The Libertarian Angle

The Libertarian Angle features FFF vice president Richard Ebeling and president Jacob Hornberger. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly.

The Horror of the Income Tax 04/16/2026

The Horror of the Income Tax In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the horrific consequences of America’s adoption of the federal income tax in 1913. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40898690

Intellectual Giants in Austrian Economics 04/09/2026

Intellectual Giants in Austrian Economics In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss some of the intellectual giants in Austrian economics who inspired them to hew to a principled case for freedom and free markets. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40790535

The Tyranny of the TSA 04/02/2026

The Tyranny of the TSA In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the tyranny of the TSA as well as the root causes of such tyranny. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40711945

Inflation and Oil and Gas Prices 03/26/2026

Inflation and Oil and Gas Prices In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the concept of inflation in the context of the enormous increases in the prices of oil and gas. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40699740

The Causes of Poverty and Wealth 03/19/2026

The Causes of Poverty and Wealth In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the causes of poverty and wealth in societies. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40699775

U.S. Interventions in World War I and World War II 03/12/2026

U.S. Interventions in World War I and World War II In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the disastrous consequences of U.S. interventions in the two world wars. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40699815

Trump’s War on Iran 03/05/2026

Trump’s War on Iran In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of President Trump’s and the Pentagon war on Iran. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40327150

Tariffs and Iran 02/26/2026

Tariffs and Iran In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss President Trump’s tariff scheme and his threat of war against Iran. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40699840

Trump’s Oil Siege Against Cuba 02/19/2026

Trump’s Oil Siege Against Cuba In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of President Trump’s oil siege against Cuba. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40166700

China’s Punishment of Jimmy Lai 02/12/2026

China’s Punishment of Jimmy Lai In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the 20-year prison sentence that Communist China just meted out to Jimmy Lai — and the ramifications for the American people. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40166665

Another Military Intervention — Against Iran? 02/05/2026

Another Military Intervention — Against Iran? In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the potential ramifications of yet another military intervention — this one against Iran again. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40009525

The Criminal Investigation of Jerome Powell 01/15/2026

The Criminal Investigation of Jerome Powell In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the Justice Department’s decision to launch a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40699985

Trump’s Abduction and Rendition of Maduro 01/08/2026

Trump’s Abduction and Rendition of Maduro In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of President Trump’s and the U.S. national-security establishment’s abduction and rendition of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/39660960

Christmas and the Welfare State 12/24/2025

Christmas and the Welfare State In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the relationship between Christmas and America’s welfare-state way of life. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/39528635

The Ongoing Morass in Ukraine 12/18/2025

The Ongoing Morass in Ukraine In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the latest developments in the ongoing deadly and destructive morass in Ukraine. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/39456680

Trump’s Welfare Plan for American Farmers 12/11/2025

Trump’s Welfare Plan for American Farmers In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss President Trump’s welfare plan for American farmers who have been economically decimated by Trump’s trade war against China. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40700040

The U.S. versus Venezuela 12/04/2025

The U.S. versus Venezuela In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the developing U.S. drug-war regime-change operation against Venezuela. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40700065

Socialism and Thanksgiving 11/27/2025

Socialism and Thanksgiving In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the relationship between socialism and Thanksgiving. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40700110

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Ron Paul 11/19/2025

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Ron Paul In this special episode of Libertarian Angle, guest presenter Ron Paul shares his perspectives as the sixtj presenter in our six-week series on "The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties." /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/39101985

The Government “Shutdown” and Caribbean Interventionism 11/13/2025

The Government “Shutdown” and Caribbean Interventionism In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the “shutdown” of the federal government and President Trump’s and the Pentagon’s military interventionism against Venezuela. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40700140

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Judge Andrew Napolitano 11/06/2025

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Judge Andrew Napolitano In this special episode of Libertarian Angle, guest presenter Judge Andrew Napolitano shares his perspectives as the fifth presenter in our six-week series on “The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties.” Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/38938870

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Michael J. Glennon 10/30/2025

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Michael J. Glennon In this special episode of Libertarian Angle, guest presenter Michael Glennon shares his perspectives as the fourth presenter in our six-week series on “The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties.” Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/38845630

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with John Whitehead 10/23/2025

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with John Whitehead In this special episode of Libertarian Angle, guest presenter John Whitehead shares his perspectives as the third presenter in our six-week series on “The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties.” Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/38757650

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Radley Balko 10/16/2025

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Radley Balko In this special episode of Libertarian Angle, guest presenter Radley Balko shares his perspectives as the second presenter in our six-week series on “The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties.” Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/38603790

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Jim Bovard 10/09/2025

The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties with Jim Bovard In this special episode of Libertarian Angle, guest presenter Jim Bovard helps us launch our six-week series on “The Critical Importance of Civil Liberties.” Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/38527725

The Government Shutdown and Trump’s Militarization of American Society 10/02/2025

The Government Shutdown and Trump’s Militarization of American Society In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the so-called shutdown of the federal government and the meaning of President Trump’s increasing militarization of American society. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40700165

The Legacy of FDR 09/25/2025

The Legacy of FDR In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard welcome prominent libertarian historian and author David T. Beito to discuss his new book FDR: A New Political Life. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/40700200

The Charlie Kirk Murder 09/18/2025

The Charlie Kirk Murder In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of the Charlie Kirk murder. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/38268115

Trump’s Venezuelan Interventionism 09/04/2025

Trump’s Venezuelan Interventionism In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of President Trump’s decision to send U.S. warships off the coast of Venezuela. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/38088620

The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 08/14/2025

The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications and consequences of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily . /episode/index/show/libertarianangle/id/37816835

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