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The Not-So-Great Austerity Debate
MAY 23, 2013 by ALEX SALTER
GDP, by itself, does not tell the whole story about economic well-being.
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Guitars, Eccentric Billionaires, and Space Travel
MAY 22, 2013 by ANDREW HEATON
Space travel, once the domain of Russian dogs and astronaut golfers, is being taken over by private enterprise and entertainment moguls. And it's fabulous news.
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Armed Women, Empowered Women
MAY 21, 2013 by KAYE BOOTH
Politicians who say women should carry rape whistles instead of guns suggest women aren't capable of protecting themselves in a dangerous world.
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Oil! Price Discovery and Regulation
MAY 20, 2013 by JACOB BORDEN
Thanks to regulations at the pump, the price of gasoline has less than ever to do with supply and demand in the oil market, disrupting the market's price-discovery mechanism.
Feature
Politically Correct Lending
MAY 17, 2013 by DOUGLAS FRENCH
Lawmakers portray SBA lending as a boost for small businesses. The program is actually a form of corporate welfare for some of America's largest banks. While banks reap profits, taxpayers cover the losses.
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A Diabolical Tool
Ready to get rid of the income tax?
The federal income tax system is burdensome and stupid. It's a diabolical tool against the people's liberty. Let's finally muster the courage to get rid of it--and the entire IRS "workforce" of 95,000 lackeys too shameless and unmindful to protect our liberty.
I Got More Guns Than the KGB
The publication of the world's first blueprint for a 3-D printable gun makes guns a First Amendment issue as well as a Second Amendment one.
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The Arena is a monthly debate feature designed to help readers explore issues of concern to classical liberals/libertarians.
This month, the issue is Gay Marriage. The proposition is: Gay Marriage Expands Liberty. Richard Lorenc will be arguing for the proposition. Steve Esposito will be arguing against the proposition.
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MAY 15, 2013 by BRUCE BOND
Back then we put our pennies on the tracks...
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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.
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The Arena is a monthly debate feature designed to help readers explore issues of concern to classical liberals/libertarians.
This month, the issue is Gay Marriage. The proposition is: Gay Marriage Expands Liberty. Richard Lorenc will be arguing for the proposition. Steve Esposito will be arguing against the proposition.
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