Private Government in Genoa
May 27, 2019 – Lawrence M. Ludlow …… At the close of the Middle Ages, the people of Genoa refused to trust government to manage the city and its many trading centers in a conventional way.
Freedom
Liberty Means Repealing, not Reforming, Social Security
April 16, 2019 – Jacob G. Hornberger …… Liberty necessary entails the absence of infringements on liberty. Therefore, the attainment of a free society necessarily entails a lifting, dismantling, or repeal of infringements on liberty.
Two Ways Our World Resembles “1984”
April 10, 2019 – Jon Miltimore …… It had been at least 25 years, and reading ‘1984’ today was a very different experience.
Bastiat on How the Modern State Commits the Very Evils It Was Created to Prevent
March 26, 2019 – Gary Galles …… The confusion about socialism derives in part from its traditional definition of government ownership of the means of production.
‘Captive State’ Probes Depths of Despair Under Oppression
March 21, 2019 – Samuel Staley …… The movie ‘Captive State’ challenges the view that citizens should simply accept their fate and the rule of their officials rather than live freely, even when they live in a democracy.
Lysander Spooner: The Anarchist Who Single-Handedly Took on the US Post Office
February 28, 2019 – Naomi Mathew …… The story of a man who showed the world how a peaceful, non-governmental system can flourish.
How the Rivalry Between Church and State Made Europe More Wealthy and Free
February 5, 2019 – Ryan McMaken …… Latin Christendom was a single civilization that was at the same time radically decentralized. It was therefore more wealthy and free than other civilizations found in Russia, China, and within Islam.
Conservatives and Leftists Vs. Libertarians on Income Taxation
January 10, 2019 – Jacob Hornberger …… In a genuinely free society (as compared to one that people are falsely convinced is a free society), people have the moral, God-given, natural right to keep everything they earn.
What we Libertarians are Aiming For
December 23, 2018 – Jacob Hornberger …… As the end of 2018 and the beginning of the new year approach, we libertarians should remind ourselves of what we are aiming for: the restoration of the founding principles of the United States, which will put us on the road to peace, prosperity, harmony, and liberty.
If Men Were Free to Try
December 17, 2018 – John Sparks …… Continued progress — be it spiritual, mental, or material — rests squarely upon a better understanding of the idea of individual freedom of choice and action, with personal responsibility for one’s own decisions.