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Israeli Independence and Libertarian Blindness

When Israel declared its independence 66 years ago, pursuant to a UN resolution, David Ben Gurion promised the new state “will ensure

May 6, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
It Makes Guns Louder, but ATF Says It's a Silencer

The ATF is being sued for a decision only slightly more reasonable. Gun maker Sig Sauer created a product called a “muzzle brake,” which

Apr 25, 2014
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2 Mins
Pope Francis: Beware of Earth Day Thinking

Pope Francis’s Easter message included a prayer to “Help us to overcome the scourge of hunger, aggravated by conflicts and by the immense

Apr 22, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Suing Disney over Wait Times Takes Time. Why Is That Legal?

If the lawsuit over keeping disabled people waiting at Disney theme parks has merit, it should have been won already. The courts have kept

Apr 18, 2014
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3 Mins
Grover Norquist endorses book on GOP civil war

The GOP is adrift and in intellectual disarray. In this uneasy coalition of three factions are: traditional limited-government conservatives

Apr 15, 2014
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4 Mins
Is Taxation Slavery? Reflections on Passover and Tax Time

Passover—the only Jewish holiday I’ve honored throughout my decades as an atheist —celebrates the mythic liberation of my ancestors from....

Apr 14, 2014
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Alexander R. Cohen
2 Mins
Jeb Bush Right on Illegal Immigration

April 11, 2014 – In Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, we finally have a Republican who recognizes that illegal immigration can be a hig

Apr 11, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
4 Mins
Georgia GOP's Genital Obsession

rs are straight. Obama and his cronies are growing government control over every aspect of our lives and these are the issues that these

Apr 9, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Stopping Business and Due Process

Imagine if when prosecutors accused a person of a capital crime, the government stopped his heart and said: We’ll let your friends try CPR

Mar 28, 2014
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2 Mins
Did You Get Dirty Money Too? The Ebooks Antitrust Settlement

I got money this morning. It was sickening. And you may have gotten money from the same toxic source.....

Mar 25, 2014
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3 Mins
"People Power" in the Ukraine and beyond

May 28, 2014 -- "People power" has been on display in recent protests in the Ukraine and Thailand. In this State of the Culture update....

Mar 24, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
1 Min
Crimea - Russian Nationalist Imperialism

Russia is annexing Crimea. The act, in both means and motive, announces to the world that nationalist imperialism lives. Ironically, Russia

Mar 19, 2014
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4 Mins
Obama Endangers Israel

President Obama’s ignorance, arrogance, and warped morality are endangering Israel and making another Middle East war more likely. Israel

Mar 7, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
5 Mins
Dallas Buyers Club Says "It's Your Life!"

Congratulations to Matthew McConaughey for winning the best actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club! The film and his fine performance highlight

Mar 4, 2014
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Aaron Day
3 Mins
Leftists Celebrate Anti-Semites

Who we celebrate as heroes says much about ourselves. The celebration by leftists of two anti-Jewish nuts is an advertisement of the

Feb 28, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Arizona and anti-gay freedom

The Arizona Legislature passed a bill thatArizona governor Jan Brewer would make it legal for a business to deny service to homosexuals, j

Feb 25, 2014
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2 Mins
Medallion Cabs Sue to Exclude

Some people hate freedom so much, they’ll sue to get rid of it. Other people’s freedom, at least. Such is the case in Chicago, where owners

Feb 21, 2014
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2 Mins
The Meaning of the IRS's Loss

A little more than a year ago, this blog noted that the Institute for Justice had won a victory over the Internal Revenue Service . The...

Feb 14, 2014
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3 Mins
New book published: "The Republican Party's Civil War"

The Republican Party is in a civil war among three factions: establishment Republicans, who simply want to make the welfare state work....

Feb 12, 2014
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3 Mins
The FTC's War On LabMD And Business Rights

LabMD, a business that provides cancer-screening services for physicians, has stopped testing specimens and is winding down operations .....

Feb 3, 2014
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Edward Hudgins
5 Mins

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