[B]ecause doing good and helpful things for people isn’t a duty of justice, you can’t force people to be good and helpful. You can force people not to steal or murder, because not stealing and not murdering are duties of justice. We can enforce duties of justice.
February 4, 2026Why Did Americans Abandon Freedom?
One of the big challenges that has long confronted libertarians is the fact that most Americans are honestly convinced that they live in a genuinely free society. It’s what might be called a “life of the lie” or a “life of delusion.” Moreover, at the risk of belaboring the obvious, being falsely convinced that one is living his life in freedom does not ...
Another Question That Only Libertarians Are Asking
by Laurence M. Vance
The newest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans turns the iconic food pyramid upside down. It recommends that ...
How the FBI Crippled Democracy in 2016 and Beyond
by James Bovard
In last month’s Future of Freedom article, I explained how the 2016 presidential election made “post-truth” become the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of ...
Libertarian Angle: Our Immigration Police State
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in the context of America’s expanding immigration police state.
