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The Liberty Bill Act
Source: Hanover County Public Schools
Ashland, VA, United States

Web page from a Virginia public school advocating passage of the Liberty Bill Act, which calls for an abridged version of the Constitution to be put on the back of U.S. currency. Page has links to action opportunities, news coverage, and much more.

Black man with a gun
Source: Kenneth V. Blanchard
Arlington, VA, United States

"Self-proclaimed chief evangelist for the right to keep and bear arms," Blanchard is the author of "Black Man With a Gun: A Responsible Ownership Manual for African Americans," a former federal police officer and firearms trainer.

K12
Source: Knowledge Universe Learning Group
McLean, VA, United States
info@k12.com

Chaired by conservative moralist and former Education Secretary William J. Bennett, K12 is "an Internet-based elementary and secondary school committed to offering a complete, world-class education -- anywhere and anytime." Can be used as an aid for homeschoolers, private or government schoolers, or as an independent school in itself.

Michael Fumento's Mythbusters 'R' Us Home Page
Source: Fumento.com
VA, United States
fumento@pobox.com

Former science correspondent for Reason magazine and currently a senior fellow at the conservative Hudson Institute, Fumento has made his name as a "mythbuster," showing the facts behind the hype over AIDS, breast implants, Alar, cell phones, and more. Never modest, Fumento has earned his reputation.

Stephen P. Halbrook, attorney at law
Source: Stephen Halbrook
Fairfax, VA, United States
shalbrook@stephenhalbrook.com

Prominent gun-rights lawyer and author of "That Every Man Be Armed: The Evolution of a Constitutional Right," which definitely proves that the framers had the individual right to bear arms in mind. Site includes articles and speeches, etc.

Newseum: The Interactive Museum of News
Source: Freedom Forum
Arlington, VA, United States

An online and real-space museum dedicated to "how and why news is made," sponsored by the Freedom Forum. The read-space museum in Arlington, Virginia includes Freedom Park, where you can "walk among international icons of freedom that symbolize victory over oppression and remind us that the struggle for liberty continues around the world."

Homeschooling information for everyone
Source: Family Oriented Learning Cooperative
VA, United States
FOLC-eclectic@Juno.com

Good source of information on homeschooling in Virginia: laws, options, support groups, associations, discussion lists, curricula, resources, and more. Much of the information and links are relevant nationwide.

School Choice 2000: What's Happening in the States: Virginia
Source: The Heritage Foundation
VA, United States

Education statistics, the legal context for school choice, and a summary of recent developments in the state. Also provides contact information and links to information in the other states and U.S. territories.

Critiques of the Home School Legal Defense Association
Source: Family Oriented Learning Cooperative
VA, United States
FOLC-eclectic@juno.com

A collection of articles critical of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), which some argue is actually undermining the rights of homeschoolers.

Waco Holocaust Electronic Museum
Source: Carol A. Valentine
Burke, VA, United States

Dedicated to exposing the injustice committed against the Branch Davidians. Note the author's warning: "Some of the material at this web site is graphic, brutal, and shocking." Named Freedom Home Page of the Week.

Middle of Nowhere
Source: Brad Cox
Fairfax, VA, United States

A project of Brad Cox of George Mason University's Program on Social and Organizational Learning. Not strictly about economics, but contains broad and deep (paradoxically so) information on electronic markets.

Peter J. Boettke Home Page
Source: Peter J. Boettke
Fairfax, VA, United States

Great selection of online articles, book reviews, and much more by this George Mason University professor of economics.

Bryan Caplan's Home Page
Source: Bryan Caplan
Fairfax, VA, United States

Chock-full of libertarian and anarcho-capitalist content. Bryan features a Museum of Communism, Libertarian Purity Test and more.

Central Banking Resource Center
Source: Central Banking Resource Center
Arlington, VA, United States

If you're looking for current news, history, or analysis of central banks, their methods, or the economies they dominate, you'll find it here.

The Liberty Bill Project
Source: Liberty Middle School
Ashland, VA, United States
apollard@hanover.k12.va.us

"I'm just a bill, yes I'm only a bill and I'm sittin' on Capitol Hill." The eighth grade students at a Virginia middle school have succeeded in getting a bill introduced in Congress that would put an outline of the Constitution on the back of the one dollar bill.

Philatelic Chautauqua
Source: Paul Meares
Fredericksburg, VA, United States
philately@geocities.com

Philately (the study of stamps) is from the Greek, "the love of what is free of further tax"; this chautauqua is based on the ideas of the 'ultimate philatelist', Lysander Spooner.

Institute for Humane Studies Student Page
Source: IHS
Fairfax, VA, United States
ihs@gmu.edu

Starting a liberty-oriented student club? IHS is here to help. Resources and links to IHS-sponsored student organizations.

GMU Students for Individual Liberty
Source: Stephen Jones
Fairfax, VA, United States
sjones9@osf1.gmu.edu

New non-partisan educational group based on advancing classical liberal, libertarian, and objectivist principles at George Mason University.

The Science and Environmental Policy Project
Source: SEPP
Fairfax, VA, United States
comments@sepp.org

Led by Dr. Fred Singer, SEPP offers an alternative view of "problems" such as global warming, ozone depletion, and other alarmist predictions seized upon by governments bent on control. Nice-looking site with plenty of articles online and books available for order.

Monticello -- The Home of Thomas Jefferson
Source: Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
Charlottesville, VA, United States

Great site for those who cannot get to Monticello in person, and even for those who can! Interactive site offering a virtual "day in the life" of Jefferson at his beloved home. Lots of great images of the house and Jeffersonian artifacts as well.

Homeschoolers' camps
Source: Twin Oaks
Louisa, VA, United States
brenda@twinoaks.org

Non-profit, secular camps open to homeschooling children who are interested in being with 10 to 25 other homeschoolers to participate in workshops and recreational activities together. Children may attend alone or with one parent. For more information on types of camps, activities, and to register, see the web site.

Liberty and Society Summer Seminars
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Fairfax, VA, United States

Week-long, introductory and advanced seminars in classical liberal ideas. Free. Hosted at various campuses. Apply on-line.

Wednesday Wake-up Breakfasts
Source: The Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA, United States
Barbour@lead-inst.org

These monthly breakfasts are an open forum for the discussion of conservative ideas. Previous breakfasts have hosted various members of Congress, public policy experts, and columnists.

Student Publication School
Source: The Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA, United States

These two-day seminars are offered year-round. They teach the nuts and bolts of how to start, improve, and fund an alternative student paper.

Wendy Lee Gramm
Source: The Mercatus Center
Fairfax, VA, United States
wgramm@gmu.edu

Called "the Margaret Thatcher of financial regulation" (whatever that means) by the Wall Street Journal, Gramm is an expert on regulatory policy and is director of the Mercatus Center's regulatory studies program. She is also the wife of Texas Senator and failed 1996 Republican presidential candidate Phil Gramm.

Gordon Tullock
Source: George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, United States
gtulloc1@gmu.edu

By co-authoring "The Calculus of Consent" with Nobel laureate James M. Buchanan, Tullock helped invent public choice theory. He continues his revolutionary work in political economy today as a professor of law and economics at George Mason University.

Tyler Cowen
Source: George Mason University
Falls Church, VA, United States
tcowen@gmu.edu

Director of George Mason University's James Buchanan Center for Political Economy and its Mercatus Center, Cowen is a professor of economics specializing in the study of cultural economics. His two books, "What Price Fame?" and "In Praise of Commercial Culture" have addressed cultural questions from a free-market economic point of view.

Michael Fumento
Source: Fumento.com
VA, United States
fumento@pobox.com

Michael Fumento, a senior fellow at the conservative Hudson Institute and former science correspondent for Reason magazine, is an author, journalist, and attorney specializing in science and health issues. He has written four books on health and science issues.

Stephen P. Halbrook
Source: Stephen Halbrook
Fairfax, VA, United States
shalbrook@stephenhalbrook.com

Prominent gun-rights lawyer and author of many books and articles on the evolution of a Constitutional right to bear arms. He has lectured at various conferences and appeared on television as well.

Karen Kerrigan
Source: Small Business Survival Committee
Vienna, VA, United States

A recognized spokesperson on tax and budget issues, government waste, regulation, grassroots organizing, political activism, coalition building and other political and policy issues relating to reforming government at the local, state and federal levels. She is an experienced and sought after speaker for business, political and community functions.

Raymond J. Keating
Source: Small Business Survival Committee
Long Island, VA, United States

Chief economist for the 50,000-member Small Business Survival Committee, Keating's areas of expertise include taxation, budget issues, monetary policy, regulation, supply-side economics, the economics of sports stadiums and arenas, and a host of other small-business issues. He has written hundred of articles and policy analyses and has authored three books on business regulation.

Christopher J. Klicka
Source: Home School Legal Defense Association
Purcellville, VA, United States

Senior Counsel and Director of State and International Relations. He has represented thousands of HSLDA member families with their legal conflicts, and provided expert testimony before numerous legislative and regulatory bodies on behalf of home schoolers. Chris has addressed home school conferences throughout the country and is often interviewed by the media. He is also author of several books.

Robert Holland
Source: Lexington Institute
Arlington, VA, United States
holland@lexingtoninstitute.org

A Senior Fellow with the Lexington Institute, where he specializes in education reform. His 1995 book, "Not With My Child, You Don't," examined the parents' revolt against national school restructuring. 1655 N. Fort Myer Drive #325, Arlington VA 22209. Phone: 703-522-5828, Fax: 703-522-5837.

Charles K. Rowley
Source: The Locke Institute
Fairfax, VA, United States

Professor of Economics at George Mason University and General Director of The Locke Institute. "A major force in political and economic thought for the last 25 years, he has published some twenty-eight books and over 125 articles. His work clearly and consistently supports limited government and the free enterprise system."

Walter Williams
Source: George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, United States

Most recently, the author of "Do the Right Thing: The People's Economist Speaks." Has substituted for Rush Limbaugh on the radio. A lively speaker!

Marty Zupan
Source: IHS
Fairfax, VA, United States
mzupan@gmu.edu

Senior VP of the Institute for Humane Studies. Zupan has been with IHS since 1989.

Leonard Liggio
Source: Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Fairfax, VA, United States
leonard.liggio@atlasusa.org

Liggio is the Executive Vice President of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation and Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. He is also a Research Professor in George Mason University's School of Law. "Leonard's hard work and generosity have made him one of the most respected figures in the international movement for liberty in this century."

Dr. Jerry Ellig
Source: IHS
Fairfax, VA, United States
jellig@gmu.edu

Sr. Research Fellow at the Institute for Humane Studies. Ellig holds a PhD in Economics from George Mason University and has authored two books and published over twenty scholarly articles, along with numerous popular pieces.

The Song of Lark
Source: The Cavalier Daily
Charlottesville, VA, United States

A profile of Libertarian Party national chair Jim Lark.

This site is proudly Netscape free!
Source: The Cloth Monkey
Burke, VA, United States

A user puts forward his case for abandoning software from companies that promote antitrust interference.

The next ten deckchairs on the Federal Titanic
Source: The Cloth Monkey
Burke, VA, United States

Ten more reasons why you should never presume that government makes sense.

The top ten deckchairs on the federal Titanic
Source: The Cloth Monkey
Burke, VA, United States

Top ten reasons why you should never presume that government makes sense.

Suckers, Free Riders, and Public Goods
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Author: Robert Sugden
Fairfax, VA, United States

Explores the problem of public-good spillovers in a book review of Anthony de Jasay's "Social Contract, Free Ride."

Aristotle, Human Rights, and Classical Liberal Ethical Theory
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Author: Henry Veatch
Fairfax, VA, United States

Review of Douglas Rasmussen and Douglas J. Den Uyl's "Liberty and Nature: An Aristotelian Defense of Liberal Order."

Persons, Property, and Profits
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Author: Tom G. Palmer
Fairfax, VA, United States

Bibliographic essay exploring the derivation of the concept of property from the idea of self-ownership.

The Origins of the Austrian School of Economics
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Author: John Moser, Ph.D.
Fairfax, VA, United States
jmoser2@gmu.edu

A brief history of early Austrian economics, presented within an historical context.

Escape From Responsibility
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
Author: Sheldon Richman
Fairfax, VA, United States
info@fff.org

"The more government is involved in 'safety net' activities, the more plausible excuses it will have to regulate people's behavior." (5/96)

Freedom is the Best Insurance against Terrorism
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
Author: Sheldon Richman
Fairfax, VA, United States
info@fff.org

"Terrorism...is ghastly. That is not in question. The issue is whether the national government will use terrorism as a pretext for amassing power that is repugnant to the American tradition of individual liberty and limited state power." (12/96)

Destroying Families for the Glory of the Drug War: Part I
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
Author: James Bovard
Fairfax, VA, United States
info@fff.org

DARE to end ridiculous drug education programs. (2/97)

Independent Study Courses
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Fairfax, VA, United States

If your college gives you an independent study option, definitely have a look at these packages.

Syllabus Exchange
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Fairfax, VA, United States

Blueprints for quality education, for students and professors

10 reasons to oppose Virginia sales tax increases
Source: Cato Institute
Author: Chris Edwards and Peter Ferrara
VA, United States

Northern and southeastern Virginians will vote in referenda this November to approve or reject increases in the retail sales tax to fund transportation projects. This report concludes that modest restraint in nontransportation spending could save enough money to fund priority highway projects without tax increases. (Full report available as PDF file). (09/18/02)

We only pay the bills: The ongoing effort to disfranchise Virginia’s voters
Source: Virginia Institute for Public Policy
Author: William P. Kittredge and David W. Kreutzer
VA, United States

"Though technically 'legal,' these maneuvers clearly evade citizen oversight provisions and are an affront to our system of government. For law is more than ink on a page or hollow words that can be skirted with technicalities and legalisms. Law is the codified intent of the people adopted after due consideration and for a purpose." (02/01)

Mercatus Center graduate research assistantships
Source: George Mason University
Arlington, VA, United States
mercatus@free-market.net

"The Mercatus Center at George Mason University financially supports graduate students in the economics PhD program at George Mason University. Our students share our keen interest in learning to apply economic ideas to critical problems facing society."

IHS humane studies fellowships
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Fairfax, VA, United States

Scholarships up to $18,000 (covering tuition and stipend) are awarded yearly to undergraduate and graduate students. Awards are granted to students pursuing degrees at any accredited domestic or foreign school and are based on academic performance, interest in classical liberal ideas, and potential to contribute to the advancement of a free society. Site has application information and materials.

Student Organization Assistance Fund
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Fairfax, VA, United States
ihs@gmu.edu

Grants provided on a one-time basis for student organizations which demonstrate a commitment to liberty.

Felix Morley Journalism Competition
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Fairfax, VA, United States

Cash prizes to outstanding young writers whose work demonstrates an appreciation of classical liberal principles; first prize is $2500. See Web page for application information and deadlines.

Graduate Research Assistantships
Source: James Buchanan Center at George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, United States
jbc@osf1.gmu.edu

Assistantships to students in several George Mason University M.A. or Ph.D. degree programs, including Economics and Public Policy.

Film & Fiction Scholarships
Source: Institute for Humane Studies
Fairfax, VA, United States

Up to $10,000 for an MFA student in filmmaking, fiction writing, or playwriting.

Save the Shrubman!
Source: Defenders of Property Rights
Fairfax, VA, United States
mail@yourpropertyrights.org

"Defenders of Property Rights announced today the formation of a defense fund for John M. Thoburn, a Fairfax County, Virginia, businessman who was ordered to spend the last thirty-five days (and counting) in jail for –- GET THIS --planting flowering trees instead of shrubs on his Reston, Virginia, golf range." Find out more about how you can help. (04/01)

Mercatus Center Regulatory Studies Program op-eds
Source: George Mason University
Arlington, VA, United States
mercatus@free-market.net

These op-eds tackle the latest burdensome, wasteful and counterproductive emissions from the federal Leviathan's many orifices. Unfortunately, the work is never done.

Journal of Online Law
Source: College of William and Mary School of Law
Williamsburg, VA, United States
Editor@JOL.law.wm.edu

Electronic publication dealing with legal issues in cyberspace.

CNSNews.com
Source: Media Research Center/Cybercast News Service
Alexandria , VA, United States
shogenson@cnsnews.com

The latest project from the folks at the Media Research Center is a straight-up conservative news site. Features news in a few major categories (politics, culture, etc.), viewer polls and a bulletin board. It is the Fox News Channel of the Internet, for better and worse.

Walter Williams
Source: Jewish World Review
Fairfax, VA, United States

George Mason University economics department chair and popular libertarian speaker is "black by popular demand," this time in the form of weekly columns indexed online. He also sits in for Rush Limbaugh every once in a while, giving his listeners a dose of consistent thought for a change.

Individual Rights Coalition
Source: IRC/FIRE
Charlottesville, VA, United States
contact@freeuva.com

Nonpartisan student group for academic freedom at the University of Virginia, led by a FIRE summer intern. Site offers news, background information, and activism ideas suitable for applying to colleges nationwide with similar ridiculous policies.

Virginia Institute for Public Policy
Source: Virginia Institute for Public Policy
VA, United States

VIPP is an independent, nonpartisan, education and research organization committed to the goals of individual opportunity and economic growth. Through research, policy recommendations, and symposia, the Institute works to lay the intellectual foundation for a society dedicated to individual liberty, free enterprise, private property, the rule of law, and strictly limited government.

Right to Work Foundation defends OK law
Source: NRTW
Springfield, VA, United States

In response to a multi-union lawsuit, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation today announced it will devote "all resources necessary" to defend the nation's 22nd Right to Work law, recently enacted by Oklahoma voters. Union officials filed suit against Governor Frank Keating and the State of Oklahoma, demanding that the law be declared unconstitutional. (11/16/01)

The Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Source: CFP
Alexandria, VA, United States
info@freedomandprosperity.org

This organization's main lobbying effort is to retain and encourage jurisdictional tax competition. They are actively opposing efforts by countries around the world to penalize low-tax countries which respect banking privacy.

Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society
Source: TJHS
VA, United States
johnhworks@aol.com

Does it matter to Jefferson's legacy whether he had sex with his slave Sally Hemmings, or whether he fathered a child by her? The Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society, made up of lineal descendents of Jefferson and sympathetic scholars, thinks so. They make the case that the much-touted evidence of the Jefferson-Hemmings affair is wrong.

Anarchist Communitarian Network
Source: ACN
Louisa, VA, United States
anarchistcommunitariannet@hotmail.com

The purpose of the Anarchist Communitarian Network is to facilitate the integration of the anarchist ("libertarian socialist") and the intentional communities ("cooperative living") movements.

Law and Economics Center at George Mason University School of Law
Source: LEC
Fairfax, VA, United States

"The LEC's primary mission is to offer educational institutes to U.S. federal judges. The LEC offers an intensive course in basic microeconomics over a one-week period of time, taught by leading experts in their fields, including Nobel laureates."

Virginia Home Education Association (VHEA)
Source: VHEA Member/Volunteer
VA, United States
info@vhea.org

The Old Dominion's only all-volunteer, member-directed, grassroots, fully inclusive state homeschool organization.

The Center for Individual Freedom
Source: CFIF
Alexandria, VA, United States

This organization, founded in 1998, divides its time between legal activities meant to stymie the increasing government infringement of individual rights and Sentry, a "cutting edge Internet magazine." Also featured: online panel discussions, forum discussions, and backgrounders on legal and legislative issues.

Better Business Bureau
Source: Council of Better of Business Bureaus, Inc.
Arlington, VA, United States

One of the oldest and most effective vehicles of voluntary business regulation. Agree or not with everything the your local Better Business Bureau advocates -- they're a heck of a lot better than the FDA, FTC, OSHA, etc.

Council for Affordable Health Insurance
Source: CAHI
Alexandria, VA, United States

A research and advocacy association of insurance carriers actively supporting market-oriented health-care solutions since 1992. Supports MSAs and tax simplification and opposes "patients' bill of rights," for example.

Young Americans for Freedom
Source: Young Americans for Freedom
Sterling, VA, United States
webmaster@yafinc.com

National site of America's largest and oldest conservative student organization.

National Vaccine Information Center
Source: NVIC
Vienna, VA, United States
info@909shot.org

Watchdog organization provides information on vaccines often mandated by government for children in order for them to enter school, regardless of their medical history or risk for disease. NVIC supports religious, medical, and philosophical exemptions to mandatory vaccines, promotes awareness of vaccine injuries, and opposes vaccine registries.

Saint Gabriel Possenti Society
Source: Possenti Society
Arlington, VA, United States
info@possentisociety.com

Group dedicated to "dedicated to promoting St. Gabriel Possenti as the Patron Saint of Handgunners." Read how Possenti saved the residents of a small Italian village from a band of marauders in 1860 with his excellent marksmanship.

The Institute for Humane Studies
Source: IHS
Arlington, VA, United States
apelleti@gmu.edu

Premier student resource for libertarian, free-market, and classical liberal scholarships and internships. Check it out!

The Liberty Committee
Source: The Liberty Committee
Falls Church, VA, United States
kentsnyder@thelibertycommittee.org

Liberty-based analysis and advocacy on legislation currently in the House and Senate; complete with convenient forms to e-mail your congressweasel about specific bills; chaired by Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.

Patrick Henry College
Source: PHC
Purcelville, VA, United States
info@phc.edu

The nation's first college for homeschooled students places a priority on God and government, emphasizing a Christian worldview (including restrictions on students' lives uncommon at most universities) and offering government as its only major so far. PHC accepts no government funds, is not yet accredited, and has 90 students enrolled. A valuable option for conservative Christian homeschoolers.

The Mercatus Center
Source: George Mason University
Arlington, VA, United States
mercatus@free-market.net

The Mercatus Center is an education, research, and outreach organization that works with scholars, policy experts, and government officials to bridge academic theory and real-world practice, to build an understanding of how individuals cooperate through the market and political processes.

Hampton University Charter School for Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Source: HUCS
Hampton, VA, United States
wanda.mitchell@hamptonu.edu

Charter school; contact Dr. Wanda S. Mitchell.

Virginia charter schools
Source: U.S. Charter Schools
VA, United States

Profiles of charter schools in the state.

Home Educators Association of Virginia
Source: HEAV
VA, United States

Resources and support for homeschoolers. P.O. Box 6745, Richmond, VA 23230-0745. Phone: (804) 288-1608.

Sportsmen's Committee for Political Education
Source: David Adams
Richmond, VA, United States
wingedmonkey@compuserve.com

Dedicated to preserving Second Amendment rights, and educating gun owners on the importance of being politically active.

Center for the Study of Public Choice
Source: George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, United States

Public choice uses the tools of economics to study politics. GMU is *the* place for graduate study in the field. Home of Nobel Prize-winning economist James Buchanan.

The Leadership Institute
Source: The Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA, United States
lead@lead-inst.org

Public policy training for young conservatives and Republicans founded by Morton Blackwell in 1979.

Student Press Law Center
Source: Student Press Law Center
Arlington, VA, United States

Free legal assistance for student journalists.

The Institute of Public Policy at George Mason University
Source: GMU
Fairfax, VA, United States
xlin@gmu.edu

"TIPP has become a major focus for applied policy research in a number of fields, including regional economic development, transportation policy, science and technology policy, electronic commerce and organizational informatics."

Center For Global Food Issues
Source: The Hudson Institute
Churchville, VA, United States

Are you an organic food fan? You may contribute to a world health hazard. These guys want to "Save the Planet with Pesticides and Plastic."

Greater Hampton Roads Libertarian Party
Source: Greater Hampton Roads Libertarian Party
Hampton Roads, VA, United States

This site features news, contact and membership information, and updates on the monthly meetings held by this local libertarian organization.

National Taxpayers Union
Source: NTU
Alexandria, VA, United States
ntu@townhall.com

Conservative nonprofit organization devoted to low taxes and a limited government. NTU has consistently defended taxpayers for years.

Libertarian Party of Virginia
Source: LP of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States

National LP affiliate for the Commonwealth of Virginia. This page includes information on local affiliates, news, and events.

The Liberty Coalition at the University of Virginia
Source: Liberty Coalition at U of V
Charlottesville, VA, United States

Collection of student organizations which promote libertarianism/classical liberalism. Site includes contact information and relevant links.

College Libertarians at Washington and Lee University
Source: Jason Sorens
Lexington, VA, United States

W & L Libertarians -- members, past activities, and future activities.

Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Source: Atlas Economic Research Foundation
Fairfax, VA, United States

Atlas specializes in helping free-market organizations around the world. One of the best features of the site is a "Virtual Phone Book" with the e-mail addresses of libertarians.

Economics Department at George Mason University
Source: Lisa M. Goldy
Fairfax, VA, United States

A great place -- and Web site! -- for anyone considering undergraduate or graduate study in economics. Chaired by Walter Williams.

Gun Owners of America
Source: GOA
Springfield, VA, United States

Congressman Ron Paul calls it "The only no-compromise gun lobby in Washington." Facts, news, actions, both at federal and state level, and an e-mail alert network.

Future of Freedom Foundation
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
Fairfax, VA, United States
freedom@fff.org

Showcasing the work of thinkers such as Jacob Hornberger, Sheldon Richman and James Bovard, the Future of Freedom Foundation represents uncompromising, hardcore libertarianism through its website, e-mail updates and the print publication "Freedom Daily."

Mercatus Center
Source: George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, United States
mercatus@gmu.edu

Led by Dr. Tyler Cowen, Mercatus is an outreach organization that "works with scholars, policy experts, and government officials to bridge academic theory and real-world practice."

Savers and Investors League
Source: Suzanne Moreland
Centreville, VA, United States
savers@savers.org

A non-profit association working for the common sense in taxation of personal savings and investments.

Virginia Citizens for a Sound Economy
Source: Citizens for a Sound Economy
Charlottesville, VA, United States
vacse@cse.org

Virginia chapter of CSE, which supports lower taxes and deregulation. Check in for events and electronic publications.

The Dominion Foundation
Source: Greg Cunningham
Ruckersville, VA, United States
Liberty@libertywon.com

"... and the government shall be upon His shoulders" -- Isaiah 9:6. This small org seeks to educate individuals on how to promote liberty and rebuild the foundations of civil government from a biblical perspective. Books, videos, and an online newsletter.

American Policy Center
Source: American Policy Center
Herndon, VA, United States
apc@americanpolicy.org

Small conservative think-tank that focuses on free-market environmental and education issues. Led by Thomas A. DeWeese and Kathleen Marquardt.

The Montessori Foundation
Source: The Montessori Foundation
Alexandria, VA, United States

"The Montessori Foundation reflects a heritage of international education and a commitment to the highest standards of Montessori program and curriculum development."

Media Research Center
Source: MRC
Alexandria, VA, United States
mrc@mediaresearch.org

Noted conservative media watchdog. Dedicated to bringing "political balance to the nation's news and entertainment media." A highlight is the Free-Market Project, which works to educate the media about free markets. Unfortunately, MRC calls for less than a free market in family programming.

GMU Libertarians
Source: Stephen Jones / George Mason University
Fairfax, VA, United States
sjones9@osf1.gmu.edu

Student group at George Mason University affiliated with the Libertarian Party. Aims to advance the goals of the LP, locally and nationally.

Virginia Association of Scholars
Source: National Association of Scholars
Arlington, VA, United States
mkrauss@vms1.gmu.edu

Affiliate of national anti-PC, pro-academic standards organization. Over 200 scholars and academics.

Center for National Security Law
Source: University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, United States
cnsl@virginia.edu

National security law is a touchy issue to freedom-lovers, as evidenced by the ongoing ITAR/PGP controversies. A current and worthwhile scholarly site.

James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy
Source: JBC
Fairfax, VA, United States
jbc@osf1.gmu.edu

"An education and research organization at George Mason University emphasizing the interdisciplinary study of economics, law, and the humanities."

National Smokers Alliance
Source: NSA
Merrifield, VA, United States
nsa@pop.net

"Dedicated to protecting individual freedoms." At this excellent graphics-lite site you'll find news and press releases ... research debunking the junk "political" science used to support higher cigarette taxes and regulations ... opinion pieces supporting smokers' rights as consistent with individual rights.

Alexis de Tocqueville Institution
Source: SchoolReport.Com
Arlington, VA, United States
adti@erols.com

Studies, op-eds, and articles on defense, immigration, welfare, school reform, etc.

Citizens for an Alternative Tax System
Source: Citizens for an Alternative Tax System
Manassas, VA, United States

National organization with grassroots chapters across the US. Advocates a national sales tax to replace the US income tax and IRS.

Reflections on the Revolution in France
Source: Virginia Tech
Author: Edmund Burke
Blacksburg, VA, United States

E-text version of Burke's 1790 letter.

Candide
Source: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Author: Voltaire
Blacksburg, VA, United States

"The classic tale that makes a mockery of morals." This is the e-text version hosted by Virginia Tech.

The Rights of Man
Source: The American Revolution Project
Author: Thomas Paine
Blacksburg, VA, United States

A text-only version of Paine's defense of individual liberty. As always, Paine is quick to make valuable suggestions for proper government.

Thus Spake Zarathustra
Source: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
Blacksburg, VA, United States

"In [scholars'] wisdom there is often an odour as if it came from the swamp; and verily, I have even heard the frog croak in it!" Nietzsche was certainly not your average, bland intellectual. This e-text is Nietzsche at his best.

Representative Government
Source: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Author: John Stuart Mill
Blacksburg, VA, United States

Mill's famous essay on democracy.

Selected Works of Jefferson
Source: Virginia Tech
Author: Thomas Jefferson
Blacksburg, VA, United States

List of online e-texts available, via gopher server, from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Includes letters, "Indian Addresses," and Jefferson's first inaugural address.

VaEclecticHomeschool Discussion List
Source: Yahoo Groups
VA, United States
VaEclecticHomeschool-owner@yahoogroups.com

In-depth discussion of issues affecting homeschooling, and for news about media articles and programs, proposed legislation, research, conferences and other information of interest to Virginia homeschoolers.

Social Consequences of Zero Tolerance
Source: Howard Hastings
Fairfax, VA, United States
aspinozist@hotmail.com

A forum on the issue of zero tolerance policies as opportunities for state intrusion into family life.

Virginia homeschool resource group
Source: Egroups
VA, United States

An egroup that informs homeschoolers about local and current events in Virginia.

Interpretive Social Science: The Austrian School of Economics
Source: George Mason University
Author: Don Lavoie
Fairfax, VA, United States

"This is a course in the philosophy of the social sciences which takes place entirely over the internet." Site includes required texts, registration, and a brief introduction to the class.

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