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Our friends at the Language of Liberty Institute head back to Africa for their second time in three years to host a Liberty Entrepreneurship Conference . While there they will be teaching basic libertarian philosophy, Austrian economics and entrepreneurial skills to eager African students who have traveled from around the region to attend. They are currently holding a funding drive in order to award more scholarships for their great students. The costs are very low compared to America so for $300 a student has days of room and board at the conference. We very much hope you'll make a donation for the future libertarians of Africa. Learn the details of this and other libertarian outreach efforts abroad at the Language of Liberty Institute . Ross Kenyon , Assistant Editor, T H L Articles | Author's Page

"Far be it for me to argue economics with Paul Krugman. The man is extremely well-credentialed and has been published widely. Even if I don’t see eye to eye with him I don’t think he’s a knucklehead like many libertarians assert. Moreover, once we’re working inside of monopoly capitalism like we are now he very well may be right about how to manage its wackiness and the imperative of doing so. After all, the Keynesian foundational position is one which acknowledges the inherent instability of state capitalism as it needs the state’s anti-market power to substantially interfere in order to keep the system afloat. The Austrian or libertarian position we hold though isn’t purely about the follies of central planning or maintaining state capitalism but also the injustice of doing so. We aren’t as concerned with how to keep state capitalism/corporatism afloat because its existence is an insult to a free people. We should be able to legally choose our own tender witho...

The 2011 International Students For Liberty Conference is the biggest gathering of pro-liberty students in history. It is going to be an excellent weekend with some of the most respected libertarian thinkers and the biggest names in student activism. There will also be a live taping of John Stossel's show. This is absolutely HUGE for the student libertarian movement. Read about the details here at Silver Underground . Ross Kenyon , Assistant Editor, T H L Articles | Author's Page

Our friends at Lineplot Productions had a HUGE shout out from FoxNews.com as a result of their participation at CPAC. Libertarian influence and profile is on the rise! Check out the news from Megan Duffield at Silver Underground . Ross Kenyon , Assistant Editor, T H L Articles | Author's Page

If you’re a libertarian rebel maybe you care about people being able to see the amounts of pornography you consume, your financial information or the time you spend on subversive anti-government websites. If you aren’t overt and proud of your anti-state leanings but would rather maintain an air of secrecy about your political beliefs then Mr. Rounds’ work is a great start. You can still absorb the content you’d like to and comment anonymously all without your information being sucked into some government database so bureaucrats and agents can keep an eye on you. Read more at Silver Underground . Ross Kenyon , Assistant Editor, T H L Articles | Author's Page

Our friends at Silver Underground have the story and the video here ! Ross Kenyon , Assistant Editor, T H L Articles | Author's Page

Libertarians and conservatives tend to champion the frenzied consumerism of “Black Friday” as a glorious affirmation of capitalism and markets, but really it’s just a Big Business bacchanal — the high holiday of anti-market privilege, a form of communion in which cheap DVD players and surprise deals are served up as the symbolic body and blood of massive government subsidies to big-box retailers. The consumers aren’t to blame. Aside from the occasional deadly Xbox stampede, they’re generally well behaved. However, they’re reacting uncritically to the existing conditions of the market, seeking only to maximize their short-term personal utility. The same can’t be said of corporate apologists who know better but who check the details of institutional privilege at the door for propagandistic purposes. State policy intentionally skews the economic balance in favor of wealthy, geographically diverse corporations at the expense of more locally oriented and responsible firms. Con...

Those who seek to expand state power even in the most dramatic of ways seldom seek to do so for some maligned desire to conquer and rule humanity. Most progressives, social democrats, and even communists I know aren’t what I would describe as evil. They have reacted to our political landscape in a way which I believe is incorrect and second-order, but in their hearts, I know their concern over inequality, exploitation and the quality of life of the worst off amongst us is sincere, not a mere justification for power-seeking. As the old saying goes, most people are for good things and against bad things. I recognize this and it gives me hope. Chastising conservatives is practically the national sport amongst my demographic, and it’s often easy pickins’! But even the most vociferous and vicious neocons, who seek to marginalize sexual or ethnic communities and froth for indiscriminate war and revenge against the mostly innocent victims of the policies of the ruling class, are ...