Book Review: Guns, Freedom, and Terrorism by George Leef February 1, 2004 Guns, Freedom, and Terrorism by Wayne LaPierre (Nashville, Tenn.: WND Books, 2003); 246 pages; $24.99. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. Nowhere is that phrase proven to be true more often than in the unending battle between those in our society who believe that the way to reduce violence is to take away from individual persons the ...
The Hypocrisy of Powell’s Lecture by Jacob G. Hornberger January 30, 2004 Well, no one can ever say that the retired army general and U.S. secretary of state, Colin Powell, doesn’t have gall. In Moscow, Powell criticized the Russian government for “certain developments in Russian politics and foreign policy in recent months” which “have given us pause.” In an obvious attempt to extend the world policeman’s ...
Need a Ride? Try Freedom and the Free Market by Scott McPherson January 30, 2004 The promulgators of government control are no longer content to fabricate rights to such things as education, health care, and a smoke-free workplace. Now they’re even demanding that people have a right to a taxicab. In the process, they’re also deflecting attention away from the negative consequences of ...
Bush Legacy: Less Freedom by Sheldon Richman January 28, 2004 If anyone still looks to the Republican party of President George W. Bush for limits on government power, it’s long past time to look elsewhere. They certainly won’t be found among the Democrats either. But this is no reason for Pollyannaish rhapsodies about the Republicans, who are more offensive ...
Spreading the Word by Bart Frazier January 28, 2004 To: Friends and Supporters of The Future of Freedom Foundation From: Bart Frazier, program director Date: January 28, 2004 Subject: FFF Op-Ed Program Most of you associate FFF with our Email Update. Every day you get the best news culled from the internet addressing issues important to libertarians as ...
Bush, Marriage, and Iraq by Thomas Kearney January 23, 2004 The headline on the front page of the January 14, 2004, edition of the New York Times read, “Bush Plans $1.5 Billion Drive for Promotion of Marriage.” According to administration officials, the money would be used to train couples to develop interpersonal skills in order to sustain “healthy ...
Better Them Than Us by Scott McPherson January 19, 2004 In response to soaring violent crime, Brazil has passed what some are considering one of the strongest anti-gun laws in Latin America, and Brazil’s pro-gun lobby, backed up by the powerful National Rifle Association, was powerless to stop it. Rather than mourn, however, Americans who fight against “gun control” ...
A Bush-Clinton Ticket Would Be Unbeatable by Jacob G. Hornberger January 14, 2004 In view of President Bush’s State of the Union address, I’ve got a great idea as to how the president can guarantee himself reelection — dump Dick Cheney as his vice-presidential running mate and select Bill Clinton instead. Think about it: Bush and Clinton share the exact same philosophical vision for the role of government ...
A Successful War Is Being Waged on the Bill of Rights by Don Cooper January 14, 2004 Two years after launching of the War on Terrorism and the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the most successful war being waged by the United States seems to be against the U.S. Constitution, not terrorists. Although the war in Afghanistan removed the Taliban from power and damaged Osama bin Ladens al-Qaida ...
Enola Gay, Just War, and Mass Murder by Scott McPherson January 12, 2004 On December 15, 2003, the new Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport, part of the National Air and Space Museum, was opened to the public. The Center boasts a number of high-profile attractions. The SR-71 Blackbird, the Air France Concorde, Russian MIGs, and even the Spaceshuttle Enterprise can all be found in this 294,000-square-foot, 10-story hangar on ...
Bush Worker Plan Betrays American Ideals by Sheldon Richman January 9, 2004 In proposing a temporary worker program, President Bush promised to reassess “the standard of knowledge in the current citizenship test… must ensure that new citizens know…the ideals that have shaped our history.” Maybe he should also look at the standard of knowledge for presidents. If we use the test ...
The International Terror-and-Drug Cop Is On the Beat by Jacob G. Hornberger January 7, 2004 Those who favor the U.S. government’s role as international policeman must be ecstatic that the feds are now expanding their jurisdiction in their decades-long war on drugs to include the entire world. How so? Well, despite the fact that U.S. drug laws apply only in the United States, U.S. military forces are now using their ...