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Politics

1776 All-Stars: George Washington Was a Model of Restraint

America's first president helped establish the tradition of military submission to civilian authority.

Christian Britschgi | 7.4.2026 6:00 AM

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Politics

1776 All-Stars: Patrick Henry Knew To Fear American Kings

Henry's warning about presidential powers is especially prescient today.

Jacob Sullum | 7.2.2026 6:00 AM

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History

1776 All-Stars: Why a Pseudonymous Anti-Federalist Is My Favorite Founder

The man known only as "A Farmer" warned against the "sword of government."

Jesse Walker | 6.18.2026 6:00 AM

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Politics

1776 All-Stars: Why George Mason Is Extremely Underrated

I'm not saying that just because I teach at the university named after him.

Ilya Somin | 6.16.2026 6:00 AM

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Politics

1776 All-Stars: Why Thomas Jefferson Is the Most Fascinating Founder

The author of the Declaration of Independence may have written "the greatest sentence ever."

Ronald Bailey | 6.11.2026 6:00 AM

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Politics

1776 All-Stars: Samuel Adams Was the Most Libertarian Founder

The libertarian rabble-rouser who helped ignite the American Revolution

Jack Nicastro | 6.7.2026 6:00 AM

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Politics

1776 All-Stars: Benjamin Franklin Reminds Us To Just Do Things

Franklin was fundamentally an optimist, and his life reminds us that politics is not what really matters.

Eric Boehm | 6.2.2026 6:00 AM

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Libertarianism

What Does It Mean To Be a Libertarian?

Matt Kibbe, David Friedman, Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, John Allison, Nadine Strossen, and David Boaz | 11.12.2018 6:00 AM

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Donald Trump

Trump Turns One

A year into Donald Trump's presidency, how are things going?

Peter Suderman, Robert Poole, David Bier, Walter Olson, Gene Healy, Patrick Ruffini, Matt Welch, Jesse Walker, William Ruger, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Veronique de Rugy | 1.18.2018 9:30 AM

Reminiscences & Prognostications

10 key libertarian activists discuss the significance of the movement they helped build.

Roy Childs, Joe Cobb, Ed Crane, Don Ernsberger, Mark Frazier, Manuel Klausner, Charles Koch, David Nolan, Robert Poole, and Dave Walter | 5.1.1978 12:00 PM

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