February 16, 2016

State Control or Self Control

"Being responsible is a great adventure in life," said Tom Palmer at the 2015 World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali, hosted by the International Society for Individual Liberty.  Tom Palmer is Vice President for International Programs at the Atlas…
Asia
February 7, 2016

Is Bali More Free than the US?

Is Bali more free than the United States?  In some ways, it is, said Jack Blaylock at the World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali in 2015, hosted by the International Society for Individual Liberty. "I have more freedom and…
Education
January 25, 2016

Language of Liberty Institute

Glenn Cripe gave a presentation at the 2016 Bali World Conference on Market Liberalization, hosted by the International Society for Individual Liberty.  In the presentation, Glen described the work of the Language of Liberty Institute, co-founded by Andy Eyschen. "We've…
Conferences
January 11, 2016

Students For Liberty Nepal Report

Bibek Aryal recently shared this report from a monthly event called "Prospects with Professionals", a monthly program of Students For Liberty, Nepal. "Prospects with Professionals" is an hour and half long event, once in a month, where a entrepreneurs/social change…
Blog
January 11, 2016

2015 Activity Report

2015 Activity Report International Society for Individual Liberty President Ken Schoolland The Asia Liberty Forum: Advancing Liberty & Markets in Asia, was attended by more than 200 members of Students for Liberty and a multitude of Asian think tanks. It…
Individual Rights
December 8, 2015

Women for Liberty

As the world gets ready to celebrate International Human Rights Day this Friday, SFL is thrilled to announce some timely news: Women For Liberty will be launching a brand new website this Friday, December 10th! (Check back here for updates.)…
Publications
December 4, 2015

Classroom Needs "Healing Our World"

Professor Tom Clark, at the University of Houston, wants to use 80 copies of "Healing Our World" in his two classes starting in January.  The books would be used in his International Marketing classes. Because the college will not make the…
Entrepreneurship
November 29, 2015

Women Voyage to Economic Freedom

Women For Liberty (WFL) is determined to liberate women of Nepal from social constraints that prevent them from becoming entrepreneurs. Thus, we flew west to Nepalgunj where, like all other places in Nepal, women are deprived of participation in the…
November 26, 2015

Has Capitalism Saved the World?

Leon Louw gives a critique of Thomas Pickettey's claim that, "capitalism has failed the world". Quite the contrary, said Leon Louw in a presentation at the World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali, 2015, hosted by the International Society for…
November 10, 2015

How Oliver Porter Created a Privately Run City

Oliver Porter has done the impossible.  He led the movement to incorporate his town into a privately run city.  Oliver gave a talk at the International Society for Individual Liberty World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali about the town…
International Relations
November 1, 2015

Update on Crisis in Nepal

Barely six months since the devastating earthquake in April, another major crisis has hit Nepal. The economy is in ruins as the existence of millions of productive enterprises is thwarted in light of acute fuel scarcity and shortage of basic…
Environment
October 28, 2015

Climate Change Panel

Is the climate changing?  Is it man made?  And what should we do about it?  These where the topics addressed at the 2015 World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali hosted by the International Society for Individual Liberty. The panel…
Asia
October 25, 2015

Casey Lartigue on Teaching North Korean Refugees

Casey Lartigue gave a talk at the Harvard Extension Alumni Association 2015 Innovation Symposium at Harvard University, 24 May, 2015. Casey quoted Christopher Hitchens, saying, "A place that you can't live, but that you can't leave, is the definition of hell."…
October 22, 2015

CYCLE 2015

Are you joining us at the CYCLE 2015 free online conference? CYCLE 2015 is hosted by our friends at Liberty.me, and the participation is completely free of any charge or cost, and fully accessible to anyone in the world who can…
Education
October 13, 2015

How to Connect and Sell Liberty

"This is not about substance, this is about style," said Judd Weiss at the International Society for Individual Liberty World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali. "Let's say you've got a car you want to sell," said Judd.  "Imagine how…
September 26, 2015

Uncle Sam, Don't Build This Wall!

I am watching the National Geographic Channel program ‘The 80's: The Decade That Made Us: ‘Tear Down These Walls’. As the title alludes, it includes Ronald Reagan’s famous quote, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” I was not a great…
September 23, 2015

Ken Schoolland – Migration, Liberty & Prosperity

"It's my passion," said Ken Schoolland, speaking at the World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali 2015 about the topic of migration, "This is where my passion is." Professor Ken Schoolland, economist, gave a lecture about the importance of open…
Political Philosophy
September 20, 2015

Where Do Good Things Come From?

Andrew Humphries gave a presentation titled "The History of Liberalism", at the World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali, 2015.  His thesis was that almost all great things today are a result of the advancement of liberty throughout the past…
Environment
September 15, 2015

The Indonesian Potato Problem

Rainer Heufers gave a talk about forest ownership and management in Indonesia at the World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali, Indonesia, 2015.  Rainer Heufers works with the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies and is a senior fellow at the Atlas…
AsiaEconomic Policy
September 9, 2015

Ken Schoolland in Mongolia

Ken Schoolland recently appeared on Mongolian National Broadcasting to speak about economics, and why the Austrian school is so important. Host: Please tell us about the, since we talk about the Austrian school of economics, and the certain direction of…
Conferences
July 1, 2015

The Power of Spontaneous Order

Day 2 of the World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali.  Andrew Humphries helped to organize an activity to help explain the irrationality of central planning, and the power of the spontaneous order -- with our shoes!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9hDaHgZsRA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzPUcGwisDM…
Political Philosophy
May 11, 2015

An Idea Worth a Second Look

By Stephen Browne Researchers compared public support, measured by more than 2,000 public opinion surveys, for more than 1,800 public policy initiatives with the likelihood of that measure being passed by congress. Ideally in a truly representative system the percentage…
Political Philosophy
May 10, 2015

Government of the Gaps

It's easy win a debate against a libertarian.  Just keep asking them questions.  Sure, they might have a few answers for how private police would work, or the courts, or the post office, but just keep asking them how everything would…
April 29, 2015

Women for Liberty

Doing Our Bit for Liberty in Nepal By Riya Basnet South Asia Women For Liberty (SAWFL) conducted a workshop on “Women and Liberty” to connect women with an organization that can help them commercialize their ideas. We have successfully connected…
Education
April 19, 2015

Grading According to Sex

by Steve Browne Vienna’s medical university has recently announced next year’s entrance exam scores will be weighted towards women. Deputy dean of studies Karin Guiterrez-Lobos said female applicants' exam results will get an "adjustment factor" bump on the July 6…
Asia
April 11, 2015

The Liberty Movement in Asia

by Ken Schoolland I recently had the good fortune to visit Nepal and India during a whirlwind of libertarian activity across the region. Since I was already heading to the Asia Liberty Forum, the dynamic folks at The Samriddhi Prosperity…
Asia
April 6, 2015

Student Lessons of Liberty in Nepal

The following story was contributed by Riya Basnet: Nisha Niraula and I recently visited schools in Nepal to find blind students for our braille book distribution. Through this project we developed a way of teaching children about their individuality by portraying simple…
March 19, 2015

RESEARCHING REALITY INTERNSHIP 2015

Researching Reality Internship in New Delhi is for college students and researchers who wish to apply social and economic principles to real-life problems through in-depth research projects. It provides interns with valuable training in areas of research, analysis, writing, and…
Asia
March 16, 2015

THE BALINESE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

The following article was submitted by Jack Blaylock, from Bali, Indonesia.  To learn more about the World Conference on Market Liberalization in Bali, click here. Many years ago I saw my first traffic accident in Bali. As a witness to…
Individual Rights
March 12, 2015

Equal Freedom For Men and Women!

In Chile this year’s International Women's Day was marked by president Michelle Bachelet's announcement of a new Ministry of Women and Gender Equality to be installed this year. Aimed at ending gender inequality and violence and discrimination towards women, the…
January 26, 2015

Pentagate Corruption Scandal Rocks Chile

According to Transparency International´s Corruption Perceptions Index Chile ranks as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, ahead of the likes of Austria and France and similar to the United States and Ireland. The World Bank’s governance indicators…
Asia
January 13, 2015

Liberty in the Philippines

Nonoy Oplas is an economist in the Philippines, and the President of Minimal Government Thinkers Inc.   Over the past five years, he has established network and alliances with other free market-oriented think tanks in Asia and other parts of the…
December 14, 2014

Conflicts and Harmonies of Interest

One day, the government told me to stop teaching piano lessons.  Yes . . . as crazy as that sounds, it's true. I was a music teacher at a public school.  My crime was that I taught private piano lessons on the side,…
December 1, 2014

Reverse Eminent Domain

Imagine you were going home, and you noticed a bulldozer on your property about to topple your house to the ground.  The man next to the bulldozer holding a clipboard might say, "Sorry, this property is ours now, because we…
Africa
November 26, 2014

Sierra Leone Crisis Group Revisited

In a follow up on the tragic story of “The Ebola Tsunami in Sierra Leone: It Doesn’t Get Any Worse Than This,”  the saga continues in these reports of desperation and assistance. MUSTAPHA COLE “My name is Mustapha Cole. I…
November 22, 2014

Private Roads

Here's an experiment: The next time you go for a car ride, count the number of private roads you drive on. You may be surprised at how many private roads you drive on every day. To many people, a private…