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 colleague Bob Lawson at Capital 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. His “Worth Reading” blogs have links to some of the best new items on the Internet.
Robert Bidinotto, editor of The New Individualist, the magazine published by The Atlas Society and Objectivist Center, gives insightful commentary on current issues in politics and popular culture, from an Objectivist perspective. His separate ecoNOT website shatters the myths and superstitions of radical environmentalists.
Links to Libertarian Organizations
Free-Market.Net: The Freedom Network The "starting point for liberty on the internet," it is a comprehensive directory, with a powerful search engine, an active network of free-market organizations, scholars, journalists, and activists -- and has links to most of the other organizations listed here. "Use Free-Market.Net to research or stay in touch with hundreds of issues, from free-market environmentalism to Internet regulation and taxation. Free-Market.Net is a fast and easy portal to information from our partners--such as the Cato Institute and Reason magazine--and from thousands of other online and offline sources around the world." Libertarian.Org: an introduction to libertarianism Sister site to Free-Market.Net, it has short essays on the historical and philosophical roots of libertarianism and of its applications to specific policy 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). 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 world's largest selection of books on liberty," the best place for purchasing new libertarian books at discount prices. 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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