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Leonard E. Read, 30 Years Later

MAY 14, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

Today is the 30th anniversary of Leonard Read's passing. His message of freedom and peaceful cooperation now reaches more people than ever.

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The Man in the Bow Tie

MAY 02, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

He is an international man of mystery. He wears a bow tie and a dashing suit. He comes in second only to a fictional character for the title "the most interesting man in the world."

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Blog Contest: $250 for Your Thoughts?

MAY 01, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

The Thorpe-Freeman Blog Contest wants you. Have a blog? Give us your thoughts: Make them smart, insightful, and engaging, and you may walk away with $250.

Interview

Belle Isle, City of Dreams: An Interview with Rod Lockwood

APRIL 29, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

Over the years, Rodney Lockwood watched his beloved Detroit fall into ruin thanks to the rise of unions and the welfare state. He wants to rebuild Detroit. In this interview, Lockwood describes his vision for doing so.

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For Writers: Upcoming Issue Theme

APRIL 25, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

We'd like to start giving potential writers a brief heads up on upcoming issues. This may be a kind of spoiler for people who like our issues to be a surprise. If so, stop reading now.

Perspective

Freedom and Flow

APRIL 24, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

Appreciating the idea of flow unlocks a greater understanding of ourselves. We might also discover that, as we seek and strive, we play a role within evolving systems that gives our lives a meaningful connection to something larger than ourselves.

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Poetry in The Freeman

APRIL 11, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

If you know any really good poets (and we mean really good), please share this post with them.

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Margaret Thatcher, RIP (1925–2013)

APRIL 08, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

There are very few politicians in the world lovers of liberty can admire. Today there is one fewer. And she was a great one.

Perspective

The Beautiful Possibility

MARCH 27, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

A world without the State--without even the need for one--is a beautiful thing to contemplate. It's worth investigating, whether or not we ever arrive at that point. The April issue, in print soon, explores this strand of classical liberal thought.

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NPR, Disability and Perverse Incentives

MARCH 26, 2013 by THE FREEMAN

When NPR does a good story, you have to give them credit. In this series--complete with visuals--the author travels around the country looking at the real flesh-and-blood people on "disability," a program that can be more expensive, and more permanent, than welfare.

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CURRENT ISSUE

May 2013

From natural systems to human systems, we start to notice patterns in nature that are products of good flow. Adrian Bejan discusses this crucial insight--and how it makes freedom even more needful--in this month's interview. Zachary Caceres looks at what emergence can tell us about the universe, the market, the heart, and the sacred; Mike Reid recounts the tragedies produced when the State tries to impose its order on people who have already developed their own; Gary Galles channels Leonard Read: the State is a clenched fist, he says, so it cannot create; Brad Taylor says democracy might just be another imposed order in some situations; Karl Borden wonders whether an individual's right to be left alone can be part of the order of things; and much, much more.Download Free PDF

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