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The Future Belongs to Liberty

Whose Folly? Whose Goodies?

JUNE 18, 2013 by DOUG BANDOW

Washington insiders' complaints about the sequester show just how little they've learned from the fiscal mess they created.

Scarcity as Incentive: Making Do with Less in Dubai

MAY 27, 2013 by DOUG BANDOW

Dubai has no oil, but plenty of money. It's another example of how innovation, in this case driven by scarcity, creates wealth.

Why Is There a Dole for Farmers?

APRIL 26, 2013 by DOUG BANDOW

Farm welfare takes money from some hardworking Americans to give to other hardworking Americans with more romantic-sounding jobs. This system makes no sense, especially when Washington is already broke.

The Minimum Wage: Apparently Benevolent, Completely Wrong

MARCH 10, 2013 by DOUG BANDOW

Raising the minimum wage is an attempt by the government to create wealth out of nothing. It winds up destroying it instead.

The Self-Congratulation of the “Public Servant”

JANUARY 23, 2013 by DOUG BANDOW

Entrepreneurs and other actors in the private sector provide far more public service than politicians and bureaucrats.

Whither Kuwait: Illiberal Democracy or Enlightened Autocracy?

JANUARY 15, 2013 by DOUG BANDOW

The growing support for a religious regime among Kuwait's young shows how democracy, without limits to State power, can threaten a free society.

Indivisible Liberty: Personal, Political, and Economic

NOVEMBER 27, 2012 by DOUG BANDOW

Economic liberty is no less important than freedom of speech, association, religion, or any other. In fact, it's essential to all of them.

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June 2013

Cities are vast, complex orders that emerge from the voluntary actions of millions of people. In this issue, we take a look at them, from Sandy Ikeda's examination of the invisible blueprints that define cities, to Rod Lockwood's concept of a free city that could rescue Detroit, to Troy Camplin's theories of why cities exemplify the unity of paradox that defines beauty. Speaking of beauty, we reintroduce poetry to The Freeman. We also introduce The Arena, a monthly debate feature, and much, much more.Download Free PDF

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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 immigration. The proposition is: The US should open its borders. Nathan Smith will be arguing for the proposition. A. M. Fantini will be arguing against the proposition.