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** MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021
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A society will remain as free or as enslaved as the conscious dispositions of individuals determine it shall be. Just as the roots of oppression are found in passivity, the foundations of our liberty reside in highly energized and focused minds that insist upon their independence. There are no shortcuts, no structures or doctrines that can be erected, no hallowed documents to be revered, to save us the effort of continually challenging those who would presume to exercise authority over our lives.
– Butler Shaffer, "The Delusion of Limited Government ([link removed]) " [2002]
** HORNBERGER'S BLOG
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August 2, 2021
A Dark Side of Inflation ([link removed])
When the Federal Reserve inflates the money supply, the resulting debasement of people’s money is reflected in the higher prices that people are paying for things they need or want. Already, everyone is seeing, for example, significantly higher prices for gasoline at the pump. The price jump is high enough to cause people to realize that all that “free” stimulus money wasn’t as ...
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** EXPLORE FREEDOM
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ECONOMICS
[link removed] Edwin Cannan: An Economist Who Protested against Big Government ([link removed])
by Richard M. Ebeling
The Future of Freedom Foundation
GUN CONTROL
The Very Racist History of Gun Control ([link removed])
by Jeff Jacoby
Boston Globe
JFK
A Journalist Vs. the CIA in Federal Court ([link removed])
by Jefferson Morley
Parallax Views
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
My Son Was Killed by a Park Ranger. Qualified Immunity Means I May Never See Justice. ([link removed])
by Kimberly Beck
USA Today
U.S. MILITARY
Pivoting to America ([link removed])
by William Astore
TomDispatch
DEMOCRACY
Will More Media Bias Save Democracy? ([link removed])
by James Bovard
AIER
THE FREE SOCIETY
Pursuing ‘Equity’ Over Equality Reveals the Nation’s Moral Regression ([link removed])
by George F. Will
Washington Post
FOREIGN POLICY
Recent Updates on America’s Forever Wars ([link removed])
by Dave DeCamp with Scott Horton
The Scott Horton Show
Congress Should Reassert Warpower, Stop Endless Wars ([link removed])
by Doug Bandow
American Conservative
IRAQ
Full Withdrawal from Iraq Best Serves America’s Interests ([link removed])
by Daniel L. Davis
Washington Times
** RECENT FFF ARTICLES
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More Government Debt as Far as the Fiscal Eye Can See ([link removed])
by Richard M. Ebeling
For the last two years, the federal government has been legally at liberty to borrow any amount of money necessary to cover its deficit spending under the Bipartisan Budget Act of August 2019....
Authoritarians Drunk on Power ([link removed])
by John W. Whitehead
It is time to recalibrate the government. For years now, we have suffered the injustices, cruelties, corruption and abuse...
Biden's Rescue Act Targets Americans' Freedoms ([link removed])
by James Bovard
Since the 1800s, surly Americans have derided politicians for spending tax dollars “like drunken sailors.” Until recently, that was considered a grave character fault. ...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Government ([link removed])
by Laurence M. Vance
What do King Solomon, Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great), Dante Alighieri, and Mohandas Gandhi have to do with modern governments? Nothing, really, except ...
Oliver Stone's New JFK Documentary ([link removed])
by Jacob G. Hornberger
FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger discusses Oliver Stone's new documentary "JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass." Go to ...
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The Libertarian Angle ([link removed])
Thursday, August 19, 2021
World Wide Web
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FFF Civil Liberties Conference ([link removed])
Every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern beginning on September 14
Online via Zoom
Speakers: Tom Palmer, Stephen Halbrook, Jim Bovard, Michael Glennon, Richard Ebeling, Jonathan Turley, Andrew Napolitano, Ron Paul, and Jacob Hornberger
Jacob Hornberger to Speak at CAPA Conference ([link removed])
Saturday and Sunday November 20-21, 2021
Dallas, Texas
Speakers: Andrew Kreig, Dr. Cyril Wecht, Russ Baker, James Wagenvoord, Jacob Hornberger, Tink Thompson, Gary Aguilar, and others.
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