individual rights
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Budgets/TaxesEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedPodcast
In The Tank (ep127) – CPAC, Worst Colleges for Free Speech, and LoveGov
by Donald Kendal February 16, 2018John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #127 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from the American Conservative Union, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and the Independent Institute.
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Budgets/TaxesEconomics
Free Markets, Not Government, Improve Race Relations
by Richard Ebeling September 5, 2017Politically we seem to be living in some trying times.
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Budgets/TaxesGovernmentLegal Affairs
Property Rights: The Root of Freedom
by David S. D'Amato November 23, 2016A man’s home, as the saying goes, is his castle. For socialists and even many progressives, however, private property is an obstacle to be overcome, the source of the capitalist’s power to exploit, a privilege that must yield to broader social justice concerns.
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EconomicsFeaturedLiberty
The Unpredictable Future and Winning Liberty
by Richard Ebeling December 30, 2014As a new year begins, it is easy to consider that the prospects for freedom in America and in many other parts of the world to seem dim. After all, government continues to grow bigger and more intrusive, along with tax burdens that siphon off vast amounts of private wealth.
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One of the most important issues before those who care about the advancement of liberty is how the case for freedom can best be made, and what it should include.…
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FeaturedLegal AffairsLiberty
The Militia Myth: Understanding the Language of the 2nd Amendment
by John Engle June 5, 2014The issues surrounding the right to bear arms are many and varied. Most often the debate centers around the lethality of modern firearms, especially “assault weapons” that can fire rapidly with large magazines. Yet one element of the debate frequently referenced obliquely in the mainstream media concerns the actual intent and function of the Second Amendment. Some progressive groups have been endeavoring to turn the originalist position against itself, so to speak. Their arguments are often baffling to those unprepared for them, but they are easily beaten with a little preparation.
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FeaturedInternet/Telecom
Rushing to Regulate: Democrat Rosenworcel is Right – So She Should Vote ‘No’ on Net Neutrality
by Seton Motley May 9, 2014Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Democrat Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel yesterday made a very good point.
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FeaturedInternet/TelecomLegal AffairsLibertyPolitics
Cybersecurity can be achieved without Big Government
by Steven Titch August 11, 2013There is no reason the law should favor state power at the expense of individual rights in combating computer crime or defending the nation’s information systems from foreign attack.