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January 7, 2015

The Ideas That Shaped Africa

The following was written by ASFL executive board member Alex Njeru The tyranny of ideology is real, and perhaps more pronounced in Africa than in any other place in the world. Although […]
December 28, 2014

Give the Gift of Liberty: Cory Massimino

Cory Massimino is a Campus Coordinator. When I was about 13 I was suicidal. I was a depressed hermit about to enter high school with almost no friends and even less self-esteem. […]
December 26, 2014

Libertarianism and Social Cooperation

All too often, critics of libertarianism object to our ideas by pointing out that “humans are social animals.” For example, a recent article at The Raw Story condemns the Bill of Rights […]
December 21, 2014

The Case For Gun Ownership In Africa

The following was contributed by African Students For Liberty Executive Board Chair Emeka Ezeugo “A free people ought not only be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition […]
December 11, 2014

Kenya: EAPC Holds Freedom and Liberty Seminar

The following report was submitted by ASFL local coordinator June Moseti The Eastern Africa Policy Centre in collaboration with the Atlas Network and African Students for Liberty held a Freedom and Liberty […]
December 10, 2014

Prisons and Classical Liberalism: Dan D’Amico’s Contributions to Libertarian Thought

Are you interested in attending tonight’s episode of SFL On-Air? Register to attend here!  Classical liberalism and libertarianism are not just ideologies and political movements. They are informed by potent intellectual traditions […]
December 8, 2014

Echoes of COINTELPRO: Why It’s Time to Abolish the FBI

Throughout the 1960s, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) waged a campaign of repression against civil rights activists, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This shameful campaign was recently thrust back into […]
December 4, 2014

Freedom Not Foreign Aid!

Jeff Berwick of Anarchast interviews Africa Youth Peace Call president Afrikanus Kofi Akosah Adusei from Ghana, topics include: Libertarianism in Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Anarchism in line with traditions, Libertarianism seen as African […]
December 4, 2014

Half a loaf is better than no bread

The following is a video by South Africa Phumlani Umajozi During South Africa’s platinum miners’ strike that ended in June this year, I was puzzled by union members who suggested they’d rather […]
November 27, 2014

The Undressing of Women In Kenya Is Not A Feminist Issue

The following was written by ASFL Executive Board Member Alex Njeru I have taken quite some time to pen this piece, partly because the moral gangs purporting to advocate for a ‘new […]
November 25, 2014

Against the Criminal Justice System, Pt. II: The Criminality of Criminal Law

In the first post of this series, I gave some reasons why libertarians ought to reject the practice of punishment. As an alternative, I suggested that the only proper role of law […]
November 16, 2014

For Unemployed South Africans, Half-a-loaf is better than no bread

The following is a guest submission by Phumlani UMajozi During South Africa’s platinum miners’ strike that ended in June this year, I was puzzled by union members who suggested they’d rather be unemployed […]
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