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Human Diversity and Individual Instruction

September 7, 2020 – Murray N. Rothbard …… One of the worst injustices committed by states is the prevention of parental teaching of their own children. Parental instruction conforms to the ideal arrangement. It is, after all, individualized instruction. Continue reading →

No, We Don’t Need a Government Post Office

August 23, 2020 – Gary Galles …… Leonard Read has explained how so many Americans arrived at the clearly false notion that a government post office is necessary. Continue reading →

Markets Are Green

June 29, 2020 – Lawrence W. Reed …… A new book explores how property rights and free markets are good for the environment. Continue reading →

21 Nonconformity Quotes to Help You Resist the Crowd

June 23, 2020 – Jon Miltimore …… Many individuals feel they have no choice but to follow the herd. These quotes will help you break away. Continue reading →

The Folly of “Ask What You Can Do for Your Country”

May 25, 2020 – Gary Galles …… Governments often demand that you “ask what you can do for your country,” but those governments never guarantee us anything in return for our sacrifice. Continue reading →

Harvard Kennedy School To Host Conference Addressing the Campaign against Homeschooling Rights

May 19, 2020 – Kerry McDonald …… It is not just about homeschooling. It is about state power over individuals, families, and children. Continue reading →

This Is Not a Recession—This Is a Government-Imposed Shutdown of the Private Sector

March 31, 2020 – Hunter Hastings …… We are about to enter a production slowdown—a collapse, really—not because some businesses miscalculated their investments, but because government intervened drastically and without warning to shut down many businesses. Continue reading →

Trading Liberty for Security

March 28, 2020 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… There was a good reason why our American ancestors failed to include an emergency exception in the Bill of Rights. It was because they knew that throughout history emergencies have been the time-honored way by which people lose their liberty. Continue reading →

Diseases Are Bad. Government-Forced Shutdowns Are Often Worse.

March 27, 2020 – Antony P. Mueller …… There is a reason to panic. But the panic should be over how governments—who know so very little about the virus that they have decided warrants destroying the global economy—will create many new threats to health and well-being through their policies. Continue reading →

Coronavirus: Canadian Government Blames Citizens for the Loss of Civil Liberties

March 24, 2020 – Lee Friday …… The various levels of government in Canada have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. Their ill-advised solutions are to inflict economic hardship and withdraw civil liberties. The longer these authoritarian policies persist, the greater the risk to the social fabric. Continue reading →