The Free Liberal

Can a Libertarian Spoil Bush in 2004?

by Kevin Rollins The Libertarian Party typically does poorly in presidential elections. In 2000, Harry Browne finished with less than 1 percent, only 384,431 votes nationwide. But, the Libertarian candidate could make a difference in the 2004 outcome even while...

Holistic Politics: Real Campaign Finance Reform

By Carl Milsted On December 10, the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment is no longer in effect. They ruled that Congress can indeed pass laws to arrest people who publish criticisms of Congress’ performance, the “democratic” equivalent of...

The Public Forum: Separation of Constitution and State

By Bernard Carman The First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Even though this does not spell out the words “separation of church and state”, it is...

Gessing: Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes: Argentina?

by Paul Gessing International travel is always an eye-opening experience, so if you have the opportunity to travel I urge you to take it. It is always educational to see how the rest of the world lives their daily lives,...

Economic Security for All: The Basic Income Guarantee

By Steven Shafarman Median U.S. household cash income fell by 1.1 percent in 2002, to $42,409. The decline since 1999, when median income was $43,915, has been 3.4 percent, $1,506. When the Census Bureau announced these income numbers on September...

Green Building Takes Off Through Values-Based Marketing

By David Johnston The most important vote people make is with their pocketbooks. Political winds may change but the market determines what has staying power and what is merely fad. For any new product, technology, or service to endure it...

Think Integral: Building Transpartisan Campaigns

An Ongoing Dialogue with Michael Ostrolenk about the Integral Concept Free Liberal: In the last edition of the Free Liberal, you discussed integral thinking and how you look at the underlying psychological, cultural, behavioral and social aspects of any issue....

Human Rights Abroad: Is Libertarianism the Weapon Beyond War?

by Michael Gilson De Lemos Libertarians say things improve when ordinary people co-operate to replace government functions with an array of voluntary alternatives that respect people’s rights. It’s happening in more and more communities and countries. People are using human...

Natural Capitalism Vs. Free-Market Environmentalism

by Gus Dizerega The environmental movement has challenged pre-existing ideologies to confront issues their founding thinkers never imagined. Market liberalism is no exception. Responses have usually taken two forms, either trying to make ecological issues a subset of free market...