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Education
What drives change: preaching or living?
What’s more important: preaching or living capitalism? By capitalism, I refer specifically to a free-market, laissez-faire version. I’ll explore this question through a story. The story of two friends Nika is my closest friend from Students For Liberty. We met during LibertyCon 2024 in Washington, D.C. In many ways, we share similar views, values, and understandings. However, we differ in one crucial aspect. Nika is more of an extrovert — he enjoys meeting new people, engaging in conversations, taking initiatives, and actively solving problems. He embodies an entrepreneurial spirit. I,
Civil Liberties
“King Lincoln”: When Abraham Suspended Habeas Corpus
The date was September 24, 1862, and Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation. (Not the one you’re thinking; the Emancipation Proclamation would come a
Ethics
Witchcraft Laws (and Other Ghosts)
What if I told you there is a law about witchcraft in my country that is still on the books? It’s the Witchcraft Act No. 23 of 1925, CAP 67. And yes,
Topics in Focus
“King Lincoln”: When Abraham Suspended Habeas Corpus
June 23, 2025 | Trevor Kraus
Did you know Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, enabling the arrest of critics like Congressman Clement Vallandigham … just for speaking out? And did you know how controversial it was?
Debunking Putin’s Alternative “History”
February 23, 2024 | Russell Coates
Two years on from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, let’s examine and debunk some of the bogus justifications put forth by the fascist regime in Moscow and Putin’s alternative “history” that he uses in his attempts to delegitimize the Ukrainian nation.
Don’t be fooled, life in the Soviet Union was awful
June 5, 2023 | Camila Monção Miranda
In this first piece of a series addressing myths about the Soviet Union, we will focus on the issues of poverty, inequality, and quality of life…