Unless you’ve experienced a phone call informing you that a dear relative has been shot and killed (this author has unfortunately received such a call) you have no idea what Botham Jean’s mother and brother have gone through. When it is communicated to you that it was...
Libertarianism
The Impossible Burden of the US Regulatory State
by Phillip Pittman | Oct 1, 2019 | Economics, Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Following the infamous Enron and Arthur Anderson scandal of the early 2000's our wise overlords enacted legislation to prevent history from repeating itself. The overreaction of Congress, to a couple of bad actors committing things that were already illegal, is a...
Book Review of Scott Horton’s Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan
by Nick Weber | Oct 1, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Libertarianism
I must confess, the absurdity of me writing a review of Scott Horton’s book is akin to the absurdity of the war in Afghanistan, albeit without the hundreds of thousands of dead bodies and billions of government no-bid military contracts and after eighteen years,...
Welfare Checks Turn Deadly
by John Whitehead | Sep 30, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism
“Anyone who cares for someone with a developmental disability, as well as for disabled people themselves [lives] every day in fear that their behavior will be misconstrued as suspicious, intoxicated or hostile by law enforcement.”—Steve Silberman, The New York Times...
Without the East, the West Would Be Lost
by Luke Henderson | Sep 30, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Recently on the Foundation for Economic Education’s podcast, Words & Numbers, the hosts had a conversation with Robert Anthony Peters, an actor and director, about his new documentary titled Tank Man. The film focuses on the man in the famous photo of him standing...
Oakland Activists Pushing Efforts to Block Federal Militarization of Local Police
by Michael Maharrey | Sep 30, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism
OAKLAND, Calif. (Sept. 30, 2019) – Activists in Oakland have ramped up efforts to take a first step toward limiting the impact of federal programs that militarize local police. American Friends Service Committee (AFCS) will host a community town hall on policing and...
Impeachment…or CIA Coup?
by Ron Paul | Sep 30, 2019 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism, Politics
You don’t need to be a supporter of President Trump to be concerned about the efforts to remove him from office. Last week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced impeachment proceedings against the President over a phone call made to the President of Ukraine. According...
The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019
by Scott Horton | Sep 29, 2019 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Scott Horton
The Libertarian Institute is proud to announce the publication of the brand-new book, The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019! It's the heroic Dr. Paul at his very best on war, peace, economics and individual liberty. We know you're going to...