Through his syndicated columns, talk radio appearances, lectures and his many books for the popular press, Walter Williams was a premier explicator of the principles of economics.
February 3, 2022 Leftists Have It Wrong on Rights
One of the central defects among leftists (that is, “liberals,” progressives, socialists, or interventionists) is their wrong-headed view of the nature of people’s rights. Their belief on this issue is one of the distinguishing characteristics between leftists and libertarians. Leftists believe that people’s rights come from the government or from the Constitution. As such, they view rights not so much as rights but ...
The Impact of Frédéric Bastiat on Libertarians Today by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What impact does the 19th century free-market economist Frederic Bastiat have on libertarians today? Join FFF president ...
Freedom Is a Stabilizing Influence
by Scott McPherson
The nativists at Breitbart are sounding the alarm. “Reports: U.S. Society Grows More Divided Amid Diversity” was a headline at Breitbart on January 28. ...
Is Elon Musk Paying His Fair Share?
by Laurence M. Vance
According to Forbes magazine, “The number of billionaires on Forbes’ 35th annual list of the world’s wealthiest exploded to an unprecedented ...
Will Politicians Revive American Slavery? by James Bovard
In the wake of America’s disastrous Civil War, the Thirteenth Amendment was enacted to prohibit involuntary servitude....
