May 22, 2015
The standard narrative regarding slavery in the United States suggests that slavery was legal until a bloody civil war was fought over it, after which the 13th Amendment was passed, which prohibited […]
May 19, 2015
The following was written by ASFL Local Coordinator Babajide Oluwase When we are discussing about Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and its impact in Africa today, we are often carried away by […]
May 19, 2015
Libertarians are a persistent community. Ever since we started developing theories about free markets, non-aggression, and human flourishing, we have necessarily been interested in how we get from here to there. While our […]
May 6, 2015
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains major spoilers for the third season of House of Cards! The release of House of Cards’s third season this past February marked a clear break in theme. […]
April 28, 2015
The following was written by Pretoria-based ASFL Local Coordinator Martin van Staden The last few weeks have seen the second significant wave of xenophobic attacks by citizens on foreign nationals, some […]
April 14, 2015
The following was contributed by ASFL Programs Associate Chukwuemeka Ezeugo On the 13th of March 2015, over 70 students converged on campus to take part in the first African Christians For […]
April 14, 2015
The following, written by Ian Birrell, was first published by the Center for Policy Studies blog here: http://www.capx.co/capitalism-and-democracy-can-unlock-africas-great-potential/ The message to his country is simple: ‘Don’t expect miracles.’ These are wise words […]
April 4, 2015
On April 4th, 1951, Don Lavoie was born. He was one of the most fascinating economists in the Austrian school, writing brilliant critiques of central planning, insightful papers on philosophy and social science, […]
March 24, 2015
Earlier in this series, I argued that punishment, prisons, and criminal law are inherently unjust, and that a purely restitution-focused system of tort law would be a suitable replacement. Even those who end up agreeing may still wonder […]
March 24, 2015
The following was contributed by ASFL Local Coordinator Femi Ogunjobi The Atlas Network in collaboration with the Students Union and African Students For Liberty (ASFL) Chapter of Obafemi Awolowo University held a Liberty […]
March 24, 2015
The following was first published on eapcentre.org, and was contributed by ASFL Local Cordinator June Moseti Somalia has the distinction of being the world’s longest running failed state with no central […]
March 19, 2015
The following was written by Pretoria-based ASFL Local Coordinator Martin van Staden This past Monday saw the revival of the South African (classically) liberal youth movement with the Inaugural Ceremony of African […]