For any Americans who have spent these years of the Bicentennial reading back on the origins of the Republic, it must have become apparent how much yet needs to be learned about the history of this period.
July 3, 2025What Freedom of Speech?
In a totalitarian or authoritarian dictatorship, government officials do not need the support of the citizenry to exterminate freedom of speech. That’s because there are no elections to worry about. The regime simply starts having its military and paramilitary goons start arresting critics, disappearing them in terrorist confinement facilities, torturing them, and then killing them. Everyone else understands. No more criticism of the ...
Libertarian Angle: The Declaration of Independence by Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the real significance of the Declaration of Independence. Go ...
The Good Intentions License for Tyranny by James Bovard
“He who saves his country violates no law,” tweeted President Trump in February. He was echoing a line often attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. His ...
Is Libertarian Cancel Culture Possible...And Desirable? by Wendy McElroy
"Cancel Culture" is the mass withdrawal of support from an organization, product or person as a way to express disapproval of it or to punish and...
