Freedom Daily – 2008 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 January 2008 To receive your personal copy of Freedom Daily, subscribe to our print version ($25 per year) or our email version ($15 per year). The Enemy-Combatant Attack on Freedom, Part 1 by Jacob G. Hornberger Woodstock May Have Saved Sen. McCains Life by Sheldon Richman The Martial Law Act of 2006 by James Bovard World-Saving: A Disastrous Policy by Gregory Bresiger I Suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Part 4 by James Glaser A Short Numismatic History of the United States by Edward B. Elmer, M.D. Crushed by the Fed by Glenn Jacobs The Military Draft: A Moral Abomination by Michael Boldin The Nightmare of the New Deal, Part 2 by George C. Leef back to top February 2008 To receive your personal copy of Freedom Daily, ...
Open Borders Work, Part 2 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 Opponents of immigration marshal a battery of objections to opening up borders. They claim that it would cost jobs, pose a huge welfare burden, and threaten Americans’ way of life — even their security. Yet these fears are mostly nonsense. Critics argue that low-skilled immigration is harmful because the newcomers are poorer and less-educated than Americans. But that is precisely why they are willing to do low-paid, low-skilled jobs that Americans shun. In 1960, more than half of American workers older than 25 were high-school dropouts; now, only one in ten is. Understandably, high-school graduates aspire to better things, while even those with no qualifications don’t want to do certain dirty, difficult, and dangerous jobs. Many low-skilled jobs cannot readily be mechanized or imported: ...
The Socialist Bailout of Wall Street, Part 1 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 The massive federal bailout of U.S. financial firms reflects everything that’s wrong with the economic system of welfare and interventionism under which the United States has operated since at least the 1930s. There are critically important lessons in the bailout that the American people ignore at their peril. While most politicians and mainstream pundits are viewing the bailout as a necessary “reform,” it is imperative that we place this “reform” in a much wider and deeper context. In doing so, we need to return to first principles. Our nation was founded on the most unusual set of economic principles in history. It is impossible to overstate the radical, even extreme, nature of America’s economic system from the founding of the republic to the early 20th century.
A History of Libertarianism by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement by Brian Doherty (Public Affairs, 2007); 741 pages; $35. With Radicals for Capitalism, veteran libertarian journalist Brian Doherty (whose work is most often found in Reason) gives the world what he calls a “freewheeling history of ...
The Legacy of Milton Friedman, Part 2 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 Milton Friedman also was adept at proposing practical solutions to practical problems. He believed strongly in liberty, but he recognized that he needed to promote it practically. Nowhere was his ability in this area more evident than in his work on the ...
The Legacy of Milton Friedman, Part 1 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 It has been more than a year since Milton Friedman passed from our lives. What a world he departed. The desire for liberty burns ever brightly. The forces of statism resist ever strongly. How we miss his presence.
Open Borders Work, Part 2 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 Opponents of immigration marshal a battery of objections to opening up borders. They claim that it would cost jobs, pose a huge welfare burden, and threaten Americans way of life even their security. Yet these ...
The Ultimate Tax Cut by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Since it is presidential campaign season, we will inevitably be treated to the usual discourse about tax cuts. Some candidates will call for tax cuts, undoubtedly as a way to bribe voters into voting for them. Others will resist the call, undoubtedly in fear ...
Libertarian Paternalism by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 On April 1, 2007, the New York Times published a review of Brian Dohertys new book, Radicals for Capitalism, an extensive history of the libertarian movement that focuses on such libertarian luminaries as Leonard Read, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, Ayn Rand, and Milton Friedman. The book ...
Funding Leviathan, Part 1 by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Part 1 | Part 2 The federal leviathan is fed by taxes. According to the Congressional Budget Office, during the federal government’s most recent fiscal year (FY 2006), which ended on September 30, 2006, total revenues were approximately $2.403 trillion. Most of this revenue ...
Soft-Hearted Economists Need Clear Heads by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 One of the issues at stake in the 2006 midterm elections was a raise in the minimum wage. Voters in six states had minimum-wage increases on the ballot, and unfortunately all of the initiatives passed. This is not surprising, however. On the surface, it appears that requiring employers to pay at ...
Soft-Hearted Economists Need Clear Heads by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 One of the issues at stake in the 2006 midterm elections was a raise in the minimum wage. Voters in six states had minimum-wage increases on the ballot, and unfortunately all of the initiatives passed. This is not surprising, however. On the surface, it appears that requiring employers to pay at ...
