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Economics

Face Mask Volunteers DIY Their Own Kind of Division of Labor

Making masks, face shields, and other protective equipment is the bottom-up, COVID-19 version of rolling bandages or knitting socks for the troops.

Virginia Postrel | 6.4.2020 6:00 AM

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Coronavirus

Americans Have Rediscovered Self-Reliance

The lockdowns are prompting Americans to relearn skills and revive almost-forgotten habits.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.20.2020 2:15 PM

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Coronavirus

Snorkel Respirators, 3D-Printed Masks, and Other Grassroots Efforts To Fight COVID-19

People around the world are working together in unprecedented ways to help their neighbors and produce critical medical supplies.

Justin Monticello | 4.20.2020 10:10 AM

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Coronavirus

Sketch: Watch a Libertarian Make a DIY Face Mask

Politicians aren't the only crafty ones.

Austin Bragg and Meredith Bragg | 4.17.2020 10:15 AM

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Guns

Biker Gang Leader's DIY Guns Are Part of a Predictable Prohibition Story

From Australia to Massachusetts, illegal gun makers step in to supply what legal markets aren’t allowed to produce.

J.D. Tuccille | 11.11.2019 10:00 AM

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Social Media

A Social Media Platform Has Banned Support of Trump 

It's Ravelry, and it's not just a "knitting site."

Katrina Gulliver | 6.25.2019 8:10 PM

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Gun Control

When Governments Restrict Guns, People Make Their Own By the Millions

Sophisticated firearms are becoming ever-easier to illicitly manufacture in basic workshops, says a new report. We'll even show you how to do it!

J.D. Tuccille | 11.29.2018 2:00 PM

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1968

'We Are as Gods and Might as Well Get Good at It'

Commemorating the Whole Earth Catalog 50 years later.

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2018 6:00 AM

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Guns

Makers of 3D-Printed Guns Follow In DIY Tradition of Ammunition Reloaders

Reloaders and DIY gunmakers alike are motivated by innovation and a willingness to make for themselves what the government doesn't want them to have.

J.D. Tuccille | 10.17.2018 1:23 PM

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3D Printing

You'll Soon Be Able to Manufacture Anything You Want and Governments Will Be Powerless to Stop It

From DIY guns to designer drugs, classic-car parts, and human livers, 3D printing promises a dynamic and uncontrollable world.

J.D. Tuccille | 6.12.2018 12:00 AM

CRISPR

Adventures in Home Biohacking with CRISPR

I made antibiotic-resistant E. coli in my kitchen, and the world didn't end.

Ronald Bailey | 5.31.2018 12:00 AM

Guns

How to (Legally) Make Your Own Off-the-Books Handgun

Build a Glock 17 using parts from the internet

Mark McDaniel | 5.31.2018 12:00 AM

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