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Students for a Freer Future
As U.S. campus politics deteriorate, a global movement of young libertarians finds its footing.
Has America's Obsession With Manufacturing Jobs Gone Too Far?
A Wisconsin town is spending billions, seizing homes, and breaking state law to lure a Taiwanese company.
Blockchain Is Changing Lives in Africa
Startups from Cape Town to Nairobi think the budding technology is the future of the continent.
Can Laundry and Lettuce Save Cleveland?
A worker-owned co-op that even a capitalist could love is washing linens for the Cleveland Clinic and growing vegetables for the city.
Everything You Know About State Education Rankings Is Wrong
Minds and dollars are a terrible thing to waste.
Dissent and Disarray in Putin's Russia
The authoritarian president's hold on power may be shakier than it looks.
Debate: For Political Change, Choose Exit Not Voice
Should we try to make the existing system better-or should we try to launch a new one?
Debate: Intellectual Property Must Be Protected
Should the law respect copyrights and patents?
Debate: Libertarians Should Be Vegetarians
Do animals have rights that humans must respect?
Debate: Corporate Data Collection Poses a Threat to Personal Freedom
There are lots of reasons to be concerned about government snooping, but how should we feel when private companies do it?
Debate: Libertarians Should Work Within the Two-Party System
Or is the L.P. our best bet for making a difference?
Debate: Bakers Should Not Be Forced To Produce Cakes for Same-Sex Weddings
How should we feel about conscience-based discrimination?
Debate: Libertarians Should Support Abortion Rights
Does a fetus have a right to live?
Debate: The Best Case for Liberty Is Consequentialist
What are the philosophical underpinnings of libertarianism?
Debate: Be an Anarchist, Not a Minarchist
Should we be satisfied with limited government rather than no government?
Innocent Until Proven Guilty, But Only If You Can Pay
How America's bail system traps poor people in jail
America's Biggest Rental Car Company Is Lobbying to Drive Away Competitors
Enterprise is the dominant player in the rental car market, and it has every incentive to restrict the operations of upstart competitors.
How New York Strangled Its Mom-and-Pop Rental Car Companies
Why does an economy car rent for an astonishing $161 per day in Manhattan? Because onerous insurance laws cartelized the industry.
When the Supreme Court Blessed the Imperial Presidency
The story of how classical liberal Justice George Sutherland enabled executive overreach abroad.
Off-Grid Survival for You and Me
A guide to maintaining your own basic power, water, and supplies
The Great Escape
If you can't avoid getting into trouble, knowing how to get out of handcuffs can't hurt.
3 Steps to Buy and Store Bitcoins Anonymously
A handful of best practices can go a long way toward shielding your transactions from government spies and other malevolents.
Adventures in Home Biohacking with CRISPR
I made antibiotic-resistant E. coli in my kitchen, and the world didn't end.
This Is Not a Pot Pipe
For manufacturers and distributors of drug paraphernalia, criminal liability under state law generally depends on knowledge.
Personal Encryption 101
A beginner's guide to protecting your messages, masking online movements, and steering clear of digital snoops
How to (Legally) Make Your Own Off-the-Books Handgun
Build a Glock 17 using parts from the internet
Don't Let Uncle Sam Seize Your Salami
Civil import violations carry penalties tied to either the value of the article itself or to the taxes you would have been assessed if you'd declared it.
What to Know Before You Pay for Sex
Tips, tricks, and common sense to make hiring an escort a breeze
Protectionism vs. Cheap Beer
If you tax something, you get less of it, and Trump's tariffs are a tax on making things-including cans, kegs, and the beer that goes into them.
If You Can Afford a Plane Ticket, Thank Deregulation
Forty years after the Civil Aeronautics Board was abolished, look how far we've come.
'Assault Weapons,' Explained
How a scary name for an arbitrary group of firearms distorts the gun control debate
When Cancer Was Conquerable
To win the war on cancer, we must recapture the bold spirit of the early days of discovery.
The Economic Case for Free Trade Is Stronger Than Ever
But working-class identity politics threaten to ruin everything.
In Defense of Cash
Around the world, governments are trying to kill paper money. It's a terrible idea.
Scott Gottlieb Is Not a Free Market Firebrand
The FDA chief's mixed, moderate record has surprised both his champions and his critics.
Gerrymandering Is Out of Control
Computers could be the key to resolving partisan fights over congressional boundaries.
