Favorite Links Compiled by David N. Mayer |
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Favorite Blog Sites
With a title drawn from the writings of Adam Smith, this blog has daily entries written by several free-market economists, including my friend Bob Lawson (my former colleague at Capital University, now at Auburn University), coauthor of the annual report Economic Freedom of the World.
An award-winning blog by libertarian law professor Glenn Reynolds at the University of Tennessee
A group blog with entries posted by a number of libertarian scholars, including economist Donald Boudreaux, historian David Beito, philosophers Roderick Long and Aeon Skoble, and individualist feminist Wendy McElroy
Commentaries on constitutional-law and public-policy issues by UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh and fellow libertarian legal scholars
The website of philosopher Stephen Hicks, professor of philosophy at Rockford College. Like me, Professor Hicks is a frequent lecturer at The Atlas Society/Objectivist Center’s annual Summer Seminars. He’s also the author of the book Explaining Postmodernism.
American Thinker and Power Line: Two of the best sources for conservative commentary on the Internet Links to Libertarian Organizations
Liberty Guide: an introduction to libertarianism Maintained by the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), the "Liberty Guide" has short essays on the historical and philosophical roots of libertarianism and of its applications to specific policy issues. It also has links to various libertarian organizations and other resources for researching on the Internet the libertarian perspective on various issues. The nation's leading libertarian think tank, based in Washington , D.C. Its Policy Analyses on a variety of topics are available online. Among its many specialized resources is the best site dealing with Social Security reform, its Project on Social Security Choice. Competitive Enterprise Institute A think tank focused on regulatory policy. Among its focuses is the ongoing "Death by Regulation" project focused on such issues as auto safety (air bag mandates, CAFE standards, etc.) and land use (environmental regulations). A helpful resource for skepticism about the "global warming" thesis, including its weekly "Cooler Heads Digest" Foundation for Economic Education The "oldest research organization promoting individual freedom, private property, limited government, and free trade," it publishes the journal The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty . An organization promoting the study of classical liberalism in higher education. Among its other resources is the useful "Guide to Classical Liberal Scholarship." A market-oriented "public interest" law firm which litigates cases involving threats to economic freedom in areas such as occupational licensing, eminent domain, and the Internet. The Atlas Society and Objectivist Center The leading organization devoted to serious study of Objectivism, the philosophy originated by Ayn Rand. Reason -- The website for Reason magazine |
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Links to Organizations Protecting Academic Freedom:
FIRE (the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education): A non-profit organization devoted to free speech, individual liberty, religious freedom, the rights of conscience, legal equality, due process, and academic freedom on college campuses. It also maintains speechcodes.org, a searchable educational database that catalogues campus policies governing speech. National Association of Scholars (NAS): An academic organization dedicated to restoring intellectual substance, individual merit, and academic freedom in the university, its site includes the “NAS Online Forum,” a weblog discussing current developments in American higher education) Students for Academic Freedom (SAF): An organization promoting the “Academic Bill of Rights” and dedicated to bringing ideological diversity to college campuses, its site includes writings by David Horowitz and others exposing the left-wing bias that dominates in American universities |
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Links to Thomas Jefferson Writings Online:
The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress: With over 27,000 documents, this largest collection of Jefferson papers, from the Manuscripts Division of the Library of Congress, is fully searchable by keywords The Thomas Jefferson Digital Archives at the University of Virginia: Includes Jefferson documents from the U.Va. collections as well as Eyler Coates’ 1995-2001 compilation of Jefferson quotations on politics and government |
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