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** FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2025
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What a glorious morning for America!

– Samuel Adams, Upon hearing the gunfire at Lexington [April 19, 1775]


** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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July 3, 2025 What Freedom of Speech? ([link removed]) In a totalitarian or authoritarian dictatorship, government officials do not need the support of the citizenry to exterminate freedom of speech. That’s because there are no elections to worry about. The regime simply starts having its military and paramilitary goons start arresting critics, disappearing them in terrorist confinement facilities, torturing them, and then killing them. Everyone else understands. No more criticism of the ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
The Real Meaning of the Fourth of July (2008) ([link removed])
by Jacob G. Hornberger
The Future of Freedom Foundation
A Declaration of Independence Against Big Government (2010) ([link removed])
by Richard M. Ebeling
Northwood University
Adam Smith: 1776-1976 (1979) ([link removed])
by Benjamin A. Rogge
Liberty Fund
Three Cheers for July Second (2008) ([link removed])
by Andrew Trees
Washington Post
The Essence of Americanism (1961) ([link removed])
by Leonard E. Read
Foundation for Economic Education
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Independence Day in the Midst of Dictatorship ([link removed])
by James Bovard
AIER
Recapturing the Spirit of Independence (2007) ([link removed])
by Ron Paul
LewRockwell.com
July 4th in Bizarro World (2008) ([link removed])
by Manuel Lora
LewRockwell.com
What Do We Celebrate on the Fourth of July? (2007) ([link removed])
by Tibor R. Machan
The Future of Freedom Foundation
The Founders' Rights Stuff (2008) ([link removed])
by Rosa Brooks
Los Angeles Times


** RECENT FFF ARTICLES
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Libertarian Angle: The Declaration of Independence ([link removed])
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the real significance of the Declaration of Independence. Go ...
Inmigración y Libertad: Mi Nuevo Libro ([link removed])
by Jacob G. Hornberger
En este episodio de Inmigración y Libertad, Jacob anuncia su nuevo libro -- El Caso ...
Trump Watch: Trump's Beautiful Big Spending/Debt Bill ([link removed])
by Jacob G. Hornberger
In this week's Trump Watch, Jacob analyzes President Trump's beautiful big spending and big debt bill. Go ...
The Good Intentions License for Tyranny ([link removed])
by James Bovard
“He who saves his country violates no law,” tweeted President Trump in February. He was echoing a line often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. His ...
Is Libertarian Cancel Culture Possible...And Desirable? ([link removed])
by Wendy McElroy
"Cancel Culture" is the mass withdrawal of support from an organization, product or person as a way to express disapproval of it or to punish and...
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** EVENTS
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Trump Watch ([link removed])
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
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Speaker: Jacob Hornberger
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World Wide Web
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The Libertarian Angle ([link removed])
Thursday, July 10, 2025
World Wide Web
Speaker: Jacob Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling


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