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Opinion
How Slavery Can Be Used as a Litmus Test for Claims about Liberty
Liberty means renouncing the coercion of others. That is why slavery—its opposite—is a useful touchstone in evaluating claims that coercion—increasing…
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The Fundamental Problem with Unions According to Leonard Read
Leonard Read, founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, was totally committed to the proposition that liberty, and the private…
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Why There Is No Moral ‘Right To Strike’
“The right to strike is a fundamental human right.” That quote was attributed to someone on strike in a story…
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Why Mandatory Voting Would Make Democracy Worse, Not Better
The Washington state legislature currently has a mandatory voting proposal (S.B. 5209) under consideration, which would require registered voters to…
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Why There Are No ‘Fair’ Solutions Out of the Federal Government’s Spending Quagmire
The federal government is facing very serious budget issues, dramatically worsened by the past few years’ expansion in profligate spending.…
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A Thanksgiving Address—and Warning—Worth Remembering
Thanksgiving plays an important role in Americans’ views of ourselves and our heritage. The mere fact that Thanksgiving is time…
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George Washington: America’s Most Indispensable Veteran
To honor America’s vision along with those who served to protect it, we should remember how that vision was put…
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How Minimum Wage and Rent Control Laws Fail the ‘Bronowski Test’
In The Common Sense of Science, the Polish-British mathematician Jacob Bronowski wrote that, “at the basis of human thought lies…
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The Biggest Thing That Separates Authoritarians From Supporters of Freedom
In today’s media, we are constantly being told of “new and improved” impositions that are needed to replace the “old…
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An Equality Worth Defending
In our Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote of self-evident truths “that all men are created equal, that they are…
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The Moment Rose Wilder Lane’s Faith in Communism Was Pierced
March is Women’s History Month. Among the women who have been remembered and honored, however, one has clearly not received…
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How Not to Be Owned
This March marks the 75th anniversary of the Foundation of Economic Education. Because FEE has done yeoman work in defense…
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Remembering Frank Chodorov: 20 Quotes from a Lifelong Individualist on Economics Versus Politics
February 15 marks birth of Frank Chodorov, who Aaron Steelman described as someone who offered an “unwavering defense of individualism…
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What Liberty Is Like and Unlike: 20 Analogies from F.A. ‘Baldy’ Harper
How can one “fight” for liberty while renouncing both lying and the coercion of others? The answer is by using…
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35 of Ayn Rand’s Most Insightful Quotes on Rights, Individualism, and Government
Alisa Rosenbaum was one of the most controversial writers in America’s history. Why, then, have few people heard of her?…
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