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Hungary’s New Beginning, and an Old Danger

by Bátor Vári July 19, 2026

The European Dream Is Dying at the Border

Even More Pieces We Would Like to Commission

Ecuador’s Crime Crisis Demands More Than Curfews

The Ibar Bridge: Between Division and the Memory of a City

Liberty, Leviathan, and the Lost Valleys of Snina

Sazan Island: From Communist Military Base to Luxury Resort

Mugron, France – the village of Frédéric Bastiat

by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026

Chat Control Comes in Two Versions. Neither Respects Your Privacy

Monetary Missteps with George Selgin 

No, the Finnish Conscription Model Won’t Make Young Britons More Willing to...

Prize Contest: The More Corrupt the State, the More Numerous the Laws

Kyiv After the Missile Barrage

Wartime Libertarianism

Politics

The European Dream Is Dying at the Border

by Toivo Saarikoski July 19, 2026

Ecuador’s Crime Crisis Demands More Than Curfews

by Edwin Guillen July 16, 2026

Chat Control Comes in Two Versions. Neither Respects Your Privacy

by David Briguglio Brown July 10, 2026

Wartime Libertarianism

by Ian Golan July 7, 2026

Economics

Monetary Missteps with George Selgin 

by Craig Duddy July 9, 2026

Prize Contest: The More Corrupt the State, the More Numerous the Laws

by Guest Editor July 8, 2026

I, Smartphone. Far Smarter Than You Ever Imagined

by Lawrence W. Reed June 18, 2026

Call for submissions: The War on Choice and the Nanny State

by Ian Golan June 7, 2026

Culture

The Ibar Bridge: Between Division and the Memory of a City

by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026
by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026

Sazan Island: From Communist Military Base to Luxury Resort

by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026
by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026

Mugron, France – the village of Frédéric Bastiat

by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026
by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026

Kyiv After the Missile Barrage

by Ian Golan July 7, 2026
by Ian Golan July 7, 2026

EU Elections

How Brussels Turned a Medicine Shortage Into a Black Market

by Romuald Agla June 30, 2026
by Romuald Agla June 30, 2026

Malta’s 2026 Election Leaves Liberty Out of the Spotlight 

by David Briguglio Brown May 21, 2026
by David Briguglio Brown May 21, 2026

The Rotten Red Bloc in the State of Denmark

by Bátor Vári April 7, 2026
by Bátor Vári April 7, 2026

Rules, Not Magic: Tom G. Palmer on Why Liberalism Struggles and How It Can Win

by Ian Golan February 22, 2026
by Ian Golan February 22, 2026

Archive

  • Politics

    India’s Ban on Online Gambling Poised for Failure

    by Teodor Tsenov May 11, 2026
    May 11, 2026

    These days, online gambling and the case for restrictions on it, are a hot topic all over the globe, but nowhere …

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  • Freedom of Movement

    The Future of Freedom of Movement

    by Ilya Somin May 11, 2026
    May 11, 2026

    From The Vault: In this article from SpeakFreely’s ‘Roaring Twenties Issue’ (2022), Ilya Somin considers hopes and doubts for open immigration …

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  • Society

    Digital Nomads vs. Stateless People: When Mobility Is a Privilege

    by Maria Demétrio May 9, 2026
    May 9, 2026

    Maria Demétrio on the deep inequalities underpinning contemporary global mobility. We live in a world where the idea of freedom is …

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  • Society

    The Border Between Life and Death

    by Anna Shnaidman May 7, 2026
    May 7, 2026

    Anna Shnaidman on the cost of mistaking ideals for reality. To those far from the Middle East, the phrase “freedom of …

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  • Europe

    Power to the People: Why Europe Needs Nuclear

    by David Briguglio Brown May 6, 2026
    May 6, 2026

    The European energy crisis of 2022 constituted not only an economic shock but also a political stress test.  Driven by post-pandemic …

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  • Freedom of Movement

    The Welfare State Sabotages Immigration

    by Nicolás Sánchez May 5, 2026
    May 5, 2026

    Nicolás Sánchez Cominero explores why immigration has such a bad reputation sociologically despite its potential economic benefits. If you could be …

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  • Society

    You Shouldn’t Go to Prison for Harming Yourself

    by Kristóf Ábel Tarnay May 5, 2026
    May 5, 2026

    Hungarian prosecutors are seeking a custodial prison sentence for a fashion designer, along with a disqualification from public affairs. This appeal …

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  • Urban Frontier

    Where Do You Want to Go?

    by Juan D. Estevez May 3, 2026
    May 3, 2026

    Passports are strange things. Most people carry one their whole life without having chosen it. Passports don’t say much about a …

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  • Freedom of Movement

    The Free Movement Issue of SpeakFreely Magazine

    by Oscar Gill-Lewis May 1, 2026
    May 1, 2026

    I recently made an appearance on Talk TV with David Bull. One of the topics of discussion was Britain’s small boat …

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  • PhilosophySociety

    Cultural Preconditions of Libertarian Order

    by Giorgi Kajaia April 30, 2026
    April 30, 2026

    Libertarianism is noteworthy for its clarity, emphasizing non-aggression, property rights, and voluntary exchange. It champions individual freedom, provided it does not …

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  • Economics

    Bastiat’s ‘The Law’ Provides a Warning Against Legal Plunder

    by Boris Amic April 24, 2026
    April 24, 2026

    Has the law been perverted? Following the French Revolution of 1848, Frédéric Bastiat pondered this question in The Law, a timeless …

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  • Culture

    The Atheist Roots of the Modern Libertarian Movement

    by Ian Golan April 23, 2026
    April 23, 2026

    Libertarians have always had a difficult relationship with religion. The modern libertarian movement is, in its noblest strain, an intellectual heir …

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  • Culture

    Too Big to Fail: What Ye (FKA Kanye West) Has in Common with the 2008 Financial Crisis

    by Ilia Zhuzhunashvili April 16, 2026
    April 16, 2026

    In the late 2000s, the United States economy was dying. For years, banks and mortgage lenders had packaged home loans, many …

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  • Culture

    Can Ancient Myths Support Modern Freedom?

    by Andreas Tevosyan April 8, 2026
    April 8, 2026

    Myths have a peculiar place in cultural discourse in any country. They act as frameworks for imagining community and establishing values. …

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  • Even More Pieces We Would Like to Commission

    by Ian Golan July 18, 2026
  • Ecuador’s Crime Crisis Demands More Than Curfews

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    by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026
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  • Monetary Missteps with George Selgin 

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  • No, the Finnish Conscription Model Won’t Make Young Britons More Willing to Fight for Their Country

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  • Prize Contest: The More Corrupt the State, the More Numerous the Laws

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  • Kyiv After the Missile Barrage

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  • Wartime Libertarianism

    by Ian Golan July 7, 2026
  • How Brussels Turned a Medicine Shortage Into a Black Market

    by Romuald Agla June 30, 2026
  • Scandal-Plagued Mises Caucus Loses Control Over the Libertarian Party

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