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Louisiana Embraces Gun Rights
LA joins 27 other states in making constitutional carry the law of the land.
Debunking All the Main Arguments for Antitrust Laws
Antitrust laws are built on nothing but poor reasoning and misguided apprehensions.
‘Laissez-Faire’ Sweden Had the Lowest COVID Mortality in Europe
Many more people in Sweden are alive today because Anders Tegnell understands the economic lesson of secondary consequences better than many economists.
Why the Meiji Restoration Was Pivotal for Japan
Meiji Japan was not a liberal paradise. But the country in 1900 was notably freer, more industrialized and prosperous, and substantially more modern than it had been just three decades earlier.
Myanmar’s Draft Shows How Not to Run a Military
Conscription is forced labor, and a particularly egregious type of forced labor at that. It has no place in a free society.
Schools With “Radical Politics” Must Be Tolerated in a Free Society
In a free market, schools that focus on socialist ideology and “radical politics” could exist.
Javier Milei Delivers Argentina’s First Surplus in Over a Decade
The revelation that Argentina has done something the US government hasn’t done in more than two decades—run a budget surplus—seems like a newsworthy event. So why the silence?
A Covid Casualty You May Not Have Heard Of
R.I.P. Evinrude Outboard Motors 1907-2020
French Language Czar Champions Tougher Laws on Signage in Quebec
The Quebec government is determined to preserve the French language in the province, and they’re willing to waste resources and trample people’s liberties to do it.
The Cuban Socialist Paradox
Is Cuba rich from socialism, or poor from the embargo?
Can Adam Smith Save Gen Z?
A college professor's optimistic take on the younger generation.
Self-Improvement Is Inherently Pro-Liberty
Why the Atomic Habits phenomenon is a good sign for our culture.