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Lawrence Reed
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The Power of Positive Example
A fundamental rule of influence is this: You cannot impart what you don’t possess! In other words, you cannot teach honesty if you’re a thief and a liar.
The Deficit That Matters Most
National suicide cannot be a pretty thing. My hope is that Americans will come to their senses. At the moment, though, it appears that far too many are happy to go along with the ride
Ronald Reagan at 110: Twenty of His Best Quotes on Freedom, Government, and America
Unlike many US presidents, Ronald Reagan understood there was no loftier achievement for any society than freedom.
The Man Behind the Modern Nanny State
The modern German welfare state began not as a utopian vision of altruism and compassion, but as nothing more than a political ploy for one man to keep himself and his party in office
The Tyranny of the Short Run
Your leaders take your money, waste much of it, buy votes with it, then call it “stimulus” and you thank them for it.
Prices Are Set to Soar
It’s critically important to remember that inflation is not rising prices. Inflation is an increase in the money supply. Rising prices are just one of the effects of that.
The Wisdom and Courage of Mario Vargas Llosa
Peru missed an opportunity for greatness when its voters narrowly failed to elect Mario Vargas Llosa their President in 1990
Models of Courage: Jan Nowak-Jezioranski
Perhaps we should all ask ourselves the same question. How much courage do we possess within ourselves to defend the values we hold dear?
Lessons from the Telegraph for the Biden Administration
Americans of the 1800s learned from the development of the telegraph that it was entrepreneurs in a free market, not government, that really promoted the “public interest.”
Another Dumb Reason to Take Your Money
The right to vote, frankly, is too important to be cheapened and wasted by anyone who does not understand the issues and the candidates