It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting any thing by it; nay, absolute monarch will often make war when their nations are to get nothing by it, but for purposes and objects merely personal, such as a thirst for military glory, revenge for personal affronts, ambition, or private compacts to aggrandize or support their particular families or partisans. These and a variety of other motives, which affect only the mind of the sovereign, often lead him to engage in wars not sanctioned by justice or the voice and interests of his people.
November 4, 2019 Who Is Responsible for the Deaths of Those Three Children in Syria?
I received an interesting critique of my recent article “Were the Deaths of Those Three Children Worth It?” My critic said that since the deaths of the three children were caused by the suicide bombing by ISIS head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the U.S. troops who were doing the raiding could not be held responsible for their deaths by any stretch ...
Max Weber on Politics as a Vocation
by Richard M. Ebeling
Political election seasons are always interesting times. An array of candidates offer themselves to the voters, each one promising a bundle of policy programs ...
FFF Policy Concerning Employee Political Activity
by The Future of Freedom Foundation
To Our Supporters: As a result of legal consultation and advice from a Washington, D.C., law firm that specializes in election law and non-profit foundations, ...
The Libertarian Angle: Socialism in America
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
A majority of millennials approve of socialism, and progressives are gaining more influence with every election. What ...
Beware the Growing Evil in Our Midst
by John W. Whitehead
We’re living in two worlds, you and I. There’s the world we see (or are made to see) and then there’s the one we sense ...
