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How Hard We Fight the State Will Determine Whether We Can Live...

by Ian Golan July 3, 2025

The Ethics of Scarcity: Why Voluntary Plasma Systems Are Failing

No, Meta Training Its AI on Your Posts Doesn’t Justify More Red...

Georgian Democratic Dream in Peril

The New American Protectionism and Its Global Repercussions

Who’s Really Paying for “Free” Healthcare in Italy?

Is Miserable Army Pay a Hidden Tax on Nationalism?

Debate: Should Libertarians Ever Bother to Vote?

by Ian Golan June 22, 2025

The Imminent Threat to Freedom of Expression in Brazil

Debate: Should The Non-Aggression Principle Apply to Animals?

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

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)

Politics

No, Meta Training Its AI on Your Posts Doesn’t Justify More Red Tape

by Lika Kobeshavidze June 27, 2025

Georgian Democratic Dream in Peril

by Tamara Obgaidze June 27, 2025

Is Miserable Army Pay a Hidden Tax on Nationalism?

by Ian Golan June 22, 2025

Poland Abandons the Enlightenment, Grabs a Torch

by Ian Golan June 3, 2025

Economics

The New American Protectionism and Its Global Repercussions

by Lucas Guimarães June 26, 2025

Who’s Really Paying for “Free” Healthcare in Italy?

by Mario Spoltore June 26, 2025

Is Miserable Army Pay a Hidden Tax on Nationalism?

by Ian Golan June 22, 2025

SpeakFreely Debate Issue Now in Print!

by John Devlin June 5, 2025

Culture

Debate: Should The Non-Aggression Principle Apply to Animals?

by Michael Huemer June 19, 2025
by Michael Huemer June 19, 2025

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

EU Elections

No, Meta Training Its AI on Your Posts Doesn’t Justify More Red Tape

by Lika Kobeshavidze June 27, 2025
by Lika Kobeshavidze June 27, 2025

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

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Archive

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    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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  • Ayn Rand

    Celebrating 120 Years of Ayn Rand

    by Ogechukwu Egwuatu February 2, 2025
    February 2, 2025

    People usually have strong feelings about Rand. They either adore her or hate her. If you’re somewhere in the middle, or …

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  • CultureSociety

    Cycles of Power: Libertarian Reflections on One Hundred Years of Solitude

    by José Alejandro Iturralde Camacho January 29, 2025
    January 29, 2025

    Netflix’s adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude invites us into a labyrinth of ambition, resilience, and power. …

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