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Thomas Jefferson

Federal safety regulators say 43 percent of tested fireworks are illegal. God bless America. |  Lunamarina/Dreamstime.com

Freedom

Federal Safety Regulators Say 43 Percent of Tested Fireworks Are Illegal. God Bless America.

Fireworks consumption is at record levels even as fireworks injuries fall.

Christian Britschgi | 7.3.2023 10:00 AM

John Stossel | Stossel TV

Economics

Meet the Students Pushing Back Against Socialism

"It's very easy for politicians to legislate freedom away," says Northwood University's Kristin Tokarev. "But it's incredibly hard to get back."

John Stossel | 3.8.2023 4:05 PM

Presidents Thomas Jefferson and George Washington pictured in front of an American flag | Illustration: Lex Villena; 47769184 © Georgios Kollidas | Dreamstime.com, 19622568 © Georgios Kollidas | Dreamstime.com

Immigration

Free Immigration Is a Core American Value

Just consider the policies that the Founding Fathers embraced.

Fiona Harrigan | 2.20.2023 3:21 PM

DeclarationofIndependence | National Archives.

American Revolution

Immigration and the Principles of the Declaration of Independence

The principles of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution justify free migration rights.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.4.2021 11:10 AM

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Election 2016

A Walt Whitman Poem for Election 2016

...good or ill humanity-welcoming the darker odds, the dross: - Foams and ferments the wine? it serves to purify...

Ronald Bailey | 11.8.2016 5:15 PM

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Thomas Jefferson

Revisiting the U.S. Constitution

Why should libertarians celebrate the blueprint that made powerful government possible?

Sheldon Richman | 1.24.2016 8:30 AM

Politics

Michael Shaw on Crafting the President's Image

Todd Krainin | 5.12.2014 11:12 AM

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Politics

Forgetting Jefferson

The long decline of the decentralist political tradition

John McClaughry | 4.24.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

Pushing Back Against Food Nudges

Should libertarian paternalists in government nudge you to make "better" food choices?

Baylen Linnekin | 8.17.2013 9:00 AM

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Politics

A Not-So-Happy Fourth of July

How can we celebrate the degradation of liberty?

Andrew Napolitano | 7.4.2013 7:00 AM

Politics

Guns and the Government

The country is ablaze with debate about guns, and the government is determined to do something.

Andrew Napolitano | 1.17.2013 7:00 AM

Politics

George Washington Would Beat Out Romney as Richest President; John Kerry Would Have, Too

Emily Ekins | 1.25.2012 6:30 PM

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