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– February 28, 2021 Reading Time: 6 minutes In the aftermath of a pretty statist revolution and a major step back for individual freedom (read: the pandemic), it’s time for some optimism.  Many philosophers and historians have talked about the ‘Zeitgeist’ of an era – the...

What does a free society look like to you? Is it an anarcho-capitalist utopia where individuals are free to shoot fully-automatic AK-47s at their 1040 EZs in their private marijuana fields? Is it a harmonious society free from bureaucratic central planning, where people freely trade...

Liz Wolfe reports on the arbitrariness and absurdity of New York City’s ever-changing Covid-age outdoor dining regulations. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown says that it’s time to ignore the lockdown fanatics and reopen Britain. Joining in this call is Graham Brady. Alas, Britain remains populated with lockdown fanatics, not...

Free marketeers may sometimes win elections, but they are not winning U.S. history. In recent years, the consensus regarding the American past has slipped leftward, and then leftward again. No longer is American history a story of opportunity, or of military or domestic triumph....

The first half of the nineteenth century witnessed two titanic political struggles in the United States. One pitted Masons against Antimasons while the other arrayed the forces of Slavery against those of Antislavery. Both struggles ultimately posed the same question as...