Society does not tell a man what to do and what not to do. There is no need to enforce cooperation by special orders or prohibitions. Non-cooperation penalizes itself. Adjustment to the requirements of society's productive effort and the pursuit of the individual's own concerns are not in conflict. Consequently no agency is required to settle such conflicts. The system can work and accomplish its tasks without the interference of an authority issuing special orders and prohibitions and punishing those who do not comply.
–Ludwig von Mises
THE NATIONAL-SECURITY STATE AND
THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION
The national-security establishment’s assassination of President John F. Kennedy was one of the pivotal events in our lifetime, and it continues to have an adverse impact on American life today. This conference will be oriented toward people who are not well-versed in the assassination and who wish to gain a deeper understanding of it.
April 28, 2021 Reform versus Freedom
When new libertarians join the libertarian movement, they are inevitably hit with a fork in the road, one that all of us libertarians have confronted after discovering libertarianism. That fork is this: Should I become a libertarian reformer or should I become an advocate of liberty? No matter how much the reform crowd might protest, reform is not freedom. That’s because reform ...
JFK's Head Wounds
by David Mantik
This talk by Dr. David Mantik is part of the online conference The National-Security State and ...
Time to Lift the Embargo on Cuba
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
Now that Raul Castro has resigned as president of Cuba, does this mean that the U.S. government's ...
On the Wrong Track
by Lance Lamberton
If ever there was an example of how government intervention in the marketplace creates unintended consequences and makes a situation it was intended to solve infinitely worse ...
Armed Self-Defense Is Essential in a Free Society by Richard M. Ebeling
The recent string of multiple-victim incidents of gun violence and police shootings of black Americans has once again resulted in renewed calls for restrictions on gun ownership. ...
