World War I

The Long Shadow of World War I and America’s War on Dissent, Part 2

by Danny Sjursen January 1, 2020

Part 1 Upon U.S. entry into the war, in 1917 the Wilson administration proposed and a compliant Congress almost immediately passed the Espionage Act, a direct attack on American press freedom. The law criminalized newspaper journalists who dared to oppose the war, question the official narrative, or encourage dissent. Massive fines and stiff prison sentences were dealt out with ...

The Long Shadow of World War I and America’s War on Dissent, Part 1

by Danny Sjursen December 1, 2019

Part 2 “War is the health of the state.” So said the eerily prescient and uncompromising anti-war radical Randolph Bourne in the very midst of what Europeans called the Great War, a nihilistic conflict that eventually consumed the lives of at least 9 million soldiers, including some 50,000 Americans. He meant, ultimately, that wars — especially foreign wars — ...

The Libertarian Angle: World War I (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation April 30, 2019

America should never have gotten involved in World War I, and powers assumed by the government during that war haunt us to this day. FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: The Horrific Consequences of WWI

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 14, 2018

Should the United States have been involved in World War I? Did it make the world safe for democracy, or was it the recipe for a violence-filled 20th century? Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

How World War I Still Haunts America

by James Bovard July 1, 2017

This year is the 100th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson’s pulling America into World War I. Many people celebrate this centenary of America’s emergence as a world power. But at a time when the Trump administration is bombing or rattling sabers at half a dozen nations and many Democrats are clamoring to bloody Russia, it is worth reviewing how World ...

The Libertarian Angle: The Interventionism of the Two World Wars, Part 5

by Future of Freedom Foundation June 8, 2016

In this segment, Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling continue their discussion about the horrible results stemming from the foreign policy interventions of World War I and World War II. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: The Interventionism of Two World Wars, Part 4

by Future of Freedom Foundation June 2, 2016

In this segment, Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling continue their discussion about the horrible results stemming from the foreign policy interventions of World War I and World War II. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: The Interventionism of Two World Wars, Part 3

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 24, 2016

In this segment, Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling continue their discussion about the horrible results stemming from the foreign policy interventions of World War I and World War II. Go to the podcast.

TGIF: Liberty in America during the Great War

by Sheldon Richman August 15, 2014

There’s always plenty for libertarians to complain about in our troubled world, but in many respects, things could be much worse. I’m thinking particularly of how the U.S. government punished dissent before, during, and even after America’s participation in World War I. Although it will be a few years before we observe the centenary of Woodrow Wilson’s idiotic decision ...