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AboutSheldon Richman:

Sheldon Richman is vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation and editor of FFF's monthly journal, Future of Freedom. For 15 years he was editor of The Freeman, published by the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington, New York. He is the author of FFF's award-winning book Separating School & State: How to Liberate America's Families; Your Money or Your Life: Why We Must Abolish the Income Tax; and Tethered Citizens: Time to Repeal the Welfare State.
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No Gratitude for Government Whistleblowers

No Gratitude for Government Whistleblowers

By Sheldon Richman
PostedFebruary 25, 2014

Thanks to the efforts of folks like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, you now know to what extent the government is spying on you. But what were the motives of these “whistleblowers”? And more importantly, does it even matter? Today, Sheldon Richman addresses a few of the concerns raised by one Princeton historian. Read on…

Obamacare Claims Another Victim

Obamacare Claims Another Victim

By Sheldon Richman
PostedJanuary 6, 2014

In the wacky world of American politics, if an employer has a religious objection to paying for an employee’s contraceptives, it is the employer who is contemptuous of religious freedom. Go figure. But, as Sheldon Richman explains, the madness behind the Affordable Care Act doesn’t end their. Read on…

Self-Government: The Grand Illusion of U.S. Politics

Self-Government: The Grand Illusion of U.S. Politics

By Sheldon Richman
PostedDecember 4, 2013

It’s interesting to listen to politicians’ assessment of the U.S. government. Many believe it’s a functional system of “self-government” that gives back as much as citizens are willing to put into it. Of course, as Sheldon Richman explains, U.S. citizens do not actually govern themselves, but are rather ruled by those who suggest they do. Read on…

The Phony Trade-Off Between Privacy and Security

The Phony Trade-Off Between Privacy and Security

By Sheldon Richman
PostedAugust 26, 2013

Most people take it for granted that they must trade some privacy for security in this dangerous world.