When Everything Becomes a National Security Threat by John W. Whitehead September 25, 2026 âThe word âsecurityâ is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment.â ...
Never Forget Federal Marijuana Frauds by James Bovard September 23, 2026 For more than 50 years, the federal government shamelessly pretended that marijuana had no recognized medical use. Last December 18, President Trump signed an ...
Regulatory Tyranny in Housing by Angelo Monaco September 21, 2026 "In the profoundest sense, there are no rights but property rights." â Murray Rothbard, The Ethics of Liberty You would expect that an angry woman ...
Announcing Our Upcoming Online Conference on Socialism by Jacob G. Hornberger September 18, 2026 This year, The Future of Freedom Foundationâs fall conference is entitled âThe Horrors and Fallacies of Socialismâ and will feature some of the libertarian ...
The Constitution Canât Protect You If You Donât Protect It by John W. Whitehead September 18, 2026 âWhat if the rights and principles guaranteed in the Constitution have been so distorted in the past 200 years as to be unrecognizable by ...
Crony Capitalism on the Farm by Angelo Monaco September 16, 2026 Summing up the plot of Willa Catherâs My Ãntonia with the phrase âRain or shine, the farmers whineâ earned me a C on my ...
Force the CIA to Disclose Its Chile Records by Jacob G. Hornberger September 24, 2026 For some odd reason, the CIA steadfastly refuses to disclose all of its records relating to the 1973 Chilean coup, which the CIA ardently supported. The CIA says that ânational securityâ will be jeopardized if its records are disclosed to the American people. Thatâs ridiculous. What do they think will happen â that the United States will fall into the ocean or be ...
Suicides Among Young People Donât Surprise Me by Jacob G. Hornberger September 23, 2026 An article in todayâs New York Times entitled âU.S. Suicide Rate Drops, but Remains âStubbornly Highââ states in part: ââĶ. new survey data from 2025 indicates that teenagers surveyed at high schools across the country are experiencing improvements in several key measures, including persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, serious thoughts of suicide and attempting suicide in the last year. But ...
Immigration Controls Destroy American Liberty and Privacy by Jacob G. Hornberger September 22, 2026 As President Trump is showing us, in order to âsecure the border,â a borderlands police state, including his much-vaunted Berlin Wall along the border, is not sufficient. He is showing us that the deadly, harsh, and brutal immigration police state must be expanded nationwide, even to the point of inflicting death on American citizens themselves. In other words, there is no such thing ...
A Great Review and a Great Show by Jacob G. Hornberger September 21, 2026 Iâd like to share with you two great things that happened last week. First, the Independent Institute published a great review of Richard Ebelingâs new book, Liberty and the History of Economic Ideas: From the Ancients to the Austrian Economists. The review appears in the fall 2026 issue of The Independent Review, which is published by the Independent Institute. It is ...
Libertarian Angle: Why the History of Economic Thought Is Exciting September 24, 2026 This week Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling discuss the history of economic thought.
Trump Watch: Destroying Iran and Maintaining Socialist Tyranny in Venezuela September 22, 2026 Jacob discusses the latest developments in Iran and Venezuela.
Libertarian Angle: America’s Healthcare Morass September 17, 2026 In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the libertarian ...
Trump Watch: Trump’s Free $5,000 Dividend September 15, 2026 In this week's Trump Watch, Jacob analyzes the ramifications of President ...