WHAT SHOULD BE PROHIBITED IN A FREE SOCIETY?
Covid triggered a massive upswing in government prohibitions in America. Many were prohibited from keeping their firms open. Many were...
Four Libertarian Principles to Guide Childcare Policy
"In a free society, the government would not subsidize anyone or anything. Once it is accepted that it is okay for the government to...
The Tyranny of the Minority Is Just as Dangerous as the Tyranny of the Majority
In a previous installment, I pointed out that in On Liberty, John Stuart Mill advocated for minority opinion to be specially “encouraged...
Connection between Socialism, Communism, and Protectionism
Originally published at FEE. https://fee.org/articles/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-bastiat-on-the-connection-between-socialism-communism-and-protec...
How Totalitarianism Rhymes Throughout History: Czechoslovakia, China, & Venezuela
“It can’t happen here” is a political cliché in the United States. Regardless of your personal viewpoint, there is a vast swath of the...
Is a Global Tax Constitutional?
This essay first appeared at Law and Liberty https://lawliberty.org/ and is republished here with their permission. The Biden...
The Reagan Fraud — and After
[Excerpted from Why American History Is Not What They Say (2009)] https://mises.org/library/reagan-fraud-and-after Like most Republican...
MISSOURI’S NEW GUN LAW SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO OTHER ISSUES
On March 14, Missouri governor Mike Parson signed HB 85, aka the Second Amendment Preservation Act, into law. HB 85’s first two sections...
It’s Time Again to Defend Liberty in Tallahassee
John Hallman June 22, 2021 "No man's life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session." Gideon John Tucker The 2021...
The Road to Authoritarianism is Paved with Fiat Currency
Last week, the Federal Reserve announced it will maintain an interest rate target of zero to 0.25 percent for the rest of 2021. The Fed...
The Ratification Debate: A Standing Army vs. the Militias
06/19/2021Murray N. Rothbard [This passage is excerpted from Murray N. Rothbard's Conceived in Liberty, vol. 5, The New Republic:...
Consent of the Governed?
By Robert Higgs Mises.org June 19, 2021 https://www.lewrockwell.com/2021/06/robert-higgs/consent-of-the-governed/ What gives some people...
My Case against Minimum-Wage Laws
Minimum-wage laws are again in the news, as Joe Biden and his political allies in Congress seek to push the national minimum from its...
The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties
Why are civil liberties so critically important to a free society? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard...
Ron Paul Liberty Report: The Real January 6th 'Insurrection'?
Yesterday Fox News' Tucker Carlson reported on an explosive investigative article appearing in the conservative news website "Revolver...
Three Libertarian Principles for Education
February 22, 2021 Originally published by the Future of Freedom Foundation EMAIL Although the presidency and both Houses of Congress are...
The Trouble With 'Common Good Originalism' A new conservative faction embraces "authoritative rule
DAMON ROOT Excerpted from Reason Online As far back as I can remember, conservatives have attacked liberal judges for substituting their...
