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U.S. Economic Freedom: Retreat Becomes Rout

Measurement often is the crucial step in understanding—and gaining control—of a complex phenomenon....

Sep 21, 2012
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Walter Donway
6 Mins
Vinnie Shrugs

“I feel like I’ve become a government employee without the benefits,” said Vinnie Mazzone, who’s been selling food in Brooklyn for decades..

Sep 21, 2012
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2 Mins
A Few Rights a Constitution Should Protect

Today is Constitution Day, and while the Constitution we inherit from America’s Founders is easy to praise, it doesn’t take much looking to

Sep 18, 2012
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Alexander R. Cohen
2 mins
Bloomberg Takes Sweetness out of Life

Quite the contrary. He's taking sweetness out of life for the eight million people who live in New York City. And I'm not just talking...

Sep 14, 2012
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2 Mins
Bill Clinton and the DNC: We're all in this together

"To deal effectively with our problems we must understand, accept, and apply one fundamental, indispensable proposition:… that we’re all in

Sep 10, 2012
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2 Mins
Gov. Christie Slaps Deluded Spendaholics

Ever see someone driven by booze, drugs, gambling or some other obsession and destroying family and friends as a result? Ever want to see...

Aug 30, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Gary Johnson on Atlas Shrugged | Election 2012

Aaron Day interviews libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, via Skype. Johnson discusses the role of government and the influence

Aug 23, 2012
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Aaron Day
2 Mins
Gary Johnson on Atlas Shrugged | Election 2012

Aaron Day interviews libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, via Skype. Johnson discusses the role of government and the influence

Aug 23, 2012
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Aaron Day
2 Mins
NY Authorities Serve Bartender an Injustice Cocktail

According to a lawsuit filed this month , after David Kelleran bounced a check he’d sent to renew his liquor license for one of his two

Aug 23, 2012
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2 Mins
Gary Johnson on Atlas Shrugged | Election 2012

Aaron Day interviews libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, via Skype. Johnson discusses the role of government and the influence

Aug 23, 2012
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Aaron Day
2 Mins
Why Liberals Should Like Ayn Rand

If you are liberal, you want people to be treated as people. You're against racism and against sexism. You are in favor of more immigration

Aug 20, 2012
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2 Mins
Dr. Hudgins's 12-Step Cure for Big Government Conservatism

You lost control of the Senate and House for the first time in twelve years and of governorships across the country. President George....

Aug 15, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
10 Mins
Energy & Environment: The Moral Battle of Our Day

U.S. House of Representatives, August 8, 2008 -- I am Dr. Edward Hudgins, executive director of The Atlas Society, here in Washington, D.C.

Aug 15, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
5 Mins
Atlas Society in the news | Paul Ryan, Ayn Rand

On April 30, The Atlas Society published audio of Rep. Paul Ryan speaking at a TAS event in 2005. In the audio he indicates tha

Aug 13, 2012
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5 Mins
Paul Ryan's Objective Virtues

Now that Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney’s choice for vice president on the GOP ticket, Ryan’s plan for dealing with the

Aug 11, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Cronyists Shut Business, Sunder Family, Put Teen Entrepreneur in Homeless Shelter

In Holland, Mich., the law under which Nathan Duszynski's hot-dog cart was shut down has not only blocked the 13-year-old's entrepreneurial

Aug 10, 2012
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2 Mins
FTC Extracts Fine from Google as Harassment Continues

Today the Federal Trade Commission—just one of many government agencies here and abroad that have been harassing one of the world’s ...

Aug 9, 2012
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2 Mins
France Needs Victims

The war between expropriators and producers has taken a wholly expected turn in France. The recently-elected socialist government announced

Aug 9, 2012
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Edward Hudgins
3 Mins
Nationalizing the Financial Industry

When government proposes to nationalize a major industry, it is a loudspeaker blaring the message that the country is abandoning the market

Jul 25, 2012
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Walter Donway
10 Mins
Fighting ATM-Sticker Lawsuits

I'm beginning to think someone has gotten the wrong answer. Recently, I blogged about ATM accessibility rules: The machines must be

Jul 20, 2012
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3 Mins

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