FFF Daily - July 23, 2019

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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019

Freedom of men under government is to have a standing rule to live by, common to every one of that society, and made by legislative power vested in it; a liberty to follow my own will in all things, when the rule prescribes not, and not to be subject to the inconstant, uncertain, unknown, arbitrary will of another man.

– John Locke, The Two Treatises of Civil Government [1689]

HORNBERGER'S BLOG

July 23, 2019
Donald Trump, Big Spender
As much as conservatives would like to believe that the Trump administration has been different from the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, the fact is that all three administrations have been one long disastrous continuum. Not only has Trump continued the forever wars that Bush and Obama waged, he has also continued every single socialist, interventionist, and imperialist program maintained ...

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EXPLORE FREEDOM

THE FREE SOCIETY

Conservative Nationalism Is Not About Liberty
by Richard M. Ebeling
The Future of Freedom Foundation

Classical Liberalism Is the Answer to the Absurdity of Our Times
by Everett Piper
Washington Times

Are You Confused About National Conservatism?
by Jeffrey A. Tucker
AIER

DRUG WAR

President Duterte’s War on Drugs Is a Pretense
by Leila de Lima
New York Times

U.S. MILITARY

The Decline of Our Nation’s Generals
by Andrew J. Bacevich
American Conservative

FFF

Advancing Liberty Through Principles
by Jacob G. Hornberger
The Future of Freedom Foundation

NATIONAL SECURITY STATE

Area 51 Holds Secrets, All Right, But They Don’t Involve UFOs and Aliens
by Jonathan Turley
Los Angeles Times

FOREIGN POLICY

Did John Bolton Light the Fuse of the UK-Iranian Tanker Crisis?
by Gareth Porter
American Conservative

Bring the Troops Home, But Also Stop the Bombing
by Nicolas J. S. Davies
and Medea Benjamin
AlterNet

U.S. Troops Back in Saudi Arabia: What Could Go Wrong?
by David Swanson
Counterpunch

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EVENTS

The Libertarian Angle
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
World Wide Web
Speakers: Jacob Hornberger
and Richard Ebeling

The Libertarian Angle
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
World Wide Web
Speakers: Jacob Hornberger
and Richard Ebeling

Jacob Hornberger at
Brookfield Academy
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Brookfield, Wisconsin
Speakers: Jacob Hornberger

Jacob Hornberger at
RPI Conference
Friday, August 23, 2019
Dulles, Virginia
Speakers: Jacob Hornberger

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