Civil Liberties
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FDR and the Quashing of Free Radio
Roosevelt used regulation and licensing to control dissenting voices on the radio. Our freedom of speech has never recovered.
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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Hayek at the Hair Salon: Who Decides If a Business Is ‘Needed’?
After investing thousands in her community and her dream, a young entrepreneur was denied a permit due to other salons in the area.
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Pam Bondi is Wrong: Hate Speech Is Free Speech
Power-hungry partisans want to carve out a “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment. But there is no such exception. Protecting the speech we hate is the only way to preserve the freedom we love.
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Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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Assassination Is the Enemy of Liberty
Debate is inefficient, messy, and noisy — but replacing speech with political violence risks shredding the fabric of society, and suppressing truth itself.
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Can the President Assassinate Suspected Criminals?
The Constitution is designed to check the power grabs of reckless men. Will Congress and the Courts defend the rule of law against an increasingly lawless executive branch?
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From the ‘Banter Bill’ to Bias Hotlines: The Alarming Rise of Snitch Networks
From Britain’s proposed speech laws to US bias hotlines, state-backed reporting networks are encouraging citizens to monitor—and punish—one another.
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War on Words: The ‘Free Speech Recession’ Is Not Over
Free speech is in danger in the United States. Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen’s book couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.
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Liberal Heritage and ‘Political Philosophy: The Basics’
Bas van der Vossen’s 2024 book on political philosophy is an excellent, if incomplete, primer for the interested everyman.
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FDR and the Quashing of Free Radio
Roosevelt used regulation and licensing to control dissenting voices on the radio. Our freedom of speech has never recovered.
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Dodger Stadium’s Dark Secret and the Human Cost of Urban Renewal
Urban renewal was not a failure of execution — it was a failure of principle. Just ask Aurora Vargas.
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Hayek at the Hair Salon: Who Decides If a Business Is ‘Needed’?
After investing thousands in her community and her dream, a young entrepreneur was denied a permit due to other salons in the area.
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Pam Bondi is Wrong: Hate Speech Is Free Speech
Power-hungry partisans want to carve out a “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment. But there is no such exception. Protecting the speech we hate is the only way to preserve the freedom we love.
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•
Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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•
Assassination Is the Enemy of Liberty
Debate is inefficient, messy, and noisy — but replacing speech with political violence risks shredding the fabric of society, and suppressing truth itself.
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•
Can the President Assassinate Suspected Criminals?
The Constitution is designed to check the power grabs of reckless men. Will Congress and the Courts defend the rule of law against an increasingly lawless executive branch?
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From the ‘Banter Bill’ to Bias Hotlines: The Alarming Rise of Snitch Networks
From Britain’s proposed speech laws to US bias hotlines, state-backed reporting networks are encouraging citizens to monitor—and punish—one another.
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•
War on Words: The ‘Free Speech Recession’ Is Not Over
Free speech is in danger in the United States. Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen’s book couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.
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•
Liberal Heritage and ‘Political Philosophy: The Basics’
Bas van der Vossen’s 2024 book on political philosophy is an excellent, if incomplete, primer for the interested everyman.