Mason Mohon

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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Opinion

Trump Ends His Glory Streak

Mr. President has played with all of our emotions.

Essays

Why Does Socialism Starve People?

We need to know the causes of socialism's failures, so we must study praxeologically sound economic reasoning.

Essays

Your Child is an Addict

So are you.

U.S. Politics

Interview With Alex Merced, Candidate for LNC Vice-Chair

Alex Merced is now running for Vice-Chair of the Libertarian National Convention.

Opinion

We're Gonna Die: How Oregon's 'Gas Crisis' Shows the Psychological Trap of Government Intervention

Oregonians panicking over pumping their own gas is what dependence on the state looks like.

World · Europe

Macron Goes Orwell

How the French president is beginning to echo Orwellian media tactics.

Essays

How the Government Held Back the Second Industrial Revolution

The second industrial revolution was a great time in American history, yet it did not reach its fullest potential.

Essays

What is Democracy and Why Does it Suck?

Democracy is the failed god.

Essays

Innovation is Being Held Back, but Who’s Doing It?

The market can easily be blamed for holding back humanity, but it is not responsible.

Opinion

If You're Going to Attack the New Tax Plan, Use Some Sense

How CNN and the mainstream media continuously put journalism to shame.

Essays

Critiquing Marxism: The Role of Ideas in History

History is driven by ideas that are made by individuals.

Opinion

OPINION: Turning the Ship Around: Joshua Smith for LNC Chair 2018

The Libertarian Party is on a downward spiral.

Essays

The Death of Cinema

The falling world of movie theaters can teach us a thing or two about economics.

Opinion

Politics is the Game of Sexual Assault and Immoral Action. Why Are We Still Surprised When Politicians Fit This Trend?

The political system exists on violence, so violent people rise to the top, and we are guilty of supporting this system.

Essays

From War With Mexico to the Rise of the Republicans: The Politics Leading to the Civil War

How the road from Polk's war to the Compromise of 1850 shattered the Whigs and set the table for civil war.

Essays

Where's the Money? We Could Have Payed Off the Debt by Now

An MSU economist began to review government documents, and he discovered a more serious waste than we could’ve imagined.

Essays

Libertarianism and Heavy Metal: Two Peas in a Pod?

Heavy metal and libertarianism seem to parallel in more than a few ways.

Opinion

That "Economist" Who Wants Bitcoin Banned? He's Full of Crap.

Joseph Stiglitz is behind the game with his senseless attacks of Bitcoin.

Essays

The Myth of Public Goods

An explanation as to why the socialist theory of public goods is fallacious.

Essays

We Need a Separation of Art and State

Art, being what it is, is way too important to put into or near the hands of the state.

Essays

The Root of America's Drug Problem

A look into America's sickness of drug use and its cause, addiction.

Essays

The Texas Town That Privatized the Police

The neighborhood of Sharpstown in Texas has successfully implemented a private police force.

Opinion

The Sick Racism of The New York Times

Racism is an issue in America, and pitting yourself against the other side is not going to fix it.

Essays

The State Against The Family

The family unit is under attack by the state, but it can also be used as a line of defense.