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On January 1, Venezuela entered into its second month of a national work stoppage. Close to 90 percent of the working population refuses to
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On January 1, Venezuela entered into its second month of a national work stoppage. Close to 90 percent of the working population refuses to
So said James Clavell, an Australian immigrant to America who learned the fundamentals of the American outlook on life in a horrific...
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Back when I was writing the annual “Lands of Liberty” survey for the magazine Navigator, I would always include in the introduction a justification for evaluating the degree of democratic freedom in a country.
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“Pretty soon [the young intellectual] will announce that it is time to reject the false choices of both left and right. We must all move
July/August 2007 -- In 1989, a solar flare helped trigger the shutdown of a good portion of eastern Canada’s electrical grid. In May 1998
The institutionalized discrimination against women and religious minorities, the denial of the freedom of conscience, the deeply rooted
It’s a natural progression. Americans are generous and don’t wish to impute evil to anyone, so we usually write it off as bluff and bluster
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With America committed to war overseas, an American president (who many consider to be racist) suspends vast swatches of American liberties
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Scott Bullock joined the Institute for Justice at its founding in 1991 and serves as a senior attorney. He litigates property rights, free
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My chief role on this script—as on scripts from previous projects—was to review the script before it was finalized and flag anything
Such were the wise words of P. J. O’Rourke the last time drivers tried to blame their car accidents on “sudden unintended acceleration....