It is not by the intermeddling of ... the omniscient and omnipotent State, but by the prudence and energy of the people, that England has hitherto been carried forward in civilization; and it is to the same prudence and the same energy that we now look with comfort and good hope. Our rulers will best promote the improvement of the nation by strictly confining themselves to their own legitimate duties, by leaving capital to find its most lucrative course, commodities their fair price, industry and intelligence their natural reward, idleness and folly their natural punishment, by maintaining peace, by defending property, by diminishing the price of law, and by observing strict economy in every department of the state. Let the Government do this: the People will assuredly do the rest.
March 4, 2022 Surprise! The Supreme Court Defers to the CIA
As longtime readers of my blog know, I have long maintained that it is the national-security branch of the federal government that runs the government, especially when it comes to foreign affairs. The other three branches, while being permitted to have the veneer of running the government, actually operate in support of the national-security branch. This is also the thesis set forth ...
Ukraine and Gun Rights
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What does the Russian invasion of Ukraine teach us about gun rights? Join FFF president Jacob G. ...
Endless Wars Are the Enemy of Freedom
by John W. Whitehead
War is the enemy of freedom. As long as America’s politicians continue to involve us in wars that bankrupt the nation...
9/11, Afghanistan, and Iraq, Part 2 by Jacob G. Hornberger
Prior to the 9/11 attacks, The Future of Freedom Foundation was publishing articles warning that the U.S. government’s deadly ...
Time to Put Uncle Sam on a Diet by Laurence M. Vance
A report issued a decade ago by the National Cancer Institute on the status of the American diet found that “three out of four ...
Thus Always To Tyrants
by Scott McPherson
In 2018, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) made headlines when he casually referred to “nukes” as a reasonable way to arbitrate a ...
