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80th Anniversary of Economics in One Lesson

by Oscar Gill-Lewis December 25, 2025

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Freedom Is the Real Christmas Miracle

Think You’re Print-Worthy? Show Us What You’ve Got!

When We Parachuted FishPonds Into a Village

Green Light at the Wrong Time: The Unintended Consequences of Georgia’s EU...

Do Rent Stabilization Laws Solve the Housing Affordability Issue?

by Bogdan Bodomoiu December 16, 2025

One Must Choose Between Being an Economist or a Socialist

Polymarket vs. Central Banks: Who Predicts Inflation Better?

Get ready for holiday debates with SpeakFreely!

Georgia’s Three-Headed Media Monster and the EU

Self-Censorship: The Virus of the 21st Century

A Century Between Two Collectivisms

Politics

The Power of Unpopularity: A Lesson from Hungary About Freedom

by Kristóf Ábel Tarnay December 24, 2025

Green Light at the Wrong Time: The Unintended Consequences of Georgia’s EU Candidate Status

by Giorgi Kajaia December 18, 2025

Do Rent Stabilization Laws Solve the Housing Affordability Issue?

by Bogdan Bodomoiu December 16, 2025

Georgia’s Three-Headed Media Monster and the EU

by Ilia Zhuzhunashvili December 7, 2025

Economics

80th Anniversary of Economics in One Lesson

by Oscar Gill-Lewis December 25, 2025

One Must Choose Between Being an Economist or a Socialist

by Serge Schweitzer December 15, 2025

Polymarket vs. Central Banks: Who Predicts Inflation Better?

by Ilia Zhuzhunashvili December 15, 2025

Minecraft Proves Hayek’s “Knowledge Problem” Right

by Ilia Zhuzhunashvili November 27, 2025

Culture

Merry Christmas! Here is what SpeakFreely asked from Santa

by Ian Golan December 23, 2025
by Ian Golan December 23, 2025

Think You’re Print-Worthy? Show Us What You’ve Got!

by John Devlin December 20, 2025
by John Devlin December 20, 2025

Why Are Libertarians Peddling Conservative Sex Fantasies?

by Ian Golan November 26, 2025
by Ian Golan November 26, 2025

The Scariest Things the State Does This Halloween!

by Ian Golan October 27, 2025
by Ian Golan October 27, 2025

EU Elections

Spain’s New University Decree: More Regulation, Less Excellence

by Nicolás Sánchez October 28, 2025
by Nicolás Sánchez October 28, 2025

A Corrosive Legacy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

by Tea Kljajić September 19, 2025
by Tea Kljajić September 19, 2025

Post-war rebuilding of Ukraine: To Become Better Than Before

by Tania Rak September 12, 2025
by Tania Rak September 12, 2025

Transformation to Freedom: Interview with Leszek Balcerowicz

by Ian Golan September 6, 2025
by Ian Golan September 6, 2025

Archive

  • Politics

    Angola’s Corruption Crisis: A Nation Held Hostage by Its Leaders

    by Delvino Caconda March 10, 2025
    March 10, 2025

    Angola’s governance continues to be marred by corruption scandals, undermining its democratic institutions.  Since the beginning of 2025, it has already …

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  • EU ElectionsPolitics

    The Tale of Two Polish Millionaires Seeking to Spearhead a Deregulation Revolution

    by Ian Golan March 7, 2025
    March 7, 2025

    History rarely offers second chances. But in the early 1990s, as Poland emerged from the wreckage of communism, it found itself …

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  • Economics

    Public Policy is Killing Zimbabwe’s Prosperity

    by Isheunesu Madembo March 6, 2025
    March 6, 2025

    Zimbabwe stands at a critical juncture where economic freedom hangs in the balance. As the government contemplates extending political terms, the …

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  • PoliticsPopulism vs. Liberty

    Germany’s 2025 Election Exposes a Nation at the Breaking Point

    by Anne Struffmann March 4, 2025
    March 4, 2025

    The results of Germany’s 2025 Bundestag election didn’t just redraw the political landscape, they laid bare a nation increasingly at odds …

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  • EconomicsSociety

    Endgame: Transparent Healthcare in the US to Unmask Hidden Costs

    by Adetola Babalola February 26, 2025
    February 26, 2025

    Michael Cannon, the director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, once said, “Healthcare’s future is so bright, I gotta …

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  • Ayn RandSociety

    The Morality of Capitalism: Ayn Rand’s Ethical Defense and Why It Still Matters

    by José Alejandro Iturralde Camacho February 19, 2025
    February 19, 2025

    February is an important month for those who admire Ayn Rand. It marks her birthday (February 2, 1905), a perfect occasion …

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  • Ayn RandCulture

    The Pope and the Heretic: Ayn Rand’s Fierce Clash with Papal Encyclicals

    by Ian Golan February 18, 2025
    February 18, 2025

    Ayn Rand is the single most hated figure that has ever existed in the libertarian movement. With her personality so lavish …

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  • Society

    Inner Freedom in the Darkest Times: Viktor Frankl on the Meaning of Life

    by Karolina Gemza February 16, 2025
    February 16, 2025

    The experiences of camp life show that man does have a choice over his own actions — this is the main …

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  • Valentine's Day

    Liberty, love, and longing: libertarian valentines

    by Tania Rak February 14, 2025
    February 14, 2025

    *With a special note of gratitude to my friends who kindly agreed to contribute to this piece. Liza, Florian, Stefan, Aldina, …

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  • CultureValentine's Day

    Libertarian Dating Advice

    by Ian Golan February 13, 2025
    February 13, 2025

    Valentine’s Day may very well be the most libertarian holiday.  As Scott Alexander put it in his landmark piece:“The way people …

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  • CulturePhilosophyValentine's Day

    How Terribly Predictable: Falling for a Brit and the Philosophy of Love

    by Anna Shnaidman February 13, 2025
    February 13, 2025

    Reflections on Valentine’s Day, Rationality, and the Illusions of Romance I never truly knew him. A brief encounter at an SFL …

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  • Society

    The Hidden Cost of Zimbabwe’s Education 5.0

    by Isheunesu Madembo February 10, 2025
    February 10, 2025

     While promising innovation and modernisation, Zimbabwe’s ambitious Education 5.0 policy has become a troubling example of how centralised planning may stifle …

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  • Ayn RandPoliticsSociety

    The Fight for Purpose in Times of Terror: Ayn Rand’s Blueprint for Meaning   

    by Anna Shnaidman February 4, 2025
    February 4, 2025

    On October 7, 2023, Israel experienced one of the darkest days in its modern history. A massive terror attack shook the …

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  • Ayn RandCulture

    Legacy of Neil Peart – Objectivism in the Limelight

    by Marko Savić February 3, 2025
    February 3, 2025

    Neil Peart left an indelible mark on the history of modern music, but not many people know that the philosophy of …

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