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Stay-at-Home + Boredom = A Witch’s Brew of Americans Abusing More Alcohol and Drugs – Should the Government Step In?

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 5, 2020

The spike in Coronavirus cases in the United States and government orders to keep Americans at home during the crisis is apparently having a side effect that probably everyone could see coming: alcohol sales are exploding. According to USC News, alcohol purchases rose 55% in late March. And there is evidence that ...

The Federal Government’s Response to COVID-19 – Failure

by Jacob G. Hornberger April 28, 2020

With the death toll of Americans rising past the number of our soldiers who died in the Vietnam War, the Coronavirus crisis has laid bare a federal government bureaucracy and healthcare system that has proven itself incapable of rising to the challenge of handling a national pandemic. In our latest podcast, Jacob ...

LibertyView Podcast: America’s National Debt is Out of Control – Does Anyone Care?

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 16, 2020

With no end in sight for America’s $23 trillion national debt, Jacob Hornberger, president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, delivers a sobering message about the cause of the growing crisis, the failure of our government to act, and what citizens could face based on the experience of other countries. Listen to ...

America’s Apparent Love Affair with Socialism is Jarring, But it Isn’t New

by Jacob G. Hornberger March 9, 2020

Turn on the TV recently and you’ll see rallies with thousands of young people screaming and cheering for proposals like Medicare for All, free college and college loan debt forgiveness. This grab bag of ideas may seem like a reflection of a new trend towards socialism in the U.S., but The ...

LibertyView Podcast: Are America’s Trade Wars a Policy Loser for Conservatives?

by Jacob G. Hornberger January 31, 2020

Whoever said that our country’s ongoing trade wars would be a slam dunk either doesn’t run a business that relies on overseas sales or doesn’t understand the fundamentals of basic economics. Jacob Hornberger is the president of The Future of Freedom Foundation and he delivers a solid takedown of conservatives on the ...

LibertyView Podcast: Conservatives are Getting Amped Up Over a Potential War with Iran

by Jacob G. Hornberger January 27, 2020

The brazen U.S. military attack in early January that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani continues a pattern that puts America on a war-footing with Iran. While conservatives across America cheered the assassination of Soleimani and seem eager for an escalation of tensions with Iran, The Future of Freedom Foundation’s president Jacob Hornberger ...

LibertyView Podcast: Meanwhile, America’s Failed Drug War Continues with No End in Sight

by Future of Freedom Foundation December 26, 2019

Despite moves nationwide to decriminalize or even legalize aspects of the use of marijuana, The Future of Freedom Foundation’s president Jacob Hornberger says it isn’t enough and blasts America’s overall drug policies as unjust and a huge stain on our society. Listen to our 2-minute podcast to hear the uncompromising libertarian viewpoint of ...

LibertyView Podcast: Hornberger Slams Conservatives for Their Support of a ‘Berlin Wall’ on America’s Southern Border

by Jacob G. Hornberger December 19, 2019

In our latest podcast, The Future of Freedom Foundation’s president Jacob Hornberger blows a hole through American immigration policy and also examines the latest furor between liberals and conservatives over toilets. Listen to our 3-minute podcast to hear Hornberger’s take-down.

LibertyView Podcast: Are Trump Supporters Make-Believe Conservatives?

by Bart Frazier November 19, 2019

Perhaps one of the most astonishing aspects of the Trump era has been his rock-solid base of support from self-identifying conservatives who don’t resemble the historical standard of what we know about conservatism. It appears that President Trump’s supporters aren’t concerned about America’s record budget deficits or ballooning national debt. And they ...

LibertyView Podcast: Hornberger Blasts Medicare for All & Free Everything

by Jacob G. Hornberger October 24, 2019

There will be candy for everyone and white unicorns dancing in the streets. That seems to be the gist behind some of the policy proposals now dominating the news. Jacob Hornberger, founder of The Future of Freedom Foundation, is an unabashed libertarian and takes these plans apart in his latest podcast.

LibertyView Podcast: What Would Jefferson Think of Trump and the Power of the Presidency Today?

by Future of Freedom Foundation October 14, 2019

There’s one thing you should understand about Jacob Hornberger, president of The Future of Freedom Foundation: He’s an equal opportunity critic of Democrats, Republicans, conservatives and liberals. Hornberger doesn’t hold back in laying out the case for a return to libertarian values in America. In our latest podcast, Hornberger discusses what ...

LibertyView Podcast: President Trump–Great Leader or Dictator?

by Jacob G. Hornberger September 24, 2019

In our inaugural episode of LibertyView, The Future of Freedom Foundation’s founder and president, Jacob G. Hornberger, takes a hard look at whether America is creeping towards totalitarianism under President Trump. Listen to our 2-minute podcast to hear Hornberger’s unique take. Subscribe ...