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The Market is Brutal, and That’s a Good Thing
Creative destruction is destructive in the greatest way possible
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We The People, Our Bill of Rights, and Why we Should Care: Part 3
The third amendment, and why it matters.
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How a Libertarian Republican Almost Beat Ike in the 1952 Presidential Primary
Turns out Eisenhower almost lost to Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft, a prominent libertarian and the Senate Majority Leader in 1953.
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We the People, Our Bill of Rights, and Why We Should Care: Part 2
Part two of the series: what the Second Amendment says, where it came from, and why it still matters.
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There is no "Right Way" to Spread Liberty
Whether it's Petersen running Republican or the Mises Institute avoiding politics, liberty needs every path.
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Why America is and Always Has Been Great
On its 241st birthday, the case that America's founding principles — not its stumbles — define it.
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Fixing Feminism Part 1: The Lies
Most women want equality but won't call themselves feminists — the movement's own myths are why.
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We the People, our Bill of Rights, and Why We Should Care: Introduction and Part 1
Opening a ten-part tour of the Bill of Rights with the amendment the Founders put first for a reason.
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The Case for the Legalization of Marijuana
Marijuana prohibition has no constitutional basis and every mark of a cronyist racket.
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The Case for Israel
Israel has answered five rejected peace offers and constant siege while staying the region's freest country.
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The Palestine Argument
The Palestinian case rests on occupation and a century of broken promises, not religion.
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The Best Defense? One that Doesn't Kill or Steal.
The United States has brought an interventionist foreign policy to foreign conflicts for decades, and it's doing more harm than good.
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Deregulation: Lessons to be Learned of the Airline Industry
Flying was a luxury until Carter signed deregulation — the airline industry is the case study regulation's defenders ignore.
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America’s role in fueling terrorism
The West keeps bombing its way into the recruitment posters of the terrorists it fights.
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Never Fear, The Machines Are Here!
37 percent of participants fit the definition of a technophobe, which are people who fear that they could be displaced in the workplace by a system of automation.
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Swift Action, not Swift's Action: Failures of the Welfare State
Swift satirized inaction on poverty; the welfare state made the poor a permanent class instead.
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The FDA: The Hidden Enabler of Corporatism
Drug approval costs only giants can afford are exactly how the FDA keeps competition out.
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Split Down the Middle: A Brief Overview of Libertarians on Immigration
Open borders or closed, libertarians can't agree on immigration — here are both cases.
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Is Our Society Still Racist?
Resume studies still show a name alone changes who gets called back — and the culture won't discuss why.
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Ron Paul and His Impact on the Libertarian Movement
Ron Paul's rebel appeal to the young built the libertarian movement's next generation.