Socialism

The Libertarian Angle: The Horrors of the Original New Deal

by Future of Freedom Foundation February 20, 2019

With the New Green Deal a hot topic, we thought it would be time again to take stock again of the the original New Deal meant for this country. FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Nightmare Fairyland of the Green New Dealers

by Richard M. Ebeling February 19, 2019

When a small child runs around waving their arms saying, “I’m a bird, I’m a bird,” we often will say what a creative imagination they have. If an adult runs around doing the same, we usually say that that person needs help because they are clearly out of touch with reality. Anyone who takes the time to read the ...

The Green New Deal Is a Bad Deal

by Christine Smith February 18, 2019

As Democrats proclaim their Green New Deal as the solution to just about everything ailing the country and the world, one point bears emphasis: the irony of using "New Deal" in its title, as if Americans are supposed to get excited about the prospect of another federal government "deal" forced upon us. Those with economic wisdom do not view ...

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 socialist societies. Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Downsides and Dangers of Mission Making

by Richard M. Ebeling January 30, 2019

We are all familiar with the phrase, “He is on a mission.” When said, the connotation may be positive or negative, but either way it is presumed that the person in question is pursuing a greater purpose from a higher source or authority than in normal, everyday life. There are some who are now calling for us to be ...

The Libertarian Angle: The Socialism of AOC

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 24, 2019

With the ascent of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, socialism is experiencing a resurgence in the United States. What does this mean for libertarianism and what does it mean for a free society? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Green New Dealers and the New Socialism

by Richard M. Ebeling January 23, 2019

The philosopher George Santayana is credited with the phrase “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Never was that truer than today in the face of the reborn belief in some notion of a “democratic” socialism and its companying idea of government-directed planning and redistribution. It’s as if the entire experience of the 20th century ...

We Have a Farm Bill

by Laurence M. Vance January 11, 2019

We have a farm bill — finally. The previous farm bill (The Agricultural Act of 2014) expired on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Although this left several agricultural, environmental, conservation, and nutrition programs in limbo, they were kept alive through continuing appropriations bills. Every five years, Congress passes a farm bill that sets national agriculture, nutrition, conservation, and forestry policy and appropriates ...

Karl Marx and the Great Socialist Revival

by James Bovard January 9, 2019

Socialism’s popularity is reviving in America. A self-proclaimed socialist won the Democratic nomination for a congressional seat in the Bronx, and Democratic Socialist candidates are thriving in many areas of the nation. The Washington Post reported in July that it’s “been a good summer for the Democratic Socialists of America,” who have “never had more adherents or more clout.” ...

No One Should Receive Federal Grants for College

by Laurence M. Vance December 20, 2018

Until 1994, inmates in federal and state prisons were eligible to receive federal Pell Grants to finance their college education while they served their time. A pilot program, Second Chance Pell, was instituted in 2015 to open up Pell Grants to a select group of inmates working towards their college degrees. According to a recent NPR ...

Socialists Masquerading as Liberals

by James Cook December 17, 2018

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune (a left-wing newspaper) featured a quotation on the Sunday editorial page that claims that without intensive regulation “capitalism is a menace to society.” From the end of the Civil War in the United States to World War I federal government regulations barely existed. This laissez-faire capitalism catapulted living standards upward and generated a host of new ...

The Sanctifying of Plunder

by Leonard Read December 17, 2018

The law ...  has converted plunder into a right, in order to protect plunder. — Frédéric Bastiat The commandment “Thou shalt not steal” would be far better kept today had not theft assumed various disguises under which its practice has been generally sanctified. The gilding of an evil gives it a virtuous face — a Mr. Hyde’s ugliness covered by ...