On the Follies of Society
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Posted in From the Archives on 6 June 2011
Stats: 309 views and No Comments Leonard Read often used a candle as a metaphor for the idea of liberty. Even in darkness a simple candle can shine to show the way. And the more people who hold a candle for liberty, the brighter liberty will shine. But in the world we live, this is no ...
Applying the Political Vice
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Posted in Applying Liberty, Media, SEMINAR, Video on 11 February 2011
Stats: 44 views and No Comments John Tillman, CEO of Illinois Policy Institute, speaks to students attending Applying Liberty summer seminar in Atlanta, Ga. For the audio file of this lecture click here.
Current Economic Events
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Posted in Audio, Media on 13 July 2010
Stats: 511 views and No Comments Professor Paul Cwik spoke to students attending Freedom University I in Atlanta, GA on June 3, 2010.
Rand Paul and the Civil Rights Act: Was He Right?
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Posted in Articles, News on 26 May 2010
Stats: 56 views and No Comments [Sheldon Richman, writing in the Christian Science Monitor, discusses the recent controversy over Rand Paul's statements about the civil rights. Richman is editor of The Freeman] Fresh from his victory in last week’s Kentucky Republican senatorial primary, Rand Paul found himself caught in a whirlwind when MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow asked whether the ...
A Debate on Healthcare Reform
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Posted in Media, Video on 7 April 2010
Stats: 760 views and 2 Comments On March 23, 2010, Sheldon Richman, editor of The Freeman, participated in a debate on Healthcare Reform at Western New England College. His interlocutor was Gerald Friedman of UMass-Amherst.
Episode 20: The Libertarian Vote
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Posted in First Principles on 23 March 2010
Stats: 319 views and 4 Comments Mike Van Winkle and David Kirby discuss Libertarian voting. David Kirby is Senior Director of Academic Programs at IHS and a research associate at the Cato Institute. He also blogs at www.sometimesright.com.
Episode 19: State of the Union Address
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Posted in Audio, First Principles, Media on 29 January 2010
Stats: 185 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss the State of the Union Address. Was it all just political theatre? What were the most important messages? Find out.
Environmentalists Attack “Plush” Toilet Paper
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Posted in In brief on 24 September 2009
Stats: 7 views and 1 Comment "It is a fight over toilet paper: the kind that is blanket-fluffy and getting fluffier so fast that manufacturers are running out of synonyms for "soft" (Quilted Northern Ultra Plush is the first big brand to go three-ply and three-adjective). "It's a menace, environmental groups say -- and a dark-comedy example ...
The “Middle-of-the-Roader”
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Posted in Cliches of Socialism on 30 June 2009
Stats: 29 views and 1 Comment Aristotle, some twenty-three centuries ago, developed the idea of the middle way or, as he thought of it, "the golden mean." He used the term to describe certain virtues which consist of an intelligent moderation between extremes of two opposites. -Leonard Read [download id="77"]
The Law, Audiobook
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Posted in audiobooks on 21 May 2009
Stats: 91 views and 2 Comments The Law has been acclaimed for more than a century as the classic moral defense of individual liberty and limited government. Now it is available in an easy to download audio format.


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