Indri Schaelicke

Managing Editor

Indri Schaelicke is the managing editor of 71 Republic, covering economics and U.S. politics, and conducting interviews and national political figures as a news reporter. From Austin, Texas, Indri joined 71 Republic as a contributor, was promoted to associate editor, and rose to managing editor. Indri studied economics at George Mason University. He founded Hammock Hill Audio, an analog audio-equipment company and previously worked in music recording and production.

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U.S. Politics

Petition to Free Ross Ulbricht Reaches 43,000 Signatures

A Change.org petition calling for a Presidential pardon for Ross Ulbricht, the convicted operator of the dark web marketplace Silk Road, has gained over 43,000 signatures.

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Opinion

California Leftists Want To Control How You Eat

This is just another example of the strangulation that California legislatures have placed on the open market.

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Opinion

Months After Damage Began, Trump Reverses Course on Tariffs

President Donald Trump is beginning to recognize that the free market and free trade are always preferable to tariffs, which do great harm.

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World · Latin America

A New Dawn for Cuba?

The drafting of a new constitution could offer Cuba a fast track to modernization and a newfound respect for individual liberties.

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U.S. Politics

Initiative to Break California Into 3 States Fails Before It Begins

Though the movement to break California into 3 received the signatures it needs for a vote, such a vote will not be occurring this year.

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Essays

Want to Help the Poor? Abolish the Minimum Wage

Not only are raises in the minimum wage disastrous for the economy, they are also immoral, as they take away the right to value oneself.

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Essays

Four Easy Ways to Rein in Federal Spending

Federal spending is out of control, but government can take these four steps to right its path and restore America to fiscal sanity.

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U.S. Politics

EPA Head Scott Pruitt Resigns Amidst Ethics Scandals

Amidst several ethics scandals, including using federal funds for personal means, EPA Director Scott Pruitt has officially stepped down from his position.

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Essays

America - The Land of the Free! Not so Much.

Since the dawn of the land of the free, many of our freedoms have gradually eroded away through government action in the market.

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Essays

Victimless Crime Laws Have No Place in a Free Society

In a free society, the only legitimate laws are direct protections of individual and natural rights to life, liberty, and property.

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Opinion

We Can Protect Schoolchildren AND Our Right to Bear Arms

By hiring private, armed security guards in schools, individual school districts can protect children against tragedy without violating anyone's rights.

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Opinion

President Trump's Turbulent Trade Tomfoolery

Trump's flip on trade, and support for protectionism, spells out bad news for the United States, now on the verge of a trade war with China.

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Essays

Free Markets Are The Ultimate Tool To Destroy Bigotry

It doesn't take legislation to end business bigotry.

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Essays

Don't Like High Drug Prices? Blame the FDA

Ultimately, the FDA is responsible for the exorbitant price of drugs, due to the crony capitalist nature of the government agency.

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Opinion

California's Solar Panel Mandate Worsens Ongoing Crises

California's new mandate, which requires all new houses to have solar housing will cripple the state's economy by raising home costs.

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Essays

The Problem With Making Everything a Right

Many politicians will make grand promises of the "Right to Healthcare." There is a problem with this rhetoric.

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Opinion

What The Alfie Evans Case Taught Us About the Second Amendment

The Alfie Evans case shows the importance of the Second Amendment via a parent's right to protect their child in life or death situations.

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Essays

The National Debt Mess: How did we Get There?

An explanation of the federal debt crisis: how did it originate?

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