Essays
The Wage Gap Is Real, And We Should Keep It Around
The proposition for equality of outcome leads to various forms of redistributive totalitarianism, and thus, there is no reason to fight the wage gap.
Co-founder & Chief Operations Officer
Mason Mohon is a co-founder of 71 Republic and serves as its chief operations officer. He writes columns on economics, financial markets, and political philosophy. He also wrote for Liberty Hangout and served as an engineer. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Mason earned a bachelor's degree from Hillsdale College and a Master of Science from Western Governors University.
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Essays
The proposition for equality of outcome leads to various forms of redistributive totalitarianism, and thus, there is no reason to fight the wage gap.
Essays
Can microdosing on LSD really make you smarter, or is this nothing more than a particularly interesting case of confirmation bias?
Essays
Political thinking tends to fall victim to the availability heuristic, which suggests that the status quo is the only option.
Technology
Using the the Stellar blockchain, Veridium labs is saving the planet with decentralized carbon credits.
U.S. Politics
Texans have the right to try treatment, yet the state is getting in their way.
Opinion
A Michigan study finds the loudest climate worriers do the least in their own lives — and skeptics recycle more.
Business
Elon Musk will apparently be creating a candy company called "cryptocandy."
U.S. Politics
Reedies Against Racism wants to do away with white authors.
Technology
No SIM, no WiFi, airplane mode on — and Google still logged every step of a walk through D.C.
Essays
Getting into Libertarianism can be confusing, so here are five books that are crucial to libertarian intellectual development.
U.S. Politics
The city of Seattle is voiding many past marijuana charges.
Finance & Markets
Maduro has certified 16 cryptocurrency exchanges.
Finance & Markets
Buffet is an influential investor who has recently spoken out against cryptocurrency.
Finance & Markets
North Carolina has ordered Power Mining Pool to cease its operations.
U.S. Politics
A former Libertarian candidate posted about shooting police 'at some point'; now the sheriff wants a chat and has his car.
Essays
Those more confident in their political opinions tend to know less.
Opinion
A new fake news policy in California calls into question the limits of how far government should go when it comes to deciding on matters of truth.
Technology
This is what happens when big brother gets in bed with big government.
Finance & Markets
Bitcoin Cash sets a May 15 hard fork to push blocks to 32 MB.
Essays
By breathing light onto the forgotten art of self-help libertarianism, Jordan Peterson shows how he fits into the libertarian doctrine.
Technology
After a Palestinian media company condemned Facebook's actions, the massive social media platform permanently removed the company from its platform.
Finance & Markets
RT and other analysts attempt to spook investors.