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Ukraine Will Fight if Putin Invades

January 25, 2022

Marauding tyrants deserve a bloody nose at the very least.

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More Cars Than People →

January 23, 2022

Sign me up to be the next U.S. ambassador to this place, please. I’ll do it for free.

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Every Country Needs a Museum Like This One →

January 20, 2022

No one in the world should be ignorant of the deadliest ideology in mankind’s history.

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Lessons from Railroad History →

January 19, 2022

The story of the five transcontinental railroads built by 1900 often overlooks some remarkable lessons about private initiative and government subsidies.

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Separation of Bank and State: The Bank of St. George →

January 18, 2022

For centuries, the extraordinary influence and prosperity of the tiny Republic of Genoa stemmed not from a political leader but from a well-run private bank and the limitations on the state that it helped to maintain.

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Spending Time with Dr. King →

January 17, 2022

Dr. King noted that capitalism (the system of private property, entrepreneurship, and free markets) made it possible for America “to do wonders” and “become the richest nation in the world.” He called it “the greatest system of production that history has ever known.”

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Science is Affirming Creation, Not Accident →

January 13, 2022

Bottom line: The Sphinx was no accident, and neither are you. The evidence for a Creator is all around us. It’s been there since Creation.

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Remembering Margaret Thatcher →

December 30, 2021

Earlier this month (December 2021), voters in Chile elected a socialist as the country’s new President. It’s only a matter of time before Chile will need a Thatcher to fix all the problems Chileans are soon to experience.

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Ethelmae Humphreys, my "MO Mom," R.I.P. →

December 29, 2021

Rest in Peace, Ethelmae — a faithful, kind, generous, adventurous, unforgettable Missouri Mom of boundless character.

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Theologians, Cosmology and Freedom →

December 26, 2021

In this wide-ranging interview with Justin O’Connell of the Gold/Silver/Bitcoin Show in November 2021, I touched on freedom, socialism, some great theologians, monetary theory, Bitcoin and related topics.

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The Wisdom of a Great Scientist

December 23, 2021

He once said, “When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.”

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Let's Celebrate the Bill of Rights EVERY Day!

December 16, 2021

Time and experience have shown us that the best words any man can write are guaranteed neither universal nor eternal acceptance. Each new generation must be reminded of principles or even the best of them can be lost.

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Twelve Marvelous Quotes on Bill of Rights Day →

December 15, 2021

“Nowhere in the Bill of Rights are the words ‘unless inconvenient’ to be found."

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Christ, Christmas and Capitalism

December 9, 2021

If you say you want to help the poor and that you favor the poverty-producing failure called socialism, then you’re like the guy who claims to favor medicine but patronizes witch doctors.

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Moral Character, Freedom and Human Flourishing →

December 6, 2021

Jon Hersey of The Objective Standard Institute interviews me on morals, character and heroes.

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George Sutherland: A Model Justice →

December 6, 2021

He warned us, “The saddest epitaph which can be carved in memory of a vanished liberty is that it was lost because its possessors failed to stretch forth a saving hand while yet there was time.”

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"Progressives" Are Hard to Figure Out →

December 2, 2021

Their thought processes are so riddled with inconsistencies, contradictions and dubious notions that the rest of us are often left scratching our heads in disbelief.

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Thankful for Man's Best Friend

November 25, 2021

Maybe dogs are God’s way of telling humankind, “You can do better.”

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What Gibbon Got Wrong →

November 20, 2021

The salutary impact of Christianity on the course of history is routinely sold short, as amply illustrated in Alvin J. Schmidt’s marvelous book, How Christianity Changed the World. I strongly recommend it.

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Eight Films for Freedom Lovers

November 11, 2021

The legendary actor Marlon Brando once said, “Most of the successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings.” I don’t know if that’s fair or not, but I do know that occasionally, whether on purpose or by accident, even Hollywood gets something right.

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Recent “Best of Web”

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Berenson Wins Big and the Left-Wing Legacy Media Doesn't Tell You
May 14, 2026
Berenson Wins Big and the Left-Wing Legacy Media Doesn't Tell You
May 14, 2026

The journalist just won a huge victory for free speech. Why hasn’t the mainstream media noticed?

May 14, 2026
The Fading of a Hoax
May 10, 2026
The Fading of a Hoax
May 10, 2026

Now, finally, after 50 years of hysteria, The New York Times, the very Grey Lady with her hair on fire over climate change this whole time, tells us it's not such a big deal after all? — David Marcus.

May 10, 2026
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Comrade Morondami Wants to Play Grocery Store.

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Recent Quotes

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Murphy on America
February 11, 2025
Murphy on America
February 11, 2025

“The true meaning of America, you ask? It’s in a Texas rodeo, in a policeman’s badge, in the sound of laughing children, in a political rally, in a newspaper. ... In all these things, and many more, you’ll find America. In all these things, you’ll find freedom. And freedom is what America means to the world. And to me” — Actor, poet, and the most decorated American of World War II, Audie Murphy.

February 11, 2025
Mill on Freedom
February 1, 2025
Mill on Freedom
February 1, 2025

“The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest.”

February 1, 2025
Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders
March 20, 2023
Best-Selling Japanese Novelist Eiji Yoshikawa on Do-Gooders
March 20, 2023

“There’s nothing more frightening than a half-baked do-gooder who knows nothing of the world but takes it upon himself to tell the world what’s good for it — from his book, Musashi.

March 20, 2023

Recent Blogs

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Real Heroes of the American Revolution
May 15, 2026
Real Heroes of the American Revolution
May 15, 2026

Based on my forthcoming book, Born of Ideas: How Principles, Faith, and Courage Forged America (available for pre-order at https://tinyurl.com/5hbpujuj), this lecture was delivered at my alma mater, Grove City College, on April 16, 2026.

May 15, 2026
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!
May 15, 2026
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!
May 15, 2026

From the Amazon description: In a world where revolutions often replace one form of tyranny with another, the American Revolution stands apart. Why? In Born of Ideas, Lawrence W. Reed reveals that America’s founding was not merely the result of war, but of a profound transformation in thought―an extraordinary revolution of ideas rooted in liberty, personal responsibility, faith, and moral courage. Through engaging, accessible essays, Reed introduces readers to both well-known figures and unsung heroes whose convictions shaped a nation. From the Mayflower Compact to the struggles of the Revolutionary era, each chapter illuminates the principles that made America unique―and that remain essential today. Order here: https://tinyurl.com/3vwxznxz

May 15, 2026
A Robber Baron Who Never Robbed
May 13, 2026
A Robber Baron Who Never Robbed
May 13, 2026

Your teachers and professors undoubtedly taught you “something,” true or not, about the so-called robber barons. Did they ever mention this one?

May 13, 2026