it kills all the students or whether there’s a revolution. It’s not thinking logically, it’s out of control.”—John Lennon (1969) John Lennon, born 75 years ago on October 9, 1940, was a musical genius and pop cultural icon. He was also a vocal peace protester ...

The Libertarian Angle – Freedom and Privacy vs. the NSA

by Jacob G. Hornberger June 9, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger discusses the hot topics of the day. This week, the continuing scandal at the NSA. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

The JFK Autopsy Cover-Up: The Testimony of Saundra Spencer

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 28, 2015

Ever since people began questioning the official findings of the Warren Commission regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the popular retort of Warren Commission supporters has been “Conspiracy theory!” That retort was somewhat successful in the early years — that is, during the time that the CIA and the Pentagon were successful in keeping their records relating to ...

Secrecy Benefited the National Security State in the JFK Assassination

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 14, 2015

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6-Secrecy of FFF’s new book Regime Change: The JFK Assassination by Jacob Hornberger. Immediately after the assassination , a shroud of secrecy was placed over it and its aftermath. Moreover, when the Warren Commission conducted its investigation several months later, many of its proceedings were held in secret, ...

Conference: “Stop the Wars on Drugs and Terrorism”

by Future of Freedom Foundation April 10, 2015

The Future of Freedom Foundation and Young Americans for Liberty present a one-day conference on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin at the LBJ Auditorium in the Lyndon B. Johnson Library on Saturday, April 11, 2015, that will address the war on drugs and the war on ...

Regime Change: The JFK Assassination

by Jacob G. Hornberger April 8, 2015

The following are excerpts from Jacob Hornberger’s newest book, Regime Change: The JFK Assassination, which has just been launched on Amazon.com ($4.99). Click here to purchase it. Introduction According to a Gallup poll conducted 50 years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the vast majority of the American people disbelieve the conclusions reached by the Warren ...

Rule by Illusion

by David S. D'Amato April 1, 2015

National Security and Double Government by Michael J. Glennon (Oxford University Press 2014), 272 pages. Americans have been taken in by an illusion, complacently believing that they live in a constitutional republic in which the rule of law is paramount and public officials are answerable to the electorate. In reality, however, an ascendant technocratic class of experts governs ...

Global Thug State

by Matthew Harwood April 1, 2015

Shadow Government: Surveillance, Secret Wars, and a Global Security State in a Single-Superpower World by Tom Engelhardt (Haymarket Books 2014), 200 pages. “A shadow government has conquered twenty-first-century Washington. We have the makings of a thug state of the first order.” No two sentences more clearly and disturbingly summarize what Tom Engelhardt’s Shadow Government: Surveillance, Secret Wars, and a ...

The Libertarian Angle: The War State

by Future of Freedom Foundation March 10, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger discusses the hot topics of the day. This week: our War State government with special guest Mike Swanson. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: Civil Liberties and the National Security State

by Future of Freedom Foundation February 23, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and FFF vice president Sheldon Richman discuss the hot topics of the day. This week: civil liberties and the national security state. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

Conservative Hypocrisy on Oliver Stone

by Jacob G. Hornberger February 11, 2015

One year ago, The Future of Freedom Foundation presented what we called “a conference within a conference” at the annual conference of the Students for Liberty, a student-run libertarian group that is, once again, holding their annual conference in Washington, D.C., this coming weekend — February 13-15, 2015. The theme of our mini-conference last year was “Civil Liberties and the ...