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To Owe or to Own?

by Nicolas S. Straehl January 22, 2026

Building Africa’s Climate-Resilient Food System

Terrors and Tremors: On the Narcosis of Law, or on Venezuela

Missouri Amendment 7 Violates The State’s Own Constitution

Control Without Work Is Not Control At All

Public Party Funding Won’t Fix Malta’s Political Capture

Conscription in Brazil: To serve by choice or to obey by force?

Resurrection of Punk: How Capitalism Saved Rebellion

by Mariam Nemsadze January 15, 2026

Portugal’s Presidential Sprint: A Liberal Breaks Into The Front Pack

A ‘Working-Class Civil Service’?

2025 at SpeakFreely: Our Top Picks (and Your Next Rabbit Hole)

The Kosovo–Serbia Stalemate Is Costing Both Sides Their Freedom

Joe Goldberg and the Moral Logic of U.S. Foreign Policy

Can Individuals Solve Climate Change?

Politics

To Owe or to Own?

by Nicolas S. Straehl January 22, 2026

Missouri Amendment 7 Violates The State’s Own Constitution

by Evan Kemp January 20, 2026

Control Without Work Is Not Control At All

by Abdelghani Bensi January 19, 2026

Public Party Funding Won’t Fix Malta’s Political Capture

by David Briguglio Brown January 18, 2026

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

Resurrection of Punk: How Capitalism Saved Rebellion

by Mariam Nemsadze January 15, 2026
by Mariam Nemsadze January 15, 2026

Merry Christmas! Here is what SpeakFreely asked from Santa

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

Freedom Is the Real Christmas Miracle

by José Alejandro Iturralde Camacho December 22, 2025
by José Alejandro Iturralde Camacho December 22, 2025

Why Are Libertarians Peddling Conservative Sex Fantasies?

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

EU Elections

Portugal’s Presidential Sprint: A Liberal Breaks Into The Front Pack

by Tomás Lucena Barreiro January 15, 2026
by Tomás Lucena Barreiro January 15, 2026

The Power of Unpopularity: A Lesson from Hungary About Freedom

by Kristóf Ábel Tarnay December 24, 2025
by Kristóf Ábel Tarnay December 24, 2025

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

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    Get ready for holiday debates with SpeakFreely!

    by John Devlin December 10, 2025
    December 10, 2025

    Holiday season is upon us, and here at SpeakFreely HQ, we’re bracing ourselves for uncomfortable conversations with our families around the …

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  • Politics

    Georgia’s Three-Headed Media Monster and the EU

    by Ilia Zhuzhunashvili December 7, 2025
    December 7, 2025

    In a move that was both shocking and predictable, the European Commission’s 2025 Enlargement Policy report has halted Georgia’s EU accession …

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  • PoliticsSociety

    Self-Censorship: The Virus of the 21st Century

    by Pablo Ferrer Saiz December 3, 2025
    December 3, 2025

    Do you remember the coronavirus? The pandemic that froze the world, reshaped our routines and exposed the fragility of modern life. …

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  • PoliticsPopulism vs. Liberty

    A Century Between Two Collectivisms

    by Yusuf Efe Sargın December 2, 2025
    December 2, 2025

    Growing up in Turkey, one often hears: “This country takes one step forward, two steps back.” This saying reflects a repeating …

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  • Politics

    The UAE Investment and Georgia’s Fear of Openness

    by Giorgi Kajaia December 1, 2025
    December 1, 2025

    In late 2025, Georgia’s government announced a $6 billion real-estate deal with the UAE-based developer Eagle Hills, presenting it as the …

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  • Conscription

    Luxembourg’s Youth Deserve Freedom, Not Forced Conscription 

    by Ian Golan November 27, 2025
    November 27, 2025

    Luxembourg once was at the vanguard of abolishing the obligatory military service. Recent proposals to reintroduce conscription would destroy the commendable …

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  • Economics

    Minecraft Proves Hayek’s “Knowledge Problem” Right

    by Ilia Zhuzhunashvili November 27, 2025
    November 27, 2025

    If you go on YouTube and search for “Minecraft working computer”, you will find something exciting: city-sized circuits that can run …

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  • Culture

    Why Are Libertarians Peddling Conservative Sex Fantasies?

    by Ian Golan November 26, 2025
    November 26, 2025

    What We Lost When Liz Wolfe Went to Work Tradwives are on the rise. Behind the pastel veneer is a half-nostalgic, …

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  • Politics

    If America Stumbles, the West Falls: Why American Power Still Holds the Free World Together

    by Dren Kika November 23, 2025
    November 23, 2025

    “Until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the …

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  • Populism vs. Liberty

    The Cost of Purity: How Libertarian Consistency Goes Wrong

    by Anna Shnaidman November 23, 2025
    November 23, 2025

    Every political ideology tells itself flattering stories. Progressives imagine they are the only moral compass left in a cynical world. Conservatives …

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  • Society

    Between Sovereignty and Security: What the U.S. Threat Means for Nigeria

    by Sodiq Ademola Adeniji November 21, 2025
    November 21, 2025

    In late October 2025, a U.S. congressional report reignited controversy across Africa when Washington hinted at the possibility of “direct intervention” …

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  • Politics

    Budapest Memorandum: Russia’s First Victory over Ukraine

    by Mary Kushnir & Yarosh Yehor November 16, 2025
    November 16, 2025

    Russian President Boris Yeltsin (left), US President Bill Clinton (center), Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, and British Prime Minister John Major (right) …

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  • Economics

    Are Tariffs the Bitter Pill America Must Swallow?

    by Kassymov Diyar November 14, 2025
    November 14, 2025

    A strong contender for the 2025 “Word of the Year”—an annual award by the Oxford Dictionary, emerged on April 2nd 2025, …

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  • Politics

    Why Freedom Means Saying No, Even to the Law 

    by Tomáš Novotný November 13, 2025
    November 13, 2025

    “Good people don’t obey bad laws,” said Czech anarcho-capitalist and educator Urza in a recent interview with DVTV. His new campaign …

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