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The Continuing Relevance of Ludwig von Mises’s Human Action

by Richard M. Ebeling September 6, 2016

Ludwig von Mises’s majestic magnum opus, Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, was published on September 14, 1949. In the nearly seven decades since its appearance, Human Action has come to be recognized as one of the truly great classics of modern economics. Often a "classic" means a famous book considered to have made important contributions to a discipline that ...

The Election Has Been Hacked

by John W. Whitehead September 1, 2016

The FBI is worried: foreign hackers have broken into two state election databases. The Department of Homeland Security is worried: the nation’s voting system needs greater protection against cyberattacks. I, on the other hand, am not overly worried: after all, the voting booths have already been hacked by a political elite comprised of Republicans and Democrats who ...

The Libertarian Angle: Obamacare in Crisis

by Future of Freedom Foundation August 31, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss the disaster that is Obamacare. Go to the podcast.

An Introduction to Austrian Economics, Part 1

by Richard M. Ebeling August 30, 2016

Who Are the Austrian Economists and Why Are They Important? Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 Purchase Richard Ebeling's related ebook "Austrian Economics & ...

Austrian Economics & Public Policy

by Richard M. Ebeling August 30, 2016

The following is the introduction to FFF’s newest ebook, Austrian Economics & Public Policy: Restoring Freedom and Prosperity by Richard Ebeling. (But it on Amazon for $4.99.) The ebook is being launched in conjunction with a new 9-part video series entitled An Introduction to Austrian Economics by Richard Ebeling. Watch part 1

John Locke and American Individualism

by Richard M. Ebeling August 29, 2016

Personal and economic freedom are under attack in the United States and in many other parts of the world. It is seen most clearly in this year’s contest for the White House in the U.S. presidential election. In all the rhetoric about America’s political, social and economic problems that is heard from the lips of the Democratic and Republican ...

Children of the American Police State

by John W. Whitehead August 25, 2016

We don’t need no education We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone… All in all it’s just another brick in the wall All in all you’re just another brick in the wall. —Pink Floyd, “Another Brick in the Wall” The nation’s young people have been given front-row seats for an unfolding police drama that is rated ...

The Libertarian Angle: Trump’s Income Tax Returns

by Future of Freedom Foundation August 24, 2016

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss the relevance of Donald Trump's tax returns. Go to the podcast.

Classical Liberalism: Its Proud Past and Positive Prospects

by Richard M. Ebeling August 23, 2016

Election years are depressing experiences for friends of freedom. The campaign stump, invariably, brings out even more of the worst in mainstream politicians who make their living by making promises they cannot keep through spending other people’s money. The 2016 presidential election cycle has only magnified this pattern. Both the Democrat and Republican Party presidential candidates represent variations on the ...

Republicans and CAFE Standards

by Laurence M. Vance August 22, 2016

The auto industry won’t be meeting the U.S. government’s 54.5-mile-per-gallon (mpg) fleet average fuel economy target in 2025. But neither will it have to. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) last month released for public comment a draft Technical Assessment Report (TAR) for light-duty vehicle ...

The Greatest Threat to Our Freedoms

by John W. Whitehead August 16, 2016

“There is nothing more dangerous than a government of the many controlled by the few.”—Lawrence Lessig, Harvard law professor The U.S. government remains the greatest threat to our freedoms. The systemic violence being perpetrated by agents of the government has done more collective harm to the American people and our liberties than any single act of terror. More than terrorism, more than ...

Witness to the End of Soviet Power – Twenty-Five Years Ago

by Richard M. Ebeling August 15, 2016

Twenty-five years ago, on August 22, 1991, I stood amid a vast cheering crowd of tens of thousands of people outside the Russian parliament building in Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union. They were celebrating the failure by diehard Soviet leaders to undertake a political and military coup d’état meant to maintain dictatorial communist rule in the Union ...