Daily Articles

Libertarian Angle: Trump’s Immigration Plan

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 22, 2019

Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss President Trump's new immigration reform plan and show why it, like all other immigration reform plans, is doomed to fail.

A Graduation Message for a Terrifying Age

by John W. Whitehead May 21, 2019

“No matter who you are, no matter how strong you are, sooner or later, you'll face circumstances beyond your control.” — Cersei Lannister, Game of Thrones Those coming of age today will face some of the greatest obstacles ever encountered by young people. They will find themselves overtaxed, burdened with excessive college debt, and struggling to find worthwhile employment in ...

Who Actually Pays Tariffs?

by Laurence M. Vance May 20, 2019

Donald Trump’s economic ignorance knows no bounds. And especially when it comes to the subject of trade. Trade is always a win-win proposition. In every exchange, each party gives up something valued less for something valued more. Each party to a transaction values differently the goods or services being exchanged. Each party anticipates a gain from ...

The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment: Understanding the Court’s Landmark Decisions

by Brian Miller May 17, 2019

The Second Amendment is one of the most fundamental provisions of the Bill of Rights, and one of the most fiercely debated. Since it was first put to paper, legal scholars, gun owners and anti-gun activists have engaged in an endless discussion over the meaning and scope of the Second ...

All Socialisms Are Antisocial

by Richard M. Ebeling May 16, 2019

Those who have seen the 1982 Steven Spielberg movie Poltergeist may remember the scene when the little girl touches the snowy screen of her family’s television and says, “They’re here,” meaning the evil ghostly forces bringing death and destruction. Well, they are here: socialism, nationalism, protectionism, and political paternalism. The ghosts of collectivisms past have returned, and their harmful ...

Iraq-Iran Deja Vu: An Interview with Jacob Hornberger (audio)

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 16, 2019

FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger was a guest on A Neighbor's Choice radio show with host David Gornoski to discuss U.S. foreign policy concerning Iran.

The Libertarian Angle: World War II

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 15, 2019

Was World War II the good war? Should the United States have been involved at all? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

The Deadly Perils of Traffic Stops in the American Police State

by John W. Whitehead May 14, 2019

The Fourth Amendment was designed to stand between us and arbitrary governmental authority. For all practical purposes, that shield has been shattered, leaving our liberty and personal integrity subject to the whim of every cop on the beat, trooper on the highway and jail official. The framers would be appalled.—Herman Schwartz, The Nation We’ve all been ...

Libertarian Angle: The Build-Up to WWII

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 10, 2019

Could World War II have been avoided? How did foreign policy decisions create the conditions that set it in motion? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

D Is for a Dictatorship Disguised as a Democracy

by John W. Whitehead May 9, 2019

When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a vaudeville act, then a nation finds itself at risk; a culture-death is a clear possibility. — Professor Neil Postman, ...

3 Big Questions That Are Not Being Asked about “Medicare for All”

by Laurence M. Vance May 8, 2019

Congress recently held its first hearing on “Medicare for All” legislation that would eliminate most private insurance, phase out Medicare and Medicaid, and institute universal socialized medicine. The House Rules Committee heard six hours of testimony on the Medicare for All Act of 2019 (H.R.1384). Introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on ...

The Presidential Political Circus Has Begun

by Richard M. Ebeling May 7, 2019

Like the carnival side shows at the circus, the candidates for the Democratic party nomination — do I even need to name the more than 20 of them? — are all standing in front of their respective campaign tents trying to attract the potential voter onlookers to join them inside, hope for that campaign contribution and support during the ...