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PissedOff
Source: POd Partners
Author: Bill Folsom
City: New York, State: NY, Country: United States
E-mail: bill@pissedoff.com

A daily rant with no hype -- featuring the writing of Steven Martin Cohen, Vin Suprynowicz, L. Neil Smith and many others. Named Freedom Home Page of the Week.

The Militia Watchdog
Source: Mark Pitcavage
Country: United States

Skeptical about our friends in the militia movement? Although no free-marketeer, Pitcavage debunks what he considers to be misinterpretations and misapplications of the Constitution. "Anti-government extremists" beware.

The Secular Web
Source: Internet Infidels
Country: United States

A very complete resource. Includes a vast HTML free thought library with classics from Charles Darwin, Thomas Paine, David Hume and a lot of links well worth exploring.

Critiques of Libertarianism
Source: Mike Huben
City: Arlington, State: MA, Country: United States

Many thoughtful criticisms of libertarianism here. Features the Non-Libertarian FAQ, which attacks arguments often used on USENET. Also see Critiques of Critiques of Libertarianism: ftp://ftp.mindspring.com/users/rabelais/incoming/FAQ1.html

Freethought, Atheism, and Evolution
Source: Freethought, Atheism, and Evolution
Country: United States

A good list of recommended links.

Sin City: The Web Home of Penn & Teller
Source: Penn & Teller
Country: United States

Noir magic and comedy duo Penn & Teller's home page includes writings from each of them, a tour schedule, magic tips and lots of other great stuff. Penn's a libertarian and both are skeptics to the bone.

Upstream
Source: Cycad Web Works
Country: United States

A complex, cleverly-designed database "for the intellectually heterodox." Lots of content by and about people like Charles Murray, Thomas Sowell, Dinesh D'Souza, and Camille Paglia.

Free Inquiry
Source: Council for Secular Humanism
Country: United States
E-mail: FreeInquiry@SecularHumanism.org

Online version of magazine, whose mission is "to promote and nurture the good life - life guided by reason and science, freed from the dogmas of god and state, inspired by compassion for fellow humans, and driven by the ideals of human freedom, happiness, and understanding." Sounds good and it is.

World Union of Deists
Source: WUD
Country: United States

Many of America's founders considered themselves Deists, for what it's worth. Here: Deism is defined, religion is taxed, Bible thumpers stumped, and Tom Paine provokes.

Propaganda Analysis Home Page
Source: The Institute for Propaganda Analysis
Country: United States
E-mail: redwood@u.washington.edu

Site features excellent articles discussing various aspects of propaganda, including common techniques, logical fallacies. Site also points out current examples of propaganda and offers a Web forum. Guaranteed to teach you at least one thing you thought you knew. Named Freedom Home Page of the Week.

Idealog political values test
Source: Houghton Mifflin Company
Country: United States

Program created by authors of "The Challenge of Democracy," a textbook used for intro survey classes in American government and politics. It measures your political stance in a three-dimensional value form (order vs. freedom vs. equality). More in-depth than the "World's Smallest Political Quiz" and the questions are not as leading. It's a quick download, available for several platforms.

Syndicate 23
Source: Lupus
Country: United States
E-mail: syn23@netexpress.net

An e-zine featuring skeptical articles on pseudoscience, and libertarian philosophy and politics.

Urban Legends Reference Pages
Source: San Fernando Valley Folklore Society
Country: United States
E-mail: webmaster@snopes.com

A valuable resource that catalogs and debunks the numerous e-mail and traditional urban legends. Among many others, the stories about mysterious deaths surrounding Bill Clinton are called into question.

2think.org
Source: 2think.org
Country: United States

This wide-ranging site covers a lot, with book reviews, summaries and essays on topics as varied as evolution, astronomy, anthropoly, philosophy, and more. The site's philosophy is that one should think for one's self rather than blindly follow the dictates of someone else.

The world of Richard Dawkins: evolution, science, and reason
Source: John Catalano
Country: United States

Unofficial homepage for British zoologist and science writer Richard Dawkins, who has written about evolution most frequently. His books include "The Selfish Gene," "The Extended Phenotype," and "The Blind Watchmaker." News, events, writings, reviews, and more related to Dawkins at this excellent resource.

Reciprocia web site
Source: Reciprocia
Country: United States

Portal web site for much of author Richard Rieben's writings, including books, online essays, pamphlets. Also offering bumper stickers. Site includes a message board, quotations page, and links to other pro-freedom sites.

Escape religion web site
Source: Scott Stahlecker
Country: United States
E-mail: info@escapereligion.com

This site was created to help individuals through the process of escaping their religion by providing information, resources, and encouragement. Its overall goal is to help individuals overcome the fear and guilt of losing their religion and to enter the world of free thought.

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