We Can Now See How Russia and China Feel
China’s purported plan to establish a military training base in Cuba can help the American people to understand more fully Russia’s opposition to NATO expansionism in Eastern Europe and Ukraine …
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The U.S. Government Is the Real Criminal
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he …
Protecting the Secrets of the Dark Side
Given that the United States is a national-security state, it stands to reason that most, if not all, of its secrets relate to its dark-side activities, including the planning and …
Celebrating Adam Smith on His 300th Birthday
Three hundred years ago, on June 5, 1723, one of the most important and influential thinkers in modern history, Adam Smith, was born in the small Scottish village of Kirkcaldy. …
What Is Evan Gershkovich’s Side of the Story?
Last March 29, Russian officials arrested Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and charged him with espionage. Prior to his arrest, Gershkovich had been writing a series of critical articles …
Help FFF Achieve the Free Society
Some 45 years ago, I discovered four little books in the public library of my hometown of Laredo, Texas. Essays on Liberty, volumes 1–4, consisted of a series of uncompromising, …
The Anti-Communist Crusade
A central feature of the Cold War racket was the anti-communist crusade. At the behest of the U.S. national-security establishment, the entire nation became obsessed with the commies, both foreign …
Republicans Miss the Point on Mortgage Fee Hike
Back in January, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that mortgage fees for some borrowers would increase beginning May 1, while other borrowers would see their fees decrease. The …
The Socialism and Fascism of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Everyone is familiar with President Franklin Roosevelt’s embrace of socialism with his adoption of Social Security, a program that originated among socialists in Germany. With Social Security, the government, operating …
Were Madison, Eisenhower, Truman, and King Right or Not?
What did James Madison, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, and Martin Luther King have in common? They all pointed out the dangers and adverse consequences of America’s national-security state governmental structure. …