Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
In the spirit of John Locke’s own philosophies, we believe and support a free society, rather than one that is under the thumb of a powerful ruling class. We are also against the Communist and Marxist mentalities of “equity” or “social justice” that require unequal treatment under the law.
Freedom Focus
Freedom Focus
Worker Power Is Found in the Free Market, Not Unions
Unions take credit for the progress of the free market while promoting policies that harm workers and stifle mutual exchange. Though unions claim to champion the worker, they further exacerbate…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Big government crushes wealth creation, harms the poor
Increasing productivity is the key to wealth creation. Investment in capital goods and the division of labor are the key factors to rising productivity. Government hampers productivity through interventions like…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Student loan bailout sends dangerous message
Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan sends powerful but dangerous messages. A culture prioritizing instant gratification and shirked financial obligations is doomed to fail. Free societies promote more virtuous and sustainable…
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Education
Who Inspired the Ideological Takeover of Public Schools?
Progressives have sought to use public schools to advance their social and political agenda for nearly a century. George Counts' 1932 pamphlet “Dare the School Build a New Social Order?”…
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Freedom Focus
Pursuit of Equity Is an Attack on Liberty
The primary goal of social justice is “equity.” But the inherent diversity of individuals makes equitable outcomes impossible without imposing unequal treatment under the law. Unequal treatment under the law…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Government Doesn’t Make Things “Affordable”
Government efforts to make things “affordable” instead typically make things worse. Prices are rising the fastest in industries receiving the largest government efforts to make them affordable. Programs to make…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Is Inflation Killing the American Dream?
Inflation is more than just an expensive trip to the grocery store or gas pump. Workers sacrifice goals and dreams to combat the immediate peril of skyrocketing prices. Inflation destroys…
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Freedom Focus
Property Rights Are Human Rights
Progressive leftists want to convince you of the difference between human rights and property rights. But property rights are human rights. Attempts to diminish property rights in service of some “common good”…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Inflation Is a Tax Nobody Voted For
Inflation is a deeply regressive tax, impacting all Americans, especially low-income households. While we’re all paying the tax, none of us were allowed to vote on it. Bureaucrats being empowered…
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Freedom Focus
Economic Inequality As An Excuse for Government Power
The unachievable nature of economic equality is a feature, not a bug, of the Left’s obsession with it. Market-based inequality is not problematic, but government-created inequality is. The only way…
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Budget, Taxation & Economy
Corporate Welfare Is An Attack on Freedom
All economic activity is the result of someone’s plan. The major dispute for centuries has been over who should do the planning. Corporate welfare schemes override individuals’ right to pursue…
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Freedom Focus
The Tyranny of the “Common Good”
There is no such thing as a “common good” in a society of individuals Appeals to the common good are typically a veil for taking more of your liberty Tyranny…