ISIL Freedom Network: Global > Introductions and FAQs > Libertarianism
- Understanding the Libertarian Philosophy
Source: Libertarian.Org
Author: Joseph Knight
Country: United States
- A good introduction for those who are unfamiliar with libertarian ideas. Knight explains what many consider to be the defining principle of libertarianism: the non-initiation of force principle.
- Eternal Life
Source: Reason Foundation
Author: Jonathan Rauch
Country: United States
- Why government programs won't die.
- Grateful Slave
Source: Zeno Press
Author: Paine's Torch
Country: United States
E-mail: ZENO_Press@sellers.infohaus.com
- A powerfully allegorical poem comparing the average American citizen to a grateful slave. It may not be the best poetry, but it can grow on you.
- Mind and Matter: The little picture
Source: Reason Foundation
Author: Virginia I. Postrel
Country: United States
- "'Free minds and free markets' recognizes the connection between action and contemplation, between the economic and the personal, between life, liberty, and property."
- The Washington That Roosevelt Built
Source: Cato Institute
Author: David Boaz
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
- Big government has become such an integral part of modern political functioning that despite claims to the contrary, both Democrats and Republicans are keeping us on the road to statism.
- The Coming Libertarian Age
Source: Cato Institute
Author: David Boaz
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
- Why limited government ideas are growing more and more popular -- and why such ideas are necessary to secure a good future.
- A Note on Labels: Why Libertarian?
Source: Cato Institute
Author: David Boaz
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
- "Libertarian" is a bulky title, for sure. Nevertheless, it has come to describe those people who advocate individual liberty in the modern world. This excerpt from David Boaz' "Libertarianism: A Primer" explains how this label came to be, and what it means.
- Civil Society
Source: Cato Institute
Author: David Boaz
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
- There are many benefits to living among others, assuming that your participation with them remains voluntary. A civil society is one in which its members are protected from one another while being allowed to interact freely.
- The Market Process
Source: Cato Institute
Author: David Boaz
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
- The spontaneity of the free-market is what makes it move. This excerpt from David Boaz' "Libertarianism: A Primer" explains why laissez-faire capitalism stands above the pathetic workings of a centrally planned economy.
- The State and War
Source: Cato Institute
Author: David Boaz
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
- This excerpt from David Boaz' introduction to libertarianism explains the direct connection between wars and state power.
- Toward a Framework for Utopia
Source: Cato Institute
Author: David Boaz
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
- David Boaz explains his reasons for future optimism.
- Basic Political Choices
Source: Cato Institute
Author: David Boaz
City: Washington, State: DC, Country: United States
- "All the various political 'isms'--monarchy, oligarchy, fascism, communism, conservatism, liberalism, libertarianism--boil down to a single question: 'Who is going to make the decision about this particular aspect of your life, you or somebody else?'"
- A Dictionary of Key Terms for a Free and Virtuous Society
Source: Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
Author: Stephen Gabrill and Gregory M.A. Gronbacher
Country: United States
E-mail: sgrabill@acton.org
- From anarchism to virtue, this dictionary looks at a list of common political and cultural terms used by libertarians. Very valuable, and likely to spark many interesting debates about how terms are defined.
- Silicon Valley Should Stand Up To Jesse Jackson's Divisive Tactics
Source: Cypress Semiconductor
Author: T.J. Rodgers
Country: United States
- T.J. Rodgers of Cypress Semiconductor defends the Silicon Valley meritocracy against Rev. Jesse Jackson's claims of racism, and rebuffs demands for the introduction of racial factors into hiring, mergers, and other matters.
- Libertarian Party Statement of Principles
Source: Libertarian Party USA
Country: United States
- The basic principles of libertarianism, according to the Libertarian Party.
- Paranoia
Source: David D. Friedman
Author: David D. Friedman
Country: United States
E-mail: DDFr@best.com
- A funny poem about a paranoid who thinks the government is out to dictate every aspect of his life. He must be crazy.
- The Local Angle: Giving Meaning to Freedom
Source: Reason Magazine
Author: Charles Murray
Country: United States
- "The Jeffersonian republic will be re-established through paradigm shifts. To create this revolutionary event, it
is needful for libertarians to persuade people not by presenting people with theories but by showing them reality."
- The Freeman -- Back Issues
Source: Advocates for Self-Government
Country: United States
E-mail: asg@free-market.net
- About 100 articles which have appeared in the Foundation for Economic Educations "Freeman" journal. Good introductions to lots of political, economic, and philosophical issues.
- Libertarianism.com
Source: Advocates for Self-Government
Country: United States
- A new introduction to libertarianism assembled by the Advocates for Self-Government. Links inlcude FAQs, definitions, position papers, books, and much more. It's a great place to send someone who asks, "What is libertarianism?"
- An Interview with Milton Friedman
Source: C-Span
Country: United States
- Author and economist Friedman talks to C-SPAN about his introduction to the 50th anniversary edition of F.A. Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom." From November, 1994. Transcript.
- Libertarian Quote of the Day
Source: FreeStyle Solutions
Country: United States
E-mail: libertyboy@csi.com
- One new libertarian quote each day. "Some new, some old, every one a gem."
- Smashing the State
Source: Salon Magazine
Author: Gary Kamiya
Country: United States
- A critical review of the rise of libertarianism, its primacy on the Internet, and its implications for the American political system.
- Sowell on Simon
Source: Jewish World Review
Author: Thomas Sowell
Country: United States
- A touching and descriptive eulogy for Julian Simon, the great free-market economist and optimist, who fought for free immigration and the value of human life.
- Libertarian Republican Opinions
Source: Republican Liberty Caucus
Country: United States
- A collection of short articles on various subjects by officers of the Republican Liberty Caucus.
- Covenant of Unanimous Consent
Source: Lever Action
Author: L. Neil Smith
Country: United States
- Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence; in L. Neil Smith's novels, one small but infinitely significant error finds correction. Can that correction be implemented?
- Ants & Men
Source: Lever Action
Author: L. Neil Smith
Country: United States
- "Ants scurry about their world at random in great numbers, leaving behind long sticky trails of pheromone, chemically commanding anyone and everyone [where and when to go] ... Men speak, and as the words die cleanly in the air between them, they think about the words and speak anew. The surrounding environment of will, of choice, and of motivation is unpolluted."
- The Great Explosion
Source: Lever Action
Author: L. Neil Smith
Country: United States
- The pressures generated by statist society are building. L. Neil Smith speculates as to what will come boiling out when the lid blows off.
- Prometheus Bound -- and Gagged
Source: Lever Action
Author: L. Neil Smith
Country: United States
- "Clearly...today's 'liberalism' consists principally of delayed emotional reaction to the discovery, somewhere around a hundred thousand years ago, of fire."
- Eric S. Raymond's Libertarianism FAQ
Source: Eric's FAQ Page
Author: Eric S. Raymond
Country: United States
E-mail: esr@thyrsus.com
- An expert FAQ writer has turned his eye on libertarianism to produce this terse but readable and informative compendium of Frequently Asked Questions about libertarianism.
- A Dream, A Vision -- Without Compromise
Source: Liberty Journal
Author: Rick Tompkins
Country: United States
- In the spirit of King's famous "I have a dream speech," Tompkins calls for readers to look at their country, government, and themselves in simple right or wrong terms. Do we want change or reform? Tompkins argues that The Libertarian Party can be the "medicine" to change the course for America.
- Thou Shalt Not Commit Aggression
Source: Liberty Journal
Author: Charles Curley
Country: United States
- The first and only commandment of libertarianism, "Thou shall not commit aggression."
- Libertarian Celebrities and VIPs
Source: Advocates for Self-Government
Country: United States
E-mail: wood@mindspring.com
- Did you know that Drew Carey is a libertarian? How about Stuart M. Kaminsky? Go see who you recognize -- and who you should know about!
- Learning Libertarianism with Personalized Politics
Source: Mining Company
Author: Alexis Nepomuceno
Country: United States
E-mail: libertarianism.guide@miningco.com
- "Imagine finding out where you stand on the ideological spectrum, then getting customized recommendations of online and off-line resources based on your political beliefs." An introduction to using the World's Smallest Political Quiz and Free-Market.Net's own Intellectual Matchmaker. (5/99)
- An Interview with Milton Friedman
Source: Forbes
Author: Peter Brimelow
Country: United States
- Milton Friedman discusses such topics as the Microsoft antitrust case, Internet taxation, and the IMF. (05/03/99)
- Libertarian.Org: an introduction to libertarianism
Source: Free-Market.Net
Country: United States
- An introduction and overview of the libertarian philosophy and movement. Great for curious newcomers.
- Toward a Free Nation
Source: Free Nation Foundation
Country: United States
- Originally published as an 8-page booklet in January, 1993,
this article became the founding prospectus for the Free Nation Foundation, which wants to create a new libertarian state.
- The new libertarian creed
Source: Center for Libertarian Studies
Author: Murray N. Rothbard
Country: United States
- In this 1971 piece for the New York Times, Murray N. Rothbard trumpeted the coming rise of libertarian ideas.
- Why I Am Not a Conservative
Source: Niclas Berggren
Author: F.A. Hayek
City: Stockholm, Country: Sweden
E-mail: nicb@hem.passagen.se
- One of Hayek's most trenchant writings, from "The Constitution of Liberty" (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1960).
- Henry Hazlitt: an appreciation
Source: Laissez Faire Books
Author: Richard Ebeling and Roy A. Childs, Jr.
Country: United States
- A summary of the achievements and contributions of a great hero of the libertarian movement (and the namesake of The Henry Hazlitt Foundation, Free-Market.Net's parent organization). (1985)
- Pascal Salin on liberalism
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Country: United States
- In this interview, Pascal Salin, professor of economics at the University of Paris-Dauphine, expounds on the health and value of true liberalism, and the political state of France. (6/23/00)
- Why freedom must be first
Source: Hoover Institution
Author: Tibor R. Machan
Country: United States
E-mail: hoover@free-market.net
- There are many forms of collectivism which claim that some other value than liberty should be the goal of government and social policy. Machan explains why liberty must be first, and why its opponents are misguided. (09/97)
- FAQs and Q&As on liberty
Source: Freedom Keys
Country: United States
- A whole bunch of FAQs about liberty, from youth liberty to basics to capitalism to the Libertarian Party. Are you a beginner? Here's one place to explore.
- Libertarianism: A Philosophical Introduction
Source: Against Politics
Author: Jan Narveson
Country: United States
- This substantial discussion was originally composed for the Stanford On-Line Encyclopedia of Philosophy; readers may wish to compare with the alternative exposition that they have adopted.
- Seditious quotes
Source: LewRockwell.com
Country: United States
- "The following quotations about the nature of government were extracted from HL Mencken's masterful (and enormous) A New Dictionary Of Quotations On Historical Principles. Interestingly, the book was published in 1942 –- during an earlier (and Constitutionally declared) war." (12/04/01)
- In pursuit of liberty
Source: International Society for Individual Liberty
Author: Jarret B. Wollstein
Country: United States
- "We are living in exciting times. From the Soviet Union, to Cuba, to East Germany, totalitarian socialism is crumbling and human liberty is advancing throughout the world." ISIL pamphlet explains the basics of what liberty is, why people around the world are struggling for it, and why governments will have to make way to it soon. "Without liberty, no other human values are possible."
- History of IHS
Source: IHS
Country: United States
- Slide show about the founding of the Institute for Humane Studies.
- IHS social change workshop
Source: IHS
Country: United States
- Slide show detailing courses offered at Summer Seminar.
- Slideshow: Liberty and society
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Country: United States
- Slide show of various offerings from IHS's workshop on liberty and society.
- Slide show: Liberty and current affairs
Source: IHS
Country: United States
- Slide show giving a peek into what's available to participants in IHS's workshop on current affairs.
- Slide show: Foundations of liberty
Source: IHS
Country: United States
- IHS "foundations of liberty" workshop slide show.
- What's a libertarian?
Source: Colorado Freedom Report
Author: Ari Armstrong
Country: United States
- "You've probably seen the word 'libertarian' in the media or heard it come up in casual conversation. But maybe you're not quite clear on what libertarians believe. Libertarians play an increasingly important role in the formation of public policy, so they're worth understanding, at least. Perhaps you'll discover that you also share some libertarian views."
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