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Libertarianism

Free Market Health Care Is The Answer

August 17, 2009

“Capitalism is turning luxuries into necessities.” — Andrew Carnegie
Watching the shouting matches occurring at the town hall meetings across America, do you ever wonder why nobody holds town hall meetings or writes complaining letters to Congress about food and housing?
After all, food and housing are even more important than medical help.  Most Americans don’t need [...]

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Record Crowd at FreedomFest 2009

July 16, 2009

“This was the best FreedomFest yet.  Congratulations!” –John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market
Highlights of FreedomFest 2009:

Nearly 1700 people attend this year’s FreedomFest (21% increase)
More than 200 register at the door
All Star Prediction Panel forecasts more pain ahead
Charles Gasparino, CNBC’s #1 reporter, calls for abolishing the SEC
Las Vegas Mayor steals show at Trial of the Century
Liberty [...]

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The Necessary Evil

August 26, 2008

Suggestion – Liberty Magazine
The Necessary Evil
by Mark Skousen
Today libertarians spend most of their time lamenting the consequences of big government. And rightly so. Today government is less a defender of freedom and more a Hobbesian leviathan that undermines prosperity. When we do talk about limited government, it is often seen solely as “a necessary evil.”1 [...]

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Atlas Shrugged – 50 Years Later

March 6, 2007

Atlas Shrugged – 50 years later – At a time of rampant collectivism, Ayn Rand renewed the promise of liberty. But her ethics are dangerous. When Ayn Rand finished writing “Atlas Shrugged” 50 years ago this month, she set off an intellectual shock wave that is still felt today. It’s credited for helping to halt [...]

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Here’s a Tax-Deductible Way to Honor an American Hero

December 1, 2001

December 2001
PERSONAL SNAPSHOTS
Forecasts & Strategies
by Mark Skousen
“A noble man cannot be lost in a crowd.” — Maori Saying
I just returned from my 25th appearance at the New Orleans Investment Conference. I know hundreds of you have been to this classic “granddaddy “of seminars. There’s a reason why this investment conference has lasted so long. Jim [...]

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The Troubled Economics of Ayn Rand

January 1, 2001

Published in January, 2001, issue of Liberty Magazine:
THE TROUBLED ECONOMICS OF AYN RAND
by Mark Skousen
“No creator was prompted by a desire to serve his brothers…”
–Howard Roark, The Fountainhead (1994:710)
Ayn Rand, author of the celebrated Capitalism: The Unknown Idea, is honored almost universally as the fountainhead of market capitalism, an impassioned proponent of reason, individualism, and [...]

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The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality, Updated

November 1, 2000

Economics on Trial
Ideas on Liberty
November 2000
by Mark Skousen
“In [...]

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