Free Thoughts
Happy (Belated) Birthday James Madison!
James Madison would have turned 268 on March 16, 2019, so in honor of that, we explore his political life.
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10 Tips to Facilitate Collective Action from Elinor and Vincent Ostrom
For the Ostroms, the key insight was that we need to find ways to encourage collective action so as to avoid the need for coercion.
Building Tomorrow
From SpaceX to Vector: Jim Cantrell and the Private Space Industry
Jim Cantrell explores the vast opportunities in space with us, but one thing he makes clear is that no one would benefit from a war in space.
Everything Wrong with the Presidents
Everything Wrong with the Truman Administration
Was Harry Truman one of the worst terrorists of all time? If words mean anything anymore—then absolutely, yes.
Liberty Chronicles
Ep. 98: The Civil War as Corporatist Conquest
The Civil War was no clean contest between clear factions, no great battle between slavery and freedom, nor even a political war between the states.
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Liberty and the African American Experience (with Jonathan Blanks)
Jonathan Blanks returns to discuss how versions of liberty were promoted by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X during the Civil Rights Movement.
Building Tomorrow
Must Love Dogs…and Dog Tech
A dog is man’s best friend, basically the presence of a faithful companion, is one explanation for the rise in pet ownership.
Books for Libertarians
Books for Libertarians
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Democracy vs Doulocracy, Part 4
Our author concludes with a resounding call for Martin Van Buren, free soil, free speech, free labor, and free peoples the world over.
Liberty Chronicles
Ep. 97: Resisting Leviathan, with Nicholas Mosvick
Anthony interviews Nicholas Mosvick to discuss the issue of conscription during the Civil War and its’ lasting impact.
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Democracy vs Doulocracy, Part 3
Our author continues his assault on slavery by declaring that the world had advanced too far to allow slavery any further.
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Democracy vs Doulocracy, Part 2
After defining his terms, our author shifts to a full explanation of slavery’s sinful violations of Christian precepts.
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Capitalism Isn’t Ruining Communities—People Are
In an economic system characterized by consumer sovereignty, people’s values determine the outcomes markets deliver.
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The Collapse of the Local Community (with Tim Carney)
‘Forgotten America’ or ‘Alienated America’? Tim Carney joins us to discuss his book about the impact that strong communities have on people’s lives.
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Democracy vs Doulocracy, Part 1
In 1848 Americans joined the bulk of Europe in sparking a revolutionary movement which slowly burned into an abolition wildfire.
Building Tomorrow
A Libertarian Approach to the Green New Deal
Hold your cows, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s Green New Deal actually wouldn’t make enough of a global impact to matter.
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The Misconception that Campaign Finance Laws Protect Democracy
The common slogan that we must “get money out of politics”, when referring to campaign finance laws, has it backwards.
Building Tomorrow
Is Netflix Ruining Culture?
Contrary to the fears of cultural critics, the rise of digitization has transformed film, music, books, & television for the better.