Learn Liberty Blog
Education
Speak up! Overcoming the anxiety of free speech on campus
I attend American University (AU) in Washington D.C. AU is a fine school with a world-class teaching staff and bright young students hungry for knowledge. Every new student is required to take a class that focuses on issues of race, gender, and structures of power. Some might instinctively cringe at the very thought of even taking this class, but I genuinely found it interesting. As a class we navigated highly contentious social topics with discussion and sometimes tense, but civil, debate. I never felt for a moment that I could not freely speak my mind, share an opinion, or ask
Free Markets and Capitalism
Neoliberalism and libertarianism
Anyone remotely interested in politics will have heard the term “neoliberal” being used at some point. It is often weaponized by detractors in an attempt
Civil Liberties
The Gadsden flag: a historic symbol rooted in classical liberalism
The Gadsden flag, with its famous depiction of a defensive timber rattlesnake and the motto “Don’t tread on me,” has commonly been associated with
Topics in Focus
A new beginning for the Learn Liberty blog
July 15, 2022 | Russell Coates
The new Learn Liberty blog will cover a wide range of topics connected to Students For Liberty’s pillars. Our goal is to host a growing library of informative pieces and offer commentary on current events relevant to the liberty movement.
Checking in on China: why hard times lie ahead
July 15, 2022 | Ethan Yang
The past couple of decades may have suggested that China’s competent, authoritarian style of governance may be an alternative model for the world. However, the regime is now faced with the consequences of its actions with a slim off ramp to preserve progress and power at the same time.
Five myths about inflation
April 12, 2022 | Russell Coates
In order to be able to address the root problems of inflation, we need to dispel some common myths. Here are our top five picks: