The fetters imposed on liberty at home have ever been forged out of the weapons provided for defence against real, pretended, or imaginary dangers from abroad. – James Madison
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September 13, 2024 Bizarre Verdict in the Tampa Free-Speech Trial
In the last week, I have been writing about the federal prosecution of a group named the African People’s Socialist Party and its related Uhuru movement: A Federal Prosecution in Florida Is Keeping Us Safe from the Russkies First They Came for the Communists Tampa Trial on Free Speech Exposes U.S. Hypocrisy The group has long criticized the …
Lessons for America from the Crisis in Venezuela
by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the political and economic crisis in Venezuela and …
Right-Wing Obtuseness on Immigration
by Jacob G. Hornberger
A columnist for the Washington Post named Jim Geraghty recently chided me in his column for wanting to “abolish the Border Patrol and ICE …
Police Have the Right to Lie and Slander
by James Bovard
To serve and protect, police are allowed to slander and destroy. Cops in many states and localities have acquired the right to lie about …
The Liberal Ideal for Peace and Against War
by Richard M. Ebeling
Wars, conquest, mass killings, occupation, and plunder have plagued the world for all of recorded history. Primitive tribes fighting over…
The Federal Government’s Vicious Attacks on Free Speech
by Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling
In short, a free-market approach is more practical because it is based on human nature and on demonstrated preferences. By contrast…