The Libertarian Angle

By Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman

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Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman discuss current events from a libertarian perspective. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly.

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The Libertarian Angle episodes:

04.12.2024
The Impact of Massive Federal Spending and Debt
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of out-of-control federal spending and debt on the American people. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
03.28.2024
1913: A Critical Year in the Loss of Liberty
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss how 1913 brought into existence the federal income tax and the Federal Reserve System. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
03.21.2024
The Impact of LBJ’s Great Society
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society program, including Medicare and Medicaid, on American society. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
03.14.2024
The New Deal
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the tremendous impact that President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal had on American life. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
03.07.2024
Abolish the Minimum Wage
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss why California’s new law raising the minimum wage to $20 an hour in fast-food establishments is so bad. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
02.29.2024
The Virtues of Unilateral Free Trade
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the benefits of unilaterally ending all restrictions on trade by the U.S. government — that is, without negotiations or treaties with other nations. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily...
02.15.2024
Two Important Insights of Friedrich Hayek
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the importance of Friedrich Hayek’s concepts of “spontaneous order” and “the use of knowledge in society.” Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
02.01.2024
FDR’s War on the Bill of Rights
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob, Richard, and noted author David Beito discuss President Franklin Roosevelt’s war on civil liberties and the impact that his war has had on freedom today. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
01.25.2024
The Impact of FDR’s New Deal
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the monumental impact that President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal had on American life. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
01.19.2024
The Impact of the Industrial Revolution
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the monumental impact of the Industrial Revolution on American society. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
01.11.2024
The Futility of Immigration Reform
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the cause of America’s decades-old, longstanding, perpetual immigration crisis. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
12.21.2023
The Impact of Austrian Economics on Marxism
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of the Austrian school of economic thought on the labor theory of value and Karl Marx’s exploitation theory. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
12.14.2023
The Impact of Karl Marx’s Labor Theory of Value
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss Karl Marx’s labor theory of value and his related concept involving the exploitation of workers. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
12.07.2023
The Impact of Karl Marx on Classical Economics
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss Karl Marx in the context of the classical school of economics. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
11.30.2023
Bastiat’s Concept of What is Seen and Unseen
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss Frederic Bastiat’s famous essay about the broken window fallacy. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
11.16.2023
The Classical Economists: Frédéric Bastiat
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the significance of the classical economist Frederic Bastiat. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
11.09.2023
The Classical Economists: Jean-Baptiste Say and John Stuart Mill
In this segment of the Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ideas of two more classical economists: Jean-Baptiste Say and John Stuart Mill.
11.02.2023
The Classical Economists: David Ricardo
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the significance of the classical economist David Ricardo. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
10.26.2023
The Classical Economists, Part 1
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the foundational philosophy and ideas that led up to the classical economists of the 19th century. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
10.18.2023
Where is the Care and Compassion in the Welfare State?
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard explain why there is no genuine care or compassion in America’s welfare-state way of life. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
10.12.2023
Why No Price Controls to Deal with Inflation?
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss price controls, which government officials have historically used to combat the government’s inflationary debasement of the currency. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
09.15.2023
The Government’s Antitrust Suit against Google
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
09.01.2023
The Federal Reserve and Monetary Growth
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard examine the Federal Reserve’s target of 2 percent for monetary growth. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
08.10.2023
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
07.14.2023
Affirmative Action in the Free Society
In this week’s Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of the Supreme Court’s recent decision on affirmative action. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
06.28.2023
What's Wrong with Socialism?
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob Hornberger and RIchard Ebeling discuss all the things wrong with socialism. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
06.22.2023
The Solution to Homelessness
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the cause of homelessness in America and provide the solution. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
06.08.2023
The Dark Legacy of World War II
In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss the dark legacy of World War II.
05.19.2023
Why Keep Waging the War on Drugs?
What’s the point of having a war on drugs? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss this brutal government policy that has destroyed lives and liberty. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
05.11.2023
Separate School and State
What is the solution to the educational morass in which we find ourselves? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling as they discuss America’s public education system. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily...
05.04.2023
The Debt Ceiling Circus Again
What will be the outcome of the latest debt-ceiling controversy? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling as they parse the recent wrangling over federal spending. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
04.27.2023
The Evil of the Income Tax
What has been the impact of the income tax on the lives and liberties of the American people? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
04.21.2023
My Trip to Cuba
FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger talks about his visit to Cuba and what effect an authoritarian state has on a people. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
04.21.2023
FDR’s Nationalization of Gold
What was the result of President Franklin Roosevelt’s nationalization of gold 90 years ago? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling as they discuss one of the most egregious violation of property rights in U.S....
04.21.2023
Adam Smith: The Man and His Impact on Mankind
Who was Adam Smith and what was his impact on mankind? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss one of the most influential men in history. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
03.23.2023
Lessons from Iraq
What lessons are the be learned on the twentieth anniversary of the 2003 invasion of Iraq? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling as they discuss the disastrous fallout of U.S. involvement in the Middle...
03.02.2023
Should Hate Speech Be Made Illegal?
Should federal or state governments make hate speech illegal? FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss recent attacks on one of the most fundamental rights of individuals living in a free society. Please subscribe to our...
02.24.2023
The Vicious, Malicious, Racist Drug War
The drug war is vicious, malicious, and racist. FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger discusses one of the most destructive government programs ever conceived. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
02.16.2023
Why Sue Amazon for Antitrust Violations?
Why is the Justice Department considering filing an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
02.09.2023
The State of the Union
What is the state of union as per President Biden’s State of the Union address? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss Biden’s recent speech before Congress. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily...
02.02.2023
The Wealth of Nations
Why are some nations wealthier than other nations? Adam Smith addressed this question in his opus of 1776, and FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard Ebeling apply those lessons to today’s problems. Please subscribe to our email newsletter...
01.26.2023
What to Do about California’s Mass Killings
What do we do about the latest spate of mass killings in California, which has some the country’s strictest gun control laws? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss these recent tragedies. Please subscribe...
01.19.2023
The Newest Debt Ceiling Circus
What is the situation on the newest debt ceiling circus? Hint: the purse strings are not tight. Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling as they discuss U.S. fiscal policy. Please subscribe to our email...
01.12.2023
Cross Border Crises
What will be the consequences of the meeting between Presidents Biden, President Obrador of Mexico, and Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel Professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF...
01.06.2023
Update on the JFK Assassination
FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger brings you up to date on the JFK assassination regarding the recent CIA disclosures. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
12.30.2022
33 Years of FFF!
The Future of Freedom Foundation has been fighting for the free society for 33 years! Listen to FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger tell this history of FFF’s founding. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
12.22.2022
Santa Claus and the Federal Government
What is the relationship between Santa Claus and the government? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling explore the effects of government bureaucrats handing out “free” goodies to constituents. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF...
12.15.2022
Christmas and the Welfare-Warfare State
Given that it’s Christmas time, let’s contemplate life without a transfer society or an interventionist foreign policy. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.
12.08.2022
The Right to Discriminate
How should the Supreme Court rule in the case of a website designer who does not want to provide services for gay couples getting married? What role did President Franklin Roosevelt play in bringing about the Japanese attack on Pearl...
12.02.2022
The First Thanksgiving and the Welfare State
What relationship does the original Thanksgiving have to where we are as a nation today? Join FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard M. Ebeling as they discuss private property, the welfare state, and the charitable society. Please...

What's The Libertarian Angle about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Libertarian Angle episodes:

The Impact of Massive Federal Spending and Debt

1913: A Critical Year in the Loss of Liberty

The Impact of LBJ’s Great Society

The New Deal

Abolish the Minimum Wage

The Virtues of Unilateral Free Trade

Two Important Insights of Friedrich Hayek

FDR’s War on the Bill of Rights

The Impact of FDR’s New Deal

The Impact of the Industrial Revolution

The Futility of Immigration Reform

The Impact of Austrian Economics on Marxism

The Impact of Karl Marx’s Labor Theory of Value

The Impact of Karl Marx on Classical Economics

Bastiat’s Concept of What is Seen and Unseen

The Classical Economists: Frédéric Bastiat

The Classical Economists: Jean-Baptiste Say and John Stuart Mill

The Classical Economists: David Ricardo

The Classical Economists, Part 1

Where is the Care and Compassion in the Welfare State?

Why No Price Controls to Deal with Inflation?

The Government’s Antitrust Suit against Google

The Federal Reserve and Monetary Growth

The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Affirmative Action in the Free Society

What's Wrong with Socialism?

The Solution to Homelessness

The Dark Legacy of World War II

Why Keep Waging the War on Drugs?

Separate School and State

The Debt Ceiling Circus Again

The Evil of the Income Tax

My Trip to Cuba

FDR’s Nationalization of Gold

Adam Smith: The Man and His Impact on Mankind

Lessons from Iraq

Should Hate Speech Be Made Illegal?

The Vicious, Malicious, Racist Drug War

Why Sue Amazon for Antitrust Violations?

The State of the Union

The Wealth of Nations

What to Do about California’s Mass Killings

The Newest Debt Ceiling Circus

Cross Border Crises

Update on the JFK Assassination

33 Years of FFF!

Santa Claus and the Federal Government

Christmas and the Welfare-Warfare State

The Right to Discriminate

The First Thanksgiving and the Welfare State