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Liberty, Leviathan, and the Lost Valleys of Snina

by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026

Sazan Island: From Communist Military Base to Luxury Resort

Mugron, France – the village of Frédéric Bastiat

Chat Control Comes in Two Versions. Neither Respects Your Privacy

Monetary Missteps with George Selgin 

No, the Finnish Conscription Model Won’t Make Young Britons More Willing to...

Prize Contest: The More Corrupt the State, the More Numerous the Laws

Kyiv After the Missile Barrage

by Ian Golan July 7, 2026

Wartime Libertarianism

How Brussels Turned a Medicine Shortage Into a Black Market

Scandal-Plagued Mises Caucus Loses Control Over the Libertarian Party

I, Smartphone. Far Smarter Than You Ever Imagined

Sex, Lies, and Soviet Orgasms: Why Kristen Ghodsee’s Latest Is Pure Fiction

Call for submissions: The War on Choice and the Nanny State

Politics

Chat Control Comes in Two Versions. Neither Respects Your Privacy

by David Briguglio Brown July 10, 2026

Wartime Libertarianism

by Ian Golan July 7, 2026

How Brussels Turned a Medicine Shortage Into a Black Market

by Romuald Agla June 30, 2026

Scandal-Plagued Mises Caucus Loses Control Over the Libertarian Party

by Ian Golan June 22, 2026

Economics

Monetary Missteps with George Selgin 

by Craig Duddy July 9, 2026

Prize Contest: The More Corrupt the State, the More Numerous the Laws

by Guest Editor July 8, 2026

I, Smartphone. Far Smarter Than You Ever Imagined

by Lawrence W. Reed June 18, 2026

Call for submissions: The War on Choice and the Nanny State

by Ian Golan June 7, 2026

Culture

Sazan Island: From Communist Military Base to Luxury Resort

by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026
by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026

Mugron, France – the village of Frédéric Bastiat

by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026
by Libertarian Travel Guide July 11, 2026

Kyiv After the Missile Barrage

by Ian Golan July 7, 2026
by Ian Golan July 7, 2026

Sex, Lies, and Soviet Orgasms: Why Kristen Ghodsee’s Latest Is Pure Fiction

by Anna Shnaidman June 16, 2026
by Anna Shnaidman June 16, 2026

EU Elections

How Brussels Turned a Medicine Shortage Into a Black Market

by Romuald Agla June 30, 2026
by Romuald Agla June 30, 2026

Malta’s 2026 Election Leaves Liberty Out of the Spotlight 

by David Briguglio Brown May 21, 2026
by David Briguglio Brown May 21, 2026

The Rotten Red Bloc in the State of Denmark

by Bátor Vári April 7, 2026
by Bátor Vári April 7, 2026

Rules, Not Magic: Tom G. Palmer on Why Liberalism Struggles and How It Can Win

by Ian Golan February 22, 2026
by Ian Golan February 22, 2026

Archive

  • Politics

    A New French Law Undermines Europe’s Single Market

    by Cláudia Nunes June 4, 2026
    June 4, 2026

    France has banned nicotine pouches, and that is a problem for the single market. France’s ban on oral nicotine threatens to …

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  • Culture

    Call for Submissions: A Libertarian Travel Guide to Europe

    by Ian Golan June 1, 2026
    June 1, 2026

    Most travel guides will tell you where to find the best cathedral, castle, museum, or an overpriced cocktail bar. We want …

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  • Society

    We Heard the Community but Not the Women

    by Trésor Daniel Mefire May 29, 2026
    May 29, 2026

    How a village water project taught me that the loudest voices in a community meeting are rarely the ones carrying the …

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  • Culture

    The Tragedy of Paleolibertarianism

    by David Briguglio Brown May 27, 2026
    May 27, 2026

    In his 1992 essay Right-Wing Populism: A Strategy for the Paleo Movement, the late Murray Rothbard offered libertarians a risky bargain: …

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  • Politics

    They Are Coming For Our Words Now

    by Giorgi Kajaia May 27, 2026
    May 27, 2026

    I was raised in a country where my grandparents were aware of which rooms were safe for conversation. In that place, …

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  • EU Elections

    Malta’s 2026 Election Leaves Liberty Out of the Spotlight 

    by David Briguglio Brown May 21, 2026
    May 21, 2026

    Photo: Malta Parliament complex, June 2018 (11) by No Swan So Fine, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. As …

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  • Culture

    The Moral War Behind “Christian Politics”

    by Giorgi Kajaia May 20, 2026
    May 20, 2026

    A circle of pastors surrounds a seated man. They bow their heads, lay hands on him, and pray as though blessing …

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  • Freedom of Movement

    Lives in Transit: Those who Fled Belarus, Ukraine, and North Korea

    by Guest Editor May 15, 2026
    May 15, 2026

    Three political migrants share their journeys Jihyun Park Jihyun Park was born in North Korea and escaped the regime twice before …

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  • Technology

    Strengthening Cybersecurity Without Undermining Digital Rights

    by Kamran Khan Arabzai May 14, 2026
    May 14, 2026

    When the CrowdStrike outage hit in 2024, the consequences were immediate and visible. Flights were delayed, hospital systems stalled, banking services …

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  • Politics

    India’s Ban on Online Gambling Poised for Failure

    by Teodor Tsenov May 11, 2026
    May 11, 2026

    These days, online gambling and the case for restrictions on it, are a hot topic all over the globe, but nowhere …

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  • Freedom of Movement

    The Future of Freedom of Movement

    by Ilya Somin May 11, 2026
    May 11, 2026

    From The Vault: In this article from SpeakFreely’s ‘Roaring Twenties Issue’ (2022), Ilya Somin considers hopes and doubts for open immigration …

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  • Society

    Digital Nomads vs. Stateless People: When Mobility Is a Privilege

    by Maria Demétrio May 9, 2026
    May 9, 2026

    Maria Demétrio on the deep inequalities underpinning contemporary global mobility. We live in a world where the idea of freedom is …

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  • Society

    The Border Between Life and Death

    by Anna Shnaidman May 7, 2026
    May 7, 2026

    Anna Shnaidman on the cost of mistaking ideals for reality. To those far from the Middle East, the phrase “freedom of …

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  • Europe

    Power to the People: Why Europe Needs Nuclear

    by David Briguglio Brown May 6, 2026
    May 6, 2026

    The European energy crisis of 2022 constituted not only an economic shock but also a political stress test.  Driven by post-pandemic …

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