We still find the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry, and grasping at the spoil of the multitude. Invention is continually exercised to furnish new pretenses for revenue and taxation. It watches prosperity as its prey and permits none to escape without a tribute.
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June 11, 2024
JFK’s Peace Speech Got Him Killed
Yesterday, June 10, was the anniversary date of President John F. Kennedy’s famous “Peace Speech” at American University in 1963, which was about five months before he was assassinated in Dallas. It was that speech — specifically, the vision set forth in that speech — that got him killed. The speech set forth a vision that Kennedy had for the future direction of … |
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The State of Liberty in America Today
by Jacob Hornberger, Richard Ebeling and James Bovard
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob, Richard, and special guest Jim Bovard discuss the state of liberty … |
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Border Tyranny
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Libertarian advocates of immigration controls always focus solely on the issue of immigration controls and never on the police state that comes with them. … |
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