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Thursday 12 November 2009
We must stop being tolerant of repression In a recent speech, the libertarian Wendy Kaminer argued that state intervention into everyday life is giving rise to ‘habits of submission’.

Wednesday 14 October 2009
Why libertarians should support the right to die In the US, the war on drugs and federal heavy-handedness are limiting a doctor’s ability to help patients in exceptional pain.

Tuesday 18 August 2009
It’s time to teach them Academic Freedom 101 Students should know better than to oppose the appointment of professors they disagree with. Uniformity of opinion only breeds complacency.

Tuesday 30 June 2009
In defence of the right to discriminate The attempt to force religious groups to embrace gays and non-believers is an intolerable assault on the freedoms of religion, speech and association.

Monday 18 May 2009
Resist this assault on freedom of thought America’s new Matthew Shepard Act will punish criminals for their thoughts as well as their acts. But we should defend the freedom to hate.

Wednesday 22 April 2009
Pass the death sentence on mandatory sentencing The United States has five per cent of the world’s population yet 25 per cent of the world’s known prison population. What is going on?

Wednesday 25 March 2009
The politics of gay marriage The referendum in California that banned gay marriage raises tortuous questions about the clash between majority rule and minority rights.

Thursday 19 February 2009
Beware predatory prosecutors online Laws ostensibly designed to protect children online are being used to punish them for sexual shenanigans or for ‘harassing’ their teachers.

Thursday 15 January 2009
Preachiness at Obama’s inauguration Wendy Kaminer recalls her run-ins with (and creepy emails from) the right-wing preacher who is giving the invocation at Obama's inauguration.

Tuesday 2 December 2008
Why we shouldn’t ban the F-word on American TV The attempt to punish utterances of the F-word and the S-word on American TV exposes the arbitrary and patronising nature of censorship.

Monday 27 October 2008
Liberty and democracy are at stake in this election Obama may be a pragmatist likely to disappoint liberals, but he will do far more than McCain to undo Bush’s damage to freedom in America.

Monday 29 September 2008
Sarah Palin: a campaign built on female chauvinism In her new column, Wendy Kaminer says the hockey mom has come to bury liberal feminism… and Hillary Clinton provided her with the shovel.

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