The Founding Fathers regarded political control of monetary institutions with an abhorrence born of bitter experience, and they seriously considered writing a sharp limitation on such governmental activity into the Constitution itself. Yet they did not, and by "speaking in silences" gave the government they founded the near-absolute authority over currency and coinage that has always been considered the necessary consequence of national sovereignty.
August 20, 2020 Much Ado About the Postal Monopoly
It is so funny watching Republicans and Democrats fighting over the Postal Service. Their fight is over how to make the Postal Service finally work. Their differences revolve around how much tax money to hand over to the Postal Service to enable it to survive. Neither Republicans nor Democrats get it. They will never make the Postal Service work. That’s because government enterprises ...
Remocrats versus Depublicans
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Are you excited about the Democrat National Convention and the upcoming Republican National Convention? Join FFF president ...
How to Tell RINOs From Elephants
by Michael Tennant
Conservatives frequently dub Republican politicians they deem insufficiently committed to “free enterprise, private property, and limited government” Republicans in Name Only, or RINOs. But ...
Watchwords that Threaten Liberty by Richard M. Ebeling
One of the more disturbing aspects of our times is the growing distrust, even dislike, and, therefore, disregard for liberty in a seemingly growing ...
Millionaires for Insanity
by Michael Tennant
A coterie of guilt-ridden rich folks calling themselves Millionaires for Humanity has signed an open letter begging the governments of the world to ...
NATO's "Unified Front" at Breaking Point
by Danny Sjursen
Last month, a Turkish warship came one step away from firing missiles at a French naval vessel off the coast of Libya. In response, Paris ...
