A Better National Holiday: Juneteenth Celebrates The Ideals Of America
Eastman Johnson (American, 1824-1906). A Ride for Liberty — The Fugitive Slaves (recto), ca. 1862. The day before Juneteenth, 2020, Senator John Cornyn announced his...
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Think the US is more polarized than ever? You don’t know history
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Union dead at Gettysburg, July 1863. National Archives, Timothy H. O’Sullivan photographer Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia It has become common to say that...
Strong, Black, and Independent: The Libertarian Themes in “Harriet” Biopic
Warning: This article does contain some spoilers There may be few things in the world as libertarian as a strong, independent, pistol-packing black woman, but...
Why You Should Read “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” to Your Kids
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As families and friends gather together throughout the US this week to celebrate liberty, we rightfully give a nod to Thomas Jefferson who authored the...
Students Demand Reparations, African American Studies Department
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A student group demanded reparations for slavery and the creation of an African american studies department in...
The Economics of Large Scale Slavery: A Beaulieu Recitation
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Dries Van Thielen In his most recent episode of the Freedom Report entitled ‘Is it time for states...
Taxation is Not Only Theft; It’s Slavery
by Kitty Testa
By Kitty Testa It’s the first business day of 2017, and it weighs on my mind that I will spend the next five months working...
Hillary Clinton Wants to Draft Millennials for “National Service Reserve”
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by Micah J. Fleck Say it isn’t so – a new draft of sorts has been proposed by 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, where a...
Ole Miss Abolishes Dixie At Football Games
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Blake Neff In a concession to activists who claim the song is offensive, the marching band at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) will no...
With Few Options, Venezuela Resorts to Slavery to Feed Its People
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Venezuela Takes Extreme Measure to Solve Food Problems by Josh Guckert Recently, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro issued an executive order asserting that all workers, public and private, can be...