The Free Liberal

Lessons from a Communist

By Paul Gessing The recent release of the film “The Motorcycle Diaries,” a portrayal of Ché Guevara’s pre-revolutionary years as an Argentine youth and his experiences touring South America on a motorbike, got me to thinking about how this communist...

The Coming of the Psychotherapeutic State

By Stephen Lillienthal and Michael Ostrolenk What should be the role of the Federal Government in promoting mental health? This topic will be debated increasingly within the coming year. The presidentially appointed New Freedoms Commission on Mental Health issued a...

Gays and Guns Don't Mix?

By Leonard Harris Intolerance and bigotry are what the gay rights movement is supposed to be fighting. So you can imagine how surprised I was to encounter it at a gay fundraiser. It was a Friday night and there was...

Green Party calls for Basic Income

By Steven Shafarman Libertarians, classical liberals, and people who describe themselves as apolitical or anti-political may get excited by something in the 2004 Green Party platform: “We call for a universal basic income (sometimes called a guaranteed income, negative income...

Editor's Notes: Liberty and Community

Dear Readers, It has been some time since the Free Liberal went to press, and for that I apologize. But, we’ve been working to build a stronger organization so that we can continue spreading our unique set of ideas amongst...

Let's Lose! Why rejecting practical solutions has kept the Libertarian Party in the political basement.

By James Turbett The Libertarian Party, 33 years old, has always faced a number of obstacles, whose result is a record that is viewed as a success only in the glowing reports of LP News, the party’s newspaper. Proposals that...

What's Wrong with the IMF

You won’t hear either presidential candidate say much about the issue of foreign aid during this election season, despite the record levels of federal spending and debt that plague our economy. Very few Americans realize the extent to which Congress...

Media Review: Sex Demons, Democrats, and Liberalism

Jim Turner reviews "Jefferson's Demons."

Some Eco-Fundamentalism

Biblical support for being eco-friendly.

Almost Natural

Carl Milsted calls for better organic labeling.