It is an established fact that alcoholism, cocainism, and morphinism are deadly enemies of life, of health, and of the capacity for work and enjoyment; and a utilitarian must therefore consider them as vices. But this is far from demonstrating that the authorities must interpose to suppress these vices by commercial prohibitions, nor is it by any means evident that such intervention on the part of the government is really capable of suppressing them or that, even if this end could be attained, it might not therewith open up a Pandora's box of other dangers, no less mischievous than alcoholism and morphinism.
June 21, 2022 What's So Great About Democracy?
At the recent Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, President Biden refused to permit Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua to attend because they aren’t democracies. As everyone knows, for the past several decades, the U.S. government has made democracy its shibboleth. It’s as if democracy is something sacred. Yet, what’s so great about democracy? It’s really nothing more than people selecting their rulers ...
The Libertarian Influence of Frank Chodorov
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What influence did Frank Chodorov have on the libertarian movement? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel ...
Libertarian Lessons from the Super Bowl
by Laurence M. Vance
Even most non-sports fans like me know that the Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). It is ...
Supreme Court Tortures the Constitution Again by James Bovard
The Supreme Court ruled in March that Americans have no right to learn the grisly details of CIA torture because the CIA has never ...
Albert J. Nock's "Isaiah's Job" Today by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
What role does Albert Jay Nock's essay "Isaiah's Job" play in the libertarian movement today? Join FFF ...
