North America Blog

August 31, 2016

Book Review: “If You Can Keep It: Why We Nearly Lost It & How We Get It Back”

Robin Koerner’s recently released book If You Can Keep It is a passionate call to arms for Americans who care about preserving the ideals of a constitutional republic, founded on the principles […]

August 30, 2016

Get your liberty-themed art noticed at #ISFLC17!

Stickers, music, posters, street performance, photography, film, murals, and other artistic media have always played a major role in successful social movements. At this year’s ISFLC we want to highlight artists who […]

August 30, 2016

Ayn Rand: The Life Behind the Work

The Atlas Society have produced a fascinating short video that provides an overview of Ayn Rand’s life and work. Using the novel medium of real-time drawing, the video covers Rand’s early years […]

August 23, 2016

Get $250 to Get Out The Liberty!

Some students want to “get out the vote.” They are happy to maintain the status quo: the “choice” between parties that mirror each other in so many ways. Students For Liberty wants to […]

August 22, 2016

As Vaping Replaces Smoking, Nearly a Billion Lives Will Be Saved

Are we on the brink of The Vapour Revolution? The answer is a resounding “yes,” according to a new Reason Foundation working paper of the same name. After years of improvement and adoption, the […]

August 22, 2016

Check out “UnConvention” and apply to be part of the conversation today!

What is The UnConvention? In many ways, it’s whatever you make it. Hosted by 92Y, Public Radio International, and Mic, The UnConvention invites young people to join a global conversation about what is at […]

August 16, 2016

Students For Liberty #FreeToChoose activism takes Canada by storm

Huge congratulations to SFL Canada, who have recently generated a massive buzz around their #FreeToChoose activism! Taking its title from Milton and Rose Friedman’s famous defence of free market principles, the campaign […]

August 9, 2016

SFL North America: July 2016 Update

July was a great month for SFL! Here are some highlights from the past month: The Campus Coordinator Retreat Our new Campus Coordinators came together at Towson University in Maryland to meet, […]

August 5, 2016

Activism Alert: Nanny State Corner Store

Here in Canada, the ridiculous rise of the nanny state has officially gotten out of hand. Thankfully, Students For Liberty is pushing back. And you’re invited to join us at our next activism event […]

August 5, 2016

Don’t Tread on Don’t Tread on Me

A recent article in the Washington Post highlights an issue that the iconic Gadsden flag is currently facing. In brief, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is looking to make it a punishable […]

August 5, 2016

Today in History: Imposition of the first income tax in the United States (1861)

Enmired in a civil war, the federal government of the United States was wanting for funds. The answer the government arrived at was to impose an income tax. Before this happened though, […]

August 3, 2016

Book Review: “The Human Cost of Welfare”

Who benefits from welfare programs in the United States? You might think this would be easy to answer. But as Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers show in their recent book The Human […]