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In Defense of the Heretic: Szasz, Psychiatry, and the Right to Be...

by Mario Spoltore June 13, 2025

No Democracy Without Education: Make Politics and Economics Mandatory

Missouri’s Reversal of Voter-Approved Abortion Rights is an Assault on Democracy

Thinking with Ayn Rand (and Trying Not to Lose My Mind)

Everything CAN Be Awesome, Said Ayn Rand: The Shared Message of The...

SpeakFreely Debate Issue Now in Print!

Is Capitalism “Socialist” in Itself?

Why the Canadian Education System Is Doomed to Fail

by Victor Silva Do Prado June 4, 2025

Poland Abandons the Enlightenment, Grabs a Torch

Love is Dystopia: An exploration of 1984 and Anthem

Christopher Snowdon: the Hidden Costs of Bottle Return Schemes and the War...

Zoltan Istvan: “Transhumanism presents the most ideal manifestation of what it can...

Debate: Should Libertarians be Christians?

Free the Algorithm: How to Decentralize the Internet and Combat Misinformation

Politics

Poland Abandons the Enlightenment, Grabs a Torch

by Ian Golan June 3, 2025

Debate: Should Libertarians be Christians?

by Ian Golan May 18, 2025

Corruption in Spain: The tale that never ends

by Jonathan Fernandez April 24, 2025

What Will the New Pope Mean for Liberty Around the World?

by Ian Golan April 22, 2025

Economics

SpeakFreely Debate Issue Now in Print!

by John Devlin June 5, 2025

Is Capitalism “Socialist” in Itself?

by Guglielmo Salomone June 4, 2025

Christopher Snowdon: the Hidden Costs of Bottle Return Schemes and the War on Convenience

by Ian Golan May 26, 2025

Before I Knew What Freedom Was, I Wore It

by Anna Shnaidman May 2, 2025

Culture

In Defense of the Heretic: Szasz, Psychiatry, and the Right to Be Free

by Mario Spoltore June 13, 2025
by Mario Spoltore June 13, 2025

Everything CAN Be Awesome, Said Ayn Rand: The Shared Message of The LEGO Movie and Anthem

by Makar Zarubin June 6, 2025
by Makar Zarubin June 6, 2025

Love is Dystopia: An exploration of 1984 and Anthem

by Josh Cheshire May 27, 2025
by Josh Cheshire May 27, 2025

Zoltan Istvan: “Transhumanism presents the most ideal manifestation of what it can mean to be a human being”

by Ian Golan May 19, 2025
by Ian Golan May 19, 2025

EU Elections

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

by Ian Golan March 7, 2025
by Ian Golan March 7, 2025

Austrian Election gives boon to the populists but what about principles?

by Nik Khosravipour November 6, 2024
by Nik Khosravipour November 6, 2024

17th International Vernon Smith Prize 2024

by Sponsored Article September 17, 2024
by Sponsored Article September 17, 2024

If you love liberty, you should vote

by Ricardo Filipe August 20, 2024
by Ricardo Filipe August 20, 2024

Archive

  • Economics

    What African Economies can Learn from the Beautiful Game of Football

    by Clinton Anene March 17, 2025
    March 17, 2025

    Adam Smith’s concept of the invisible hand suggests that free markets regulate themselves through competition and self-interest. Football, the world’s most …

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  • EuropePolitics

    Slovaks Are Taking to the Streets—Here’s Why

    by Karol Jakubčák March 11, 2025
    March 11, 2025

    A series of large-scale protests has gripped Slovakia since December, in response to a range of failings on the part of …

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  • 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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  • Politics

    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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