Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving and the Birth of American Free Enterprise

by Richard M. Ebeling November 27, 2019

Once more it’s that time of the year when most Americans gather with family and friends to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. The turkey is carved, the stuffing and sweet potatoes are passed around, and many slices of pumpkin pie are happily consumed. But how many of us know or appreciate that Thanksgiving really celebrates the failure of socialism and ...

The Libertarian Angle: Thanksgiving, Socialism, and Capitalism

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 20, 2018

Here is a lesson on Thanksgiving from Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling. Go to the podcast.

Pay Your Blessings Forward

by John W. Whitehead November 20, 2018

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”—John F. Kennedy Listen: I know it’s been a hard, heart-wrenching, stomach-churning kind of year. It’s been a year of hotheads and blowhards and killing sprees and bloodshed and takedowns. It’s been a year in which tyranny took a few ...

Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Birth of American Free Enterprise

by Richard M. Ebeling November 20, 2017

This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when Americans gather with their families and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. It marks a remembrance of those early Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the uncharted ocean from Europe to make a new start in Plymouth, Massachusetts. What is less appreciated is that Thanksgiving also ...

The Real Meaning of Thanksgiving: The Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism

by Richard M. Ebeling November 24, 2016

This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when we gather with our family and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. It marks a remembrance of those early Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the uncharted ocean from Europe to make a new start in Plymouth, Massachusetts. What is less appreciated is that Thanksgiving also ...

Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Birth of American Free Enterprise

by Richard M. Ebeling November 26, 2015

This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when Americans gather with their families and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. It marks a remembrance of those early Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the uncharted ocean from Europe to make a new start in Plymouth, Massachusetts. What is less appreciated is that Thanksgiving also ...

This Thanksgiving, Let’s Say ‘No Thanks’ to the Tyranny of the American Police State

by John W. Whitehead November 26, 2015

“Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6000 years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world.”—Daniel Webster Thanksgiving is not what it once was. Then again, America ...

The Libertarian Angle: The First Thanksgiving

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 25, 2015

Each week, FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling discuss the hot topics of the day. This week, Jacob and Richard discuss the triumph of the free society at the Plymouth Colony. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly. Go to the podcast.

Thanksgiving: Celebrating the Birth of Free Enterprise in America

by Richard M. Ebeling November 27, 2014

This time of the year, whether in good economic times or bad, is when Americans gather with their families and friends and enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together. It marks a remembrance of those early Pilgrim Fathers who crossed the uncharted ocean from Europe to make a new start in Plymouth, Massachusetts. What is less appreciated is that Thanksgiving ...