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Casualties of War

by John W. Whitehead November 14, 2019

Come you masters of war / You that build the big guns You that build the death planes / You that build all the bombs You that hide behind walls / You that hide behind desks I just want you to know / I can see through your masks…. You fasten all the triggers / For the others to fire Then you sit back ...

The Case for Globalism, So-Called

by Richard M. Ebeling November 13, 2019

The global economy seems to be coming under attack from a variety of directions. On one side, there are the reborn “democratic socialists” and other “progressives” who insist that the international capitalist system exploits workers and minority groups. On the other side, there are nationalists and other nativists who fear the loss not just of jobs but the cultural ...

Inessential Government Workers

by Laurence M. Vance November 12, 2019

Government “shutdowns” in the United States occur when Congress and the president cannot agree on appropriations bills to fund the federal government before the previous ones expire. Since the current budget and appropriations process began in 1976, the federal government “shut down” three times during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, once under George H.W. Bush, twice under Bill Clinton, once ...

The “Officer Friendly” Police Fantasy

by James Bovard November 11, 2019

Police in Tempe, Arizona, announced plans in July for a “positive ticketing” campaign to pull over drivers who had violated no traffic laws. A Phoenix TV station reported that the police would give the people they targeted free soft-drink coupons for Circle K as a reward for their “good driving behavior.” Police in other areas have run similar programs ...

A New Kind of Tyranny

by John W. Whitehead November 7, 2019

What happens to Julian Assange and to Chelsea Manning is meant to intimidate us, to frighten us into silence. By defending Julian Assange, we defend our most sacred rights. Speak up now or wake up one morning to the silence of a new kind of tyranny. The choice is ours. — John Pilger, investigative journalist All ...

The History and Meaning of Berlin Wall

by Richard M. Ebeling November 5, 2019

This November marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. On November 9, 1989, as the shaky East German communist government resigned, the Berlin Wall came tumbling down. Large crowds formed on both sides of the Wall. East and West Berliners climbed on top, and then people began using sledgehammers and pickaxes to cut holes in ...

The Kennedy Autopsy 2: LBJ’s Role In the Assassination

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 4, 2019

Seven years ago, Jacob Hornberger’s bestselling The Kennedy Autopsy detailed the mysterious events surrounding the autopsy that the U.S. military conducted on President’s Kennedy’s body on the night of November 22, 1963. Hornberger’s new book, The Kennedy Autopsy 2, expands on his earlier work. ...

Yes, Virginia, There Is A Deep State And It’s Feeding The Anti-POTUS Mob

by David Stockman November 1, 2019

The prepared statement of the latest UkraineGate whistle-blower is well worth the read. It tells you all you need to know about why the Deep State apparatchiks are coming out of the woodwork in a massive assault on America's duly elected president. They are deathly afraid Trump will begin to dismantle a far-flung Empire which has wreaked havoc around the ...

Max Weber on Politics as a Vocation

by Richard M. Ebeling October 31, 2019

Political election seasons are always interesting times. An array of candidates offer themselves to the voters, each one promising a bundle of policy programs targeting what government will do for those who elect them, as well as all those who did not vote for them. They are all about how much they want to “give back” and to do ...

FFF Policy Concerning Employee Political Activity

by Future of Freedom Foundation October 31, 2019

To Our Supporters: As a result of legal consultation and advice from a Washington, D.C., law firm that specializes in election law and non-profit foundations, The Future of Freedom Foundation has adopted the following policies for whenever an employee of FFF becomes a candidate for public office: The employee will be permitted to continue working in his same capacity at ...

Beware the Growing Evil in Our Midst

by John W. Whitehead October 29, 2019

“You see them on the street. You watch them on TV. You might even vote for one this fall. You think they’re people just like you. You’re wrong. Dead wrong.” — They Live We’re living in two worlds, you and I. There’s the world we see (or are made to see) and then ...

An Impulsive Bill that Eviscerated America’s Civil Liberties

by Brian Miller October 28, 2019

The USA PATRIOT Act provides a textbook example of how the United States federal government expands its power. An emergency happens, legitimate or otherwise. The media, playing its dutiful role as goad for greater government oversight, demands "something must be done." Government power is massively expanded, with little regard for whether or not what is being done is efficacious, ...