The following article is reprinted by permission from Ed Hudgins and The Atlas Society. Don’t miss The Atlas Society Summit at FreedomFest this year! The morning after Donald Trump’s presidential victory, I attended the weekly Wednesday Meeting hosted by Americans for Tax Reform, as I have for nearly two decades. Two decades ago, when then-First…
A Tribute to Howard J. Ruff, Pioneer of the Freedom Movement
Best-selling author and financial advisor Howard Ruff passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at age 85. Ruff is survived by his wife Kay,13 of their 14 children (9 biological, 5 adopted), and their 79 grandchildren and 48 great-grandchildren. I consider myself to be one of those “survived by’s” too. He brought me into the…
10 Reasons Trump Was Elected–and They Aren’t about Race or Sex
Popular FreedomFest speaker Jeffrey Tucker, FEE’s Director of Content, saw it coming–and he knew it wasn’t about race. The following article is reprinted from FEE.org with his permission. “White Supremacist America!” yells Counterpunch. “White Supremacists Bolstering Trump,” says AlterNet. This really is a “White Riot,” says Vox. That’s the opinion of the left for why…
How Did it Happen–and Where We Go from Here? by Bob Bowdon
This was a campaign season of flawed candidates and divisive rhetoric. No matter who won, we were doomed to elect a President who is less than perfect, less than honorable, less than likeable. But they still had millions of followers who were passionate in their support. Half of America is mourning today. Half are elated.…
Exploring New Frontiers
“We stand today on the edge of a New Frontier — the frontier of the 1960s, the frontier of unknown opportunities and perils, the frontier of unfilled hopes and unfilled threats. … Beyond that frontier are uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered problems of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered…