Stay-at-Home + Boredom = A Witch’s Brew of Americans Abusing More Alcohol and Drugs – Should the Government Step In?
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The spike in Coronavirus cases in the United States and government orders to keep Americans at home during the crisis is apparently having a side effect that probably everyone could see coming: alcohol sales are exploding. According to USC News, alcohol purchases rose 55% in late March. And there is evidence that marijuana purchases are also on the rise. What should the government’s response be to Americans with time on their hands taking a deep dive into alcohol and drug abuse? The Future of Freedom Foundations’ Jacob Hornberger gives his take in our latest podcast. Listen to the...
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The Federal Government’s Response to COVID-19 – Failure
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With the death toll of Americans rising past the number of our soldiers who died in the Vietnam War, the Coronavirus crisis has laid bare a federal government bureaucracy and healthcare system that has proven itself incapable of rising to the challenge of handling a national pandemic. In our latest podcast, Jacob Hornberger, president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, delivers a blistering attack on the top-down, command and control apparatus at play now and he explains why the free market is the only way out of this mess. Listen to our 3-minute podcast to hear Hornberger’s no-nonsense...
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America’s National Debt is Out of Control – Does Anyone Care?
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With no end in sight for America’s $23 trillion national debt, Jacob Hornberger, president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, delivers a sobering message about the cause of the growing crisis, the failure of our government to act, and what citizens could face based on the experience of other countries. Listen to our 1-minute podcast to hear Hornberger’s unique libertarian viewpoint.
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America’s Apparent Love Affair with Socialism is Jarring, But it Isn’t New
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Turn on the TV recently and you’ll see rallies with thousands of young people screaming and cheering for proposals like Medicare for All, free college and college loan debt forgiveness. This grab bag of ideas may seem like a reflection of a new trend towards socialism in the U.S., but The Future of Freedom Foundation’s president Jacob Hornberger says this so-called “revolution” isn’t new. Listen to our 3-minute podcast to hear Hornberger’s takedown of socialism.
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Are America’s Trade Wars a Policy Loser for Conservatives?
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Whoever said that our country’s ongoing trade wars would be a slam dunk either doesn’t run a business that relies on overseas sales or doesn’t understand the fundamentals of basic economics. Jacob Hornberger is the president of The Future of Freedom Foundation and he delivers a solid takedown of conservatives on the fallacy of ‘winning a trade war’ in his latest podcast. Listen to our 1-minute podcast to hear Hornberger’s unique libertarian viewpoint.
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Conservatives are Getting Amped Up Over a Potential War with Iran
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The brazen U.S. military attack in early January that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani continues a pattern that puts America on a war-footing with Iran. While conservatives across America cheered the assassination of Soleimani and seem eager for an escalation of tensions with Iran, The Future of Freedom Foundation’s president Jacob Hornberger urges caution. In his latest LibertyView podcast, Hornberger says that those who blindly support the conflict need to learn more about the complicated history between the U.S. and Iran before jumping aboard the war bandwagon.
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Meanwhile, America’s Failed Drug War Continues with No End in Sight
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Despite moves nationwide to decriminalize or even legalize aspects of the use of marijuana, The Future of Freedom Foundation’s president Jacob Hornberger says it isn’t enough and blasts America’s overall drug policies as unjust and a huge stain on our society. Listen to our 2-minute podcast to hear the uncompromising libertarian viewpoint of Hornberger.
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Hornberger Slams Conservatives for Their Support of a ‘Berlin Wall’ on America’s Southern Border
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In our latest podcast, The Future of Freedom Foundation’s president Jacob Hornberger blows a hole through American immigration policy and also examines the latest furor between liberals and conservatives over toilets. Listen to our 3-minute podcast to hear Hornberger’s take-down.
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Are Trump Supporters Make-Believe Conservatives?
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Perhaps one of the most astonishing aspects of the Trump era has been his rock-solid base of support from self-identifying conservatives who don’t resemble the historical standard of what we know about conservatism. It appears that President Trump’s supporters aren’t concerned about America’s record budget deficits or ballooning national debt. And they don’t seem to care about promoting free trade. For this new generation of conservatives, all that matters is that Trump is the leader of the Republican Party and they are loyal members of his tribe. In our latest podcast, Bart Frazier,...
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Hornberger Blasts Medicare for All & Free Everything
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There will be candy for everyone and white unicorns dancing in the streets. That seems to be the gist behind many of the policy proposals we are hearing today in America. Jacob Hornberger, founder of the Future of Freedom Foundation, is an unabashed libertarian and takes these plans apart in his latest podcast.
info_outlineWatch Future of Freedom Foundation policy adviser Laurence Vance presents his perspectives on why America needs to end the war on drugs. This presentation is part of FFF’s Drug War Video Project, whose aim is to accelerate the end of this immoral and destructive government program.