Category:Civil Liberties
How can Immigration boost Liberty?
April 28, 2021 | Video
Lesson 10 of our Law 201 Course: Prof. Ilya Somin returns to explain how Immigration promotes and even secures liberty, not only for migrants themselves but also for natives. He talks about improving the lives of people fleeing dictatorships, authoritarian regimes, and poverty and how this movement reflects (positively) in the economy and society of more open countries.
3 Different Ways Constitutionalism Affects Liberty
April 28, 2021 | Video
Lesson 4 of our Law 201 Course: Find out how the separation of powers, federalism, and judicial affect liberty, and how those aspects compare to other systems of government.
Does Heckling Violate Freedom of Speech?
January 22, 2018 | Video
When someone tries to disrupt a public speaker, are they making an assault on freedom of speech, or just utilizing their own freedom of speech? Prof. Angus Johnston and journalist Brendan O’Neill share their thoughts. Excerpted from Spiked Magazine’s ‘Unsafe Space Tour’ panel discussion at New York Law School.
Bret Weinstein: Left and Right Libertarians Should Unite
January 15, 2018 | Video
Bret Weinstein, evolutionary biologist and former professor at Evergreen State College, makes the case that those who value liberty—whether we lean right or lean left—should unite in its defense. Excerpted from Spiked Magazine’s ‘Unsafe Space Tour’ panel discussion at New York Law School.
What is Section 702?
October 26, 2017 | Video
A panel of experts from TechFreedom, the ACLU, R Street, and the US Naval Academy discuss Section 702, the controversial warrantless mass-surveillance provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
Edward Snowden: Surveillance Is about Power
September 21, 2017 | Video
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says government surveillance is taking away our privacy AND our security. Click to watch his full speech.
Reddit AMA with Professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University
September 12, 2017 | Post
Ilya Somin is Professor of Law at George Mason University. His research focuses on constitutional law, property law, and the study of popular political participation.
Expert Answers on the Drug War: Highlights from Prof. Jeff Miron's AMA
August 15, 2017 | Post
Last week, Professor Jeffrey Miron joined us on Reddit for an “Ask Me Anything” conversation as part of the Learn Liberty Reddit AMA Series. The conversation focused on Dr. Miron’s 30+ years of study on the effects of drug criminalization. Check out some of the highlights below. GPSBach While there seems to be an emerging consensus on […]
Reddit AMA with Professor Jeffrey Miron of Harvard University
August 4, 2017 | Post
Dr. Miron has written over 100 op-eds and several books, including Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition (2004) and Libertarianism: from A to Z (2010).
Here’s the best part about the anti-Trump #resistance
August 3, 2017 | Post
Have you thought about what it really means to protest Donald Trump and his administration’s policies?
Rebellion or stability: Which makes a healthier nation?
July 13, 2017 | Post
Is a little rebellion now and then a good thing? Or does a strong nation stem from the veneration that time bestows upon its government?
Yeonmi Park’s Escape from North Korea: Go to Where the Light Is
June 27, 2017 | Video
This is the journey of one North Korean survivor, Yeonmi Park, who escaped North Korea’s borders and then had to break free from its brainwashing.
The right to refuse service? Business owners and gay marriage
June 20, 2017 | Post
Steve Tennes, an orchard owner in Michigan, recently refused to host a same-sex wedding on his property. Is that his right?
Government surveillance and academic thought policing are taking us to 1984.
June 8, 2017 | Post
Parallels between the world of Orwell’s 1984 and our own are obvious — and troubling.
What’s wrong with gun control? The same thing that’s wrong with immigration restrictions.
May 31, 2017 | Post
The advocates of immigration- and gun -control policies are promoting a standing law enforcement body to go around violating freedoms in the hope that a greater gain in freedom will happen down the road…
Ritual sacrifice of chickens: religious freedom vs animal cruelty laws
May 26, 2017 | Post
Can states legally prohibit religious chicken sacrifice? What about spiritual snake handling?
The State of Free Speech among High School Students
May 21, 2017 | Post
As recently reported in the New York Times, a recent Knight Foundation survey of nearly 12,000 high school students has found that such students’ support for the First Amendment’s free speech protections is “stronger today than it has been in the last 12 years.” As far as it goes, this is good news given the […]
Confident Pluralism: Reinvigorating the freedom of association
May 4, 2017 | Post
True tolerance does not require us to approve of beliefs or practices that we find unacceptable. Rather, we should accept the legitimacy of groups with widely divergent views, even as we attempt to convince them that their beliefs are wrong.
The Constitutional Rights of Noncitizens
April 30, 2017 | Post
With a few exceptions noted above, none of the rights protected by the Constitution are limited to citizens. And none include a blanket exception for immigration cases.
Are Immigration Restrictions Required by Individual Rights?
April 29, 2017 | Post
How do those who take individual rights seriously address the argument that immigration restrictions are justified as a means of securing liberal institutions?
Dan Carlin – How Liberty Requires Rights and Tolerance
April 24, 2017 | Video
“Political Martian” Dan Carlin says Americans need to educate ourselves better about the meaning of liberty. Watch the full interview here.
Debate: Is Ayn Rand right about rights?
April 16, 2017 | Post
If my life is the standard of morality, then why should I refrain from interfering with your freedom if doing so will advance my interests?
Let’s take back the meaning of “pro-choice”
April 12, 2017 | Post
Truly supporting choice means supporting the right of individuals to choose.
What should we think about anti-protesting laws?
April 9, 2017 | Post
17 states have anti-protesting bills in the works. This is unconstitutional and antithetical to the principles of freedom.