Vaccine Passport: Time to Say “NO”
I am going to be 70 years old this year. I have been studying freedom for over 50 years. My mantra, prior to this week, has been that whomever first brings up the Nazis in an argument loses the argument. …
Government Lies: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
From Martin’s upcoming book, Government Lies. The title is both a statement of fact (“lies” as a verb), and introduces a long list of lies told by the American government (“lies” as a noun). The Tuskegee “Experiment” is only one …
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A Libertarian Response to COVID19 (and any global pandemic)
Martin Cowen is a candidate for Congress in Georgia’s 13th District Under the pressures of the unprecedented-in-our-life-time COVID19 crisis, even libertarians are floundering philosophically. Some are willing to tolerate the wholesale “temporary” suspension of our inalienable rights. Others indeed relish …
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Where’s the Waffle House of Healthcare?
Ever eaten in a Waffle House? Do you travel on Southwest? When we need to save money, we will sacrifice some of the niceties. Sometimes we’ll use gross bathrooms and grimy silverware, if it means breakfast is $4. We’ll fight …
FEE: Why the Prescription Drug Market Doesn’t Work for Patients
What does it take to get vital medical care in America? For Laura Matson, a type-1 diabetic, it took upending her whole life. To pay for her insulin treatments, she had to sell her car and furniture, relocate, and even …
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Meet the Special Interests Keeping Marijuana Criminalized
In this era of political polarization, when Americans seem to agree on absolutely nothing, let me reassure you. We overwhelmingly agree that cannabis should be legal. 3 in 5 Americans have (state) legal access, 1 in 2 have experimented with it, …
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Healthcare: A Libertarian Perspective
Part 1: Is Healthcare a Human Right? Virtually every person wants access to quality health care at an affordable price. Libertarians believe that the best way to achieve this is by removing government interference and enabling free markets. Proponents of …