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- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT LIBERTARIANISM
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Many USENET readers encounter libertarianism for the first time on
- USENET. The following is a list of answers to many of the frequently
- asked questions about libertarianism.
-
- These answers have been compiled from several sources. Most of the
- answers are derived or quoted from writings by David Bergland
- including "Libertarianism in One Lesson" and "America's Libertarian
- Heritage." Quotes were used with permission from David Bergland and
- the Advocates for Self-Government as long as proper credit was
- retained. All quoted answers will be marked and the source referenced
- in the bibliography.
-
- If you want more information about libertarian ideas and the Advocates
- for Self-Government, send your postal mail address and phone number to:
-
- pschmidt@world.std.com
-
- or
-
- Advocates for Self-Government
- 3955 Pleasantdale Road, #106A
- Atlanta, GA 30340
- <URL:http://www.self-gov.org/>
- (800)932-1776
-
-
-
- Contents:
-
- 1. What is libertarianism?
- 2. Are libertarians liberal or conservative?
- 3. How do libertarians approach the issues?
- 4. What is the libertarian position on the military draft?
- 5. Should the government regulate radio, TV, or the press?
- 6. Why do libertarians want to repeal regulations on sex by
- consenting adults?
- 6a. Does this apply to prostitution also?
- 7. Does libertarian support of personal liberty extend to drug use?
- 7a. But if drugs were legalized, wouldn't there be millions more
- drug addicts?
- 8. Do libertarians support gun ownership as a personal liberty?
- 9. How do libertarians want to handle immigration?
- 10. What position do libertarians have on subsidies for farm and
- business?
- 11. Are people better off with free trade than with tariffs?
- 12. What position do libertarians take on minimum wage laws?
- 13. What about the poor?
- 14. Don't we need affirmative action to keep bigoted employers from
- refusing to hire minorities and women?
- 15. How do libertarians feel about taxes?
- 15a. I'm for cutting taxes, but as a practical matter, how do we
- do it?
- 16. Aren't you going too far?
- 17. Won't these ideas work only if everybody is good?
-
-
-
- 1. What is libertarianism?
-
- Libertarians want a win-win world of peace and plenty. And we believe
- that the only way to get it is through self-government... NOT others-
- government.
-
- Self-government is the combination of personal responsibility and
- tolerance. Responsibility means you govern yourself. Tolerance means
- you don't force your values on peaceful, honest people.
-
- Today, however, others-government is giving us insecurity, conflict
- and poverty. Let's revitalize our heritage of self-government to
- create a win-win world where everyone comes out ahead. [4] -- Carole
- Ann Rand
-
-
-
- 2. Are libertarians liberal or conservative?
-
- You have a better choice than just left or right. The libertarian way
- gives you more choices, in politics, in business, your personal life,
- in every way. Libertarians advocate a high degree of both personal and
- economic liberty. Today's liberals like personal liberty but want
- government to control your economic affairs. Conservatives reverse
- that, advocating more economic freedom but wanting to clamp down on
- your private life.
-
- Libertarian positions on the issues are not "left" or "right" or a
- combination of the two. Libertarians believe that, on every issue, you
- have the right to decide for yourself what's best for you and to act
- on that belief so long as you respect the right of other people to do
- the same and deal with them peacefully and honestly.
-
- Today's liberals and conservatives have rejected America's heritage of
- liberty and personal responsibility. They want to put us all in their
- straitjacket. Americans built a great country without shackles. It's
- time to take them off again. Break free of the useless left right
- spectrum. Think freedom on all issues. Think libertarian. [2]
-
-
-
- 3. How do libertarians approach the issues?
-
- Libertarians use a caring, people centered approach to politics.
- Politicians too frequently forget that their laws and regulations
- affect real, live human beings. Libertarians never lose sight of that
- fact. We see each individual as unique, with great potential. We want
- a system which encourages all of us to discover the best within
- ourselves and make the most of it. A system which encourages the
- development of the most harmonious relationships among all people.
-
- In dealing with political issues, libertarians focus on the people
- involved. Who is having a problem? What is it? What is the government
- doing already, if anything, and might that be the cause of the
- problem?
-
- Most importantly, Libertarians ask: is anyone violating another's
- rights? Is someone committing murder, rape, robbery, theft, fraud,
- embezzlement, arson, trespass, etc.? If so, then it's proper to call
- on government to help the victim against the wrongdoer. But, if not,
- the government should not get involved.
-
- In most instances, people are better off if allowed to work out their
- own problems through voluntary cooperation without introducing the
- coercive tool of government. [3]
-
-
-
- 4. What is the libertarian position on the military draft?
-
- History shows that free people can be counted on to defend their homes
- and their country. But the draft is slavery, and slaves make lousy
- defenders of freedom.
-
- I like knowing I'm being protected by people who are in the military
- because they want to be there, not because they were forced against
- their will to be there.
-
- A military focused on defending America instead of policing the globe
- would reduce manpower needs and further eliminate any reason to have a
- draft or draft registration.
-
- Let's let free people defend freedom. [3]
-
-
-
- 5. Should the government regulate radio, TV, or the press?
-
- America's free press is envied by freedom-starved people everywhere.
- Dictators use a controlled press to silence opposition and to feed
- lies to their citizens.
-
- Americans would not like it if the government here owned or controlled
- the newspapers. Why should we like government control of TV and radio
- any better? As with printed words, broadcast words can and should be
- regulated by the free market.
-
- Americans should be able to freely choose what they will watch or
- listen to, without Big Brother making those decisions for them. [3]
-
-
-
- 6. Why do libertarians want to repeal regulations on sex by consenting adults?
-
- Nothing is more personal than the way people chose to shape their
- sexual relationships. Government has no business intruding into
- people's bedrooms.
-
- This doesn't mean we must personally approve of the sexual behaviors
- of others. It simply means that as long as the participants are
- consenting adults, no one has the right to use the force of government
- laws to try to stop or punish them.
-
- There is no justification for throwing peaceful Americans in jail
- because of their sexual choices. Let's respect people's right to
- control their own bodies. [3]
-
-
-
- 6a. Does this apply to prostitution also?
-
- Every day millions of adult Americans agree to make love. There is no
- justification for throwing them in jail. These are peaceful voluntary
- agreements between consenting adults. A tiny fraction of these involve
- money.
-
- Criminal penalties do not stop prostitution. They just create real
- problems. One study showed it costs taxpayers two thousand dollars
- every time a prostitute is arrested. Let's respect people's right to
- control their own bodies.
-
- Decriminalize sex, and let it be a private affair. [3]
-
-
-
- 7. Does libertarian support of personal liberty extend to drug use?
-
- Alcohol prohibition tore America apart once. Now it is the war on
- drugs. Harsh laws and the threat of jail and fines will not stop drug
- use. All they do is make it harder to help people. And just as
- Prohibition created organized crime, today's drug laws keep organized
- crime alive -- with all the violence and corruption that goes along
- with it.
-
- Before drugs were illegal, Americans handled them with few problems.
- Let's respect the right of people to control their own bodies.
-
- Decriminalize drugs, help those who need it, and let the police spend
- their time protecting us from real crime. [3]
-
-
-
- 7a. But if drugs were legalized, wouldn't there be millions more drug addicts?
-
- I, too, want to live in a society where people are healthy and
- productive, not destroying their lives with addictive drugs.
-
- All of the hard drugs were legal before 1914, and there were few
- addicts. Studies show that even addicts can be productive, and also
- that they do not engage in crime when they can get their drugs
- inexpensively.
-
- We have addicts today despite drug criminalization. We also have the
- violence that is caused by drugs being illegal. Let's decriminalize
- drugs so we stop the violence and get help to those who need it. [3]
-
-
-
- 8. Do libertarians support gun ownership as a personal liberty?
-
- Libertarians,, like other Americans, want to be able to walk city
- streets safely and be secure in their homes. We also want our
- Constitutional rights protected, to guard against the erosion of civil
- liberties. In particular, Libertarians want to see all people treated
- equally under the law, as our Constitution requires. America's
- millions of gun owners are people too.
-
- Law-abiding, responsible citizens do not and should not need to ask
- anyone's permission or approval to engage in a peaceful activity. Gun
- ownership, by itself, harms no other person and cannot morally justify
- criminal penalties.
-
- A responsible, well-armed and trained citizenry is the best protection
- against domestic crime and the threat of foreign invasion. America's
- founders knew that. It is still true today.
-
-
-
- 9. How do libertarians want to handle immigration?
-
- People have the right to travel anywhere, and to take any job offered
- them, so long as they do it at their own expense and without violating
- the rights of others.
-
- A way to help the poor is to let them go where the work is, regardless
- of borders. Studies show that immigrants don't take jobs from others,
- they add to the economy and help create more jobs.
-
- America was built by immigrants who came here seeking nothing but
- opportunity and freedom -- and created the greatest, most productive
- society ever.
-
- Respect for human rights and compassion for the world's poor require
- that we relax immigration restrictions. [3]
-
-
-
- 10. What position do libertarians have on subsidies for farm and business?
-
- All business people, including farmers, should be able to offer their
- products in a free market without being subsidized by others. The way
- to help both producers and consumers is to remove government programs
- and restrictions which have damaged America's free enterprise system.
-
- Subsidies are harmful and unfair. Why should some businesses be taxed
- to give handouts to others? Why should you pay higher prices to
- support government favored businesses?
-
- Let's stop this nonsense. Then business could operate in a free market
- and all of us could be better fed, clothed and housed at lower cost.
- [3]
-
-
-
- 11. Are people better off with free trade than with tariffs?
-
- Free trade provides consumers with better goods at lower prices. Trade
- restrictions produce the opposite: shoddy goods and higher prices.
-
- With free trade, consumers pay lower prices for products and thereby
- have more money left to spend on other goods, domestic as well as
- foreign.
-
- Free trade also helps the cause of world peace. In the 1920's and
- 30's, trade barriers went up everywhere, directly contributing to the
- outbreak of World War II. If goods don't cross borders, armies will.
-
- Let's end all trade restrictions and free the world's resources to be
- allocated in the most efficient and productive manner. [3]
-
-
-
- 12. What position do libertarians take on minimum wage laws?
-
- Skilled, experienced workers make high wages because employers compete
- to hire them. Poorly educated, inexperienced young people can't get
- work because minimum wage laws make them too expensive to hire as
- trainees. Repeal of the minimum wage would allow many young, minority
- and poor people to work.
-
- It must be asked, if the minimum wage is such a good idea, why not
- raise it to $200 an hour? Even the most die-hard minimum wage advocate
- can see there's something wrong with that proposal.
-
- The only "fair" or "correct" wage is what an employer and employee
- voluntarily agree upon. We should repeal minimum wage now. [3]
-
-
-
- 13. What about the poor?
-
- I want to break the chains of poverty and help the disabled. First
- remove laws that prevent work. Second, privatize welfare.
-
- Permits, licensing, zoning, labor laws. They all stop people who want
- to work, especially minorities. Repeal those laws. Private charity is
- more compassionate and delivers the goods better than the government
- welfare plantation.
-
- We can't make a perfect world. We can do more for the poor by
- replacing inefficient government programs with effective voluntary
- assistance. [1] -- David Bergland
-
-
-
- 14. Don't we need affirmative action to keep bigoted employers from refusing to
- hire minorities and women?
-
- Libertarians want to see people of all types working in the most
- harmonious relationships. "Affirmative action" refers to laws which
- force people into relationships whether they want them or not. Not too
- many years ago, there were laws in many states which prevented people
- of different races from doing a variety of things together, working,
- eating, marriage, etc. Libertarians oppose all such laws because the
- people involved have the right to decide for themselves whether or not
- to enter a relationship or association.
-
- An old saying states: "it takes two to tango." Relationships or
- associations require at least two people. We cannot justify using
- force to keep people out of voluntary relationships and we cannot
- justify forcing private citizens into relationships against their
- will.
-
- Government employment is a different case. The only criteria for
- employment or advancement in government work should be merit. The
- Constitution requires that we all be given equal treatment under the
- law. Since governments are created by law, they are Constitutionally
- required to be absolutely even handed. Private citizens or companies
- on the other hand have the right to be stupid and suffer the
- consequences.
-
- Attempts to correct bigotry with affirmative action haven't worked
- very well. Such laws are easy for bigots to circumvent and people tend
- to think minority employees did not earn their positions on merit even
- if they did. They also make it possible for bigots to harass
- minorities by demanding employment at minority owned businesses. [2]
-
-
-
- 15. How do libertarians feel about taxes?
-
- Americans already obtain a host of services from private providers.
- There is every reason to think that other services, from postal
- delivery to education to road building and maintenance, could be
- provided more efficiently and at lower cost by the private sector.
-
- We should support all moves to reduce and repeal taxes because taxes
- are obtained immorally, by force. The income tax is particularly evil,
- since it penalizes productivity and forces all of us to expose our
- private affairs to government snoopers.
-
- We had no income tax before 1914 and America prospered. Replacing the
- income tax with voluntary methods for financing services should be our
- goal, and we should begin right now. [3]
-
-
-
- 15a. I'm for cutting taxes, but as a practical matter, how do we do it?
-
- Think of government as a conglomerate of service businesses. The
- providers of those services do not have to be government employees,
- and the services do not have to be paid for with tax dollars. Whether
- it is education, security, transportation, charity, energy, or
- whatever, the private sector is already doing it for less. To cut
- taxes, we must allow private service providers to replace inefficient
- bureaucracy. Market competition will give us better service at lower
- cost, and put the consumers in control. [3]
-
-
-
- 16. Aren't you going too far?
-
- I want you to be able to govern yourself. The libertarian way lets you
- decide how much independence is good for you and lets others decide
- for themselves.
-
- Replacing political controls with self-government will only go as far
- as you let it. So let's experiment. Cut foreign aid. Deregulate
- transportation. Repeal one drug law. Cut farm subsidies. Cut taxes.
-
- As you gain self government, you will probably want more. That's for
- you to decide. No one can force you to be free. [1] -- David Bergland
-
-
-
- 17. Won't these ideas work only if everybody is good?
-
- You don't have to believe people are always good for freedom to work.
- Most people, most of the time, deal with each other on the libertarian
- premise of respect for the rights of others. You don't want to be
- pushed around or to push your neighbors around. You don't steal, cheat
- or mug people. Very few among us commit all the crime. Society would
- collapse if most people were evil most of the time.
-
- If people are basically evil, the last thing you'd want is a big
- government staffed by those evil folks exercising control over you.
- [1] -- David Bergland
-
-
-
- Bibliography:
-
- [1] "Liberty Communicator Course," Advocates for Self-Government,
- 1988.
-
- [2] Bergland, David, "America's Libertarian Heritage: The Politics of
- Freedom," Orpheus Publications, 1773 Bahama Place, Costa Mesa, CA
- 92626, (714)751-8980, 1991.
-
- [3] "The Liberator," Spring 1992, pp. 18-19, Advocates for Self-
- Government, 3955 Pleasantdale Road, No. 106-A, Atlanta, GA 30340,
- (800)932-1776.
-
- [4] "The Liberator," Summer 1993, p. 13, Advocates for
- Self-Government.
-
- Archive-name: libertarian/organizations
- Version: 2.13
- Last-modified: 11 Apr 1995
-
-
- LIBERTARIAN FAQ: ORGANIZATIONS
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- This posting contains a list of libertarian oriented organizations.
- Some organizations included may not be libertarian, but share a common
- view on one or more issues. Sources have included: "The Liberator,"
- published by the Advocates for Self-Government, publications by
- International Society for Individual Liberty, "Solutions" from the
- Knowledge Network Foundation, Daniel C. Ust of the Central Jersey
- Objectivists, Stuart Reges from the Libertarian Party, Andrew "Sasha"
- Volokh from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Daniel R. McCloskey,
- Brian McInturff, Eric Rittberg, Brian Taylor, John McPherson, Ben
- Power, Carol Moore, James A. Donald, Thomas Gramstad, Michael Moratta,
- Ian Geldard, Barry Fagin, Tom Isenberg, Marcus Albro, Steve Ertelt,
- Jennifer Palonus, Art Gulick, and Dena L. Bruedigam. Thanks for your
- efforts!
-
- Comments, corrections, and additions are always welcome. You can
- contact me by E-Mail at pschmidt@world.std.com.
-
- If you want more information about the libertarian ideas and the
- Advocates for Self-Government, send your postal mail address and phone
- number to:
-
- pschmidt@world.std.com
-
- or
-
- Advocates for Self-Government
- 3955 Pleasantdale Road, #106A
- Atlanta, GA 30340
- <URL:http://www.self-gov.org/>
- (800)932-1776
-
- Contents:
-
- Major Libertarian Organizations
- Abortion
- Affinity Groups
- Book, Tape, and Video Stores
- Children and Families
- Communities
- Computer Mailing Lists
- Conservative Organizations
- Drug Policy
- Education
- Employment
- Environment
- Free Market
- Free Speech
- Gun Policy
- Health Policy
- Legal
- Miscellaneous
- Objectivism
- Political
- Publications
- Taxes
- Term Limits
- Think Tanks
-
-
-
- Major Libertarian Organizations
-
- Advocates for Self-Government. 3955 Pleasantdale Rd., Suite 106A,
- Atlanta, GA 30340. 800-932-1776. Fax: 404-417-1305. E-Mail:
- pschmidt@world.std.com. <URL:http://www.self-gov.org/> Educational
- institute. Offers conferences and programs encouraging people to
- encounter, evaluate and embrace the ideas of liberty and improve
- communications; publishes Liberator newsletter.
-
- CATO Institute. 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
- 20001-5403. 202-842-0200. Fax: 202-842-3490. E-Mail: cato@cato.org.
- <URL:http://www.cato.org/main/home.html>. Public policy research
- foundation; publishes Cato Journal, books, monographs and policy
- analysis material; conducts seminars, conferences and symposia.
-
- Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). 30 S. Broadway,
- Irvington-On-Hudson, NY 10533. 914-591-7230. Non-political,
- educational champion of private property, the free-market and limited
- government. Publishes The Freeman magazine.
-
- Future of Freedom Foundation. Suite 800, 11350 Random Hills Road,
- Fairfax, VA 22030. 703-934-6101. Educational foundation. Publishes
- Freedom Daily, containing articles on current issues from a
- libertarian and classical liberal perspective.
-
- Institute for Humane Studies (IHS). 4084 University Drive, Suite 101,
- Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. 703-934-6920. Fax: 703-425-1536. Educational
- institute. Searches for moral arguments and scholarship which support
- the free society; discovers, encourages and supports scholars in the
- social sciences.
-
- International Society for Individual Liberty (ISIL). 1800 Market St.,
- San Francisco, CA 94102. 415-864-0952. Fax: 415-864-7506. Compuserve:
- 71034,2711. <URL:http://www.portal.com/~chan/libertarian/isil/" >
- Promotes international exchange of information and ideas on
- competitive economic systems with internal conferences; promotes
- campus libertarian organizations; publishes Freedom Network News and
- position papers.
-
- Libertarian Party of U.S.A., 1528 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC
- 20003. 202-543-1988. New member info only: 800-682-1776. Fax:
- 202-546-6094. Runs candidates for public office; publishes Libertarian
- Party News; holds bi-annual convention.
-
- Liberty Magazine. PO Box 1167, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Bimonthly
- review of libertarian and classical liberal thought, culture and
- politics; contributors include major libertarian movement figures.
-
- Reason Magazine/Reason Foundation. 3415 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 400,
- Los Angeles, CA 90034. 310-391-2245. Fax: 310-391-4395. Educational
- foundation. Educates public on principles of free society; publishes
- Reason Magazine; publishes policy studies, op-ed articles and daily
- economic education and radio program.
-
-
-
- Abortion
-
- Libertarians for Life, 13424 Hathaway Dr., Wheaton, MD 20906.
- 301-460-4141. Formed to show why abortion is aggression under general
- libertarian principles. Reasoning is expressly philosophical rather
- than religious.
-
-
-
- Affinity Groups
-
- Association of Libertarian Feminists, PO Box 20252, London Terrace,
- New York, NY 10011. 212-924-4345. Seeks to provide a libertarian
- alternative to those aspects of the wonen's movement that discourage
- independence and individuality. Publishes ALF News and discussion
- papers.
-
- Libertarian Futurists Society, 89 Gephard Rd., Penfield, NY 14526.
- 716-248-3112. Futurists and science fiction fans who share a concern
- for individual freedom. Sponsors the Prometheus Award for the best
- libertarian SciFi novel of the year. Publishes quarterly libertarian
- science-fiction newsletter.
-
- Libertarians for Animal Rights, 7829 Cayuga Ave., Bethesda MD, 20817.
- Individuals who support and promote the philosophy of animal rights
- libertarianism. (Also supports heightened respect for unborn life).
-
- Libertarians for Gay and Lesbian Concerns, PO Box 447, Chelsea, MI
- 48118. Group to create a network for gay libertarians, create
- awareness of gay concerns within the libertarian movement, to provide
- libertarian outreach to gays and lesbians. Publishes LCLC Newsletter.
-
-
-
- Book, Tape, and Video Stores
-
- Audio Forum, 96 Broad St., Rm. E-609, Guildord, CT 06437.
- 800-243-1234. Supplier of taped lectures and courses by prominent
- libertarian thinkers.
-
- Conservative Book Club, 15 Oakland Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528. Book
- club of interest to conservatives.
-
- Freedom's Forum Bookstore, 1800 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94102.
- 415-864-0952. Sells wide selection of libertarian books, especially
- dealing with social issues; store and mail order; publishes books
- under name of Cobden Press.
-
- ICS Press, 720 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. 800-326-0263.
- Promoting the self-governing and entrepreneurial way of life. Prints
- studies from the Institute for Contemporary Studies.
-
- Knowledge Products, PO Box 305151, Nashville, TN 37230. 615-742-3858.
- Offers audio classics introducing historical figures such as Tom
- Paine, Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, John Stuart Mill, John Locke, and
- more.
-
- Laissez Faire Books. 942 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103.
- 800-326-0996. E-Mail: whitten@panix.com. Widest available selection of
- libertarian, history, philosophy, economic and Randian books, tapes,
- videotapes; publishes informative monthly book catalog with book
- reviews.
-
- Liberty Tree Network. 134 Ninety-Eighth Ave., Oakland, CA 94603.
- 800-927-8733. Mail order purveyor of products for life, liberty and
- prosperity; books, audio and video tapes, games, gifts and
- collectibles. Free catalog available.
-
- Loompanics Books, PO Box 1197, Port Townsend, WA 98368. Carries
- unusual, controversial, and hard-to-find books. Catalog banned in some
- countries.
-
- Second Renaissance Books. 110 Copperwood Way, PO Box 4625, Oceanside,
- CA 92052. Biggest outlet of material written by Ayn Rand and other
- Objectivists. Orders ($20 min): Continental US only: 1-800-729-6149,
- Fax: 619-757-1723, Info: 619-757-6149.
-
- Turney Audio and Video. PO Box 36564, Richmond, VA 23235.
- 804-276-9255. World's largest collection of video and audio tapes of
- libertarian/free-market conferences, conventions, speakers,
- presentations, etc.
-
- World Research Institute (& WRI Films), PO Box 9359, San Diego, CA
- 92169. 619-456-5278. Produces liberty-based educational films on
- economics, inflation, social justice, poverty, etc.
-
-
-
- Children and Families
-
- Libertarian Familist, PO Box 4826, El Paso, TX 79914-4826.
- 915-755-6940. Family oriented children's rights advocates. Publishes
- Libertarian Familist.
-
-
-
- Communities
-
- Abapa Freer, PO Box 759, Veneta, OR 97487. Sampler of areas having
- attraction for libertarians. ($1 cash preferred.)
-
- Freedom Now, (Mary Margaret Glennie), 1317 Lakewood Dr., Fort Collins,
- CO 80521. Attracting libertarians to Ft. Collins, CO. Send $1 and SASE
- for more info.
-
- Galt's Gulch, PO Box 73203, Fairbanks, AK 99707. Creating a real-life
- Galt's Gulch, based on the principles of Randian Objectivism.
-
- Port Watson Project, 4651 Bensel Road #5, West Palm Beach, Fl 33417.
- 407-688-6523 (voice). Creating an intentional (libertarian) resort
- community on a small, privately owned island in the Bahamas....
- economy will be based on tourism, hydroponic agriculture and
- information-age technologies (telecommuting).
-
-
-
- Computer Mailing Lists
-
- CEI list: Run by the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Includes their
- op-ed pieces and other items of interest.
- Subscription: Alexander "Sasha" Volokh at cei@digex.com
-
- LIBFEM-NEWS: news, informaiton items, and original posts on feminism
- and liberty. Low-volume list.
- Subscription: libfem-news-request@math.uio.no.
-
- LIBFEM-TALK: comments and discussion on feminism and liberty. Includes
- all posts to LIBFEM-NEWS.
- Subscription: libfem-talk-request@math.uio.no.
-
- LIBERNET: Intended to be a forum for high-quality, real-world oriented
- presentation of information of interest to classical liberals,
- libertarians, objectivists, and anyone else interested in applying the
- philosophy of liberty to the problems of our day.
- Admin, subscription, etc.: libernet-request@Dartmouth.EDU
- Postings to the list: libernet@Dartmouth.EDU
- List-owner: Barry Fagin
-
-
- LIBERNET-D: Users interested in a more opinion and idea-oriented forum
- may wish to subscribe to Libernet-d (the "d" stands for discussion and
- debate). Admin, subscription, etc.: libernet-request@Dartmouth.EDU
- Postings to the list: libernet-d@Dartmouth.EDU
- List-owner: Barry Fagin
-
-
- Libertarian Student Email Network: Mailing list for college
- libertarian clubs (from one member to many) to share ideas for
- outreach, share experiences, spread news, assist new groups, and build
- a sense of comradarie and community.
- Subscription: John McPherson, mcpherso@lumina.ucsd.edu, one
- representative from each club.
-
-
-
-
- Conservative Organizations
-
- Committee for the Restoration of the Republic, 127-01 101st Ave.,
- Richmond Hill, NY 11419. Phone (718) 846-1507. Politically
- conservative individuals who "work to return to the first principles
- upon which the U.S. republic was founded."
-
-
-
- Drug Policy
-
- American Anti-Prohibition League, 4017 SE Belmont St., Box 103,
- Portland Oregon, U.S.A. 97214. 503-235-4524.
-
- Drug Reform Coordination Network, P.O. Box 381813, Cambridge, MA
- 02238-1813 (617) 648-2655; (617) 646-0657 (fax); E-mail:
- borden@netcom.com
-
- Drug Policy Foundation, 4455 Connecticut Ave. NW, #B500, Washington,
- DC 20008-2302. 202-537-5005. 800-388-DRUG. Fax: 202-537-3007.
- Advocates legalization of drugs and humane treatment of addicts.
- Conferences, books, videos. Newsletter: Drug Policy Newsletter.
-
- Families Against Mandatory Minimums, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, #200S,
- Washington, DC 20004. 202-457-5790.
-
- Legalise Cannabis Campaign, BM Cannabis 2455, London, WC1N 3XX. +742
- 425122 or +71 585 1031. They publish a magazine (The Hookah) and have
- information on Cannabis & the Law/Health/Economics/etc.
-
- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), 1001
- Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1119, Washington, DC 20004. 202-483-5500.
- E-Mail: NATNORML@aol.com. Advocates legalization of marijuana.
- Newsletter: The Leaflet.
-
- National Drug Strategy Network, 2000 L St., #702, Washington, DC
- 20036. 202-835-9075. Devoted to circulating information about the
- debate over illicit drugs. Newsletter Newsbriefs.
-
- Religious Coalition for a Moral Drug Policy, 3421 M St. NW, Suite 351,
- Washington, DC 20007.
-
-
-
- Education
-
- Education Project of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture, PO
- Box 67398, Los Angeles, CA 90067. 310-843-3699. Fax: 310-843-3692.
- Publishes The Report Card.
-
- Seperation of School and State Alliance, 4578 N. First #310, Fresno,
- CA 93726. 209-292-1776. Fax: 209-292-7582. Grass-roots organization
- to inform Americans how education can be improved -- especially for
- the poor -- by full seperation of school and state.
-
-
-
- Employment
-
- Employment Policies Institute (EPI), 607 14th Street Northwest, Suite
- 1110, Washington, DC 20005. 202-347-5178. Fax: 202-347-5250. Research
- organization dedicated to expanding employment opportunities at all
- levels of America's economy.
-
-
-
- Environment
-
- Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE), 4900
- 25th Ave. NE, Suite 201, Seattle, WA 98105. 406-585-1776. Promotes
- public policy reform supporting conservation & wise use of natural
- resources based on property rights, reliance on market processes.
-
- Political Economy Research Center (PERC), 502 S.19th Ave., Suite 211,
- Bozeman, MT 59715. 406-587-9591. Specializes in natural resource
- economics, hazardous waste policy, Native American issues; publishes
- PERC Reports, books & op-ed pieces.
-
- National Wilderness Institute (NWI), 25766 Georgetown Station,
- Washington, DC 20007. 703-836-7404. dedicated to the wise management
- of natural resources and stresses need for a private sector
- stewardship without unnecessarily inhibiting economic growth.
-
-
-
- Free Market
-
- Adam Smith Institute (USA), 305 9th St., SE, Washington, DC 20003.
- 202-544-8071. Educational and research institute based in England.
- Publishes studies on privatization and deregulation, and suggests free
- market policy applications.
-
- Atlas Foundation, 4084 University Drive, Suite 103, Fairfax, VA 22030.
- 703-352-0525. Expounds principle that economic actions have economic
- consequences; helps set up new free-market think tanks; publishes
- Highlights & Atlas Report.
-
- Center for the Study of Market Alternatives, 2285 University Dr.,
- Boise, ID 83706. Conducts free-market seminars for teachers and the
- general public, and debate seminars for high schools. Publishes CSMA
- Newsletter.
-
- Center for Market Processes, George Mason University, 4084 University
- Drive, Suite 208, Fairfax, VA 22030. 703-993-1142. Group of academics
- and graduate students who apply market process analysis to problems
- and organizations.
-
- Citizens for a Sound Economy, 1250 H. St. NW, #700, Washington, DC
- 20005. 202-488-8200. Free market public interest advocacy
- organization; lobbies for free-market legislation (e.g. Individual
- Retirement Accounts, free trade, privatization & deregulation).
-
- Competitive Enterprise Institute, 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite
- 1250, Washington, DC 20036. 202-331-1010.
- <URL:http://www.portal.com/~chan/libertarian/cei/cei-list">
- Explores free-market solutions to environmental problems, antitrust
- reform & trade; sponsors Jefferson Group pro-market information
- exchange forum.
-
- Fraser Institute, 626 Bute Street, Vancouver, BC Canada V6E 3M1.
- 604-688-0221. Public policy research with free-market orientation;
- publishes books & studies on economic effects of government policy.
-
- Free Market Foundation: Russia, PO Box 27251, Tucson, AZ 85726-7251.
- 602-325-0598. Public policy foundation; publishes newspapers in
- Moscow.
-
- Free Market Foundation of Southern Africa, PO Box 52713, Saxonwood,
- South Africa 2173. 642-4407. Promotes privatization, deregulation &
- the free-market; publishes books & studies; sponsors conferences.
-
- Heartland Institute, 634 S. Wabash Ave., 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60605.
- 312-427-3060. Provides privatization and deregulation studies and
- conferences aimed at Midwest news editors, news directors and
- legislative aides.
-
- Independent Institute, 134 98th Ave., Oakland, CA 94603. 510-632-1366.
- Public Policy institute. Sponsors non-political studies into critical
- public issues; publishes books & the Independent; conducts
- conferences.
-
- John Locke Institute, 4084 University Drive, Suite 102, Fairfax, VA
- 22030.
-
- Knowledge Network Foundation, 14307 23rd Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98166.
- 206-248-0510. Fax: 206-243-8384. Not-for-profit educational foundation
- whose goal is to disseminate market-oriented research.
-
- Ludwig Von Mises Institute, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849.
- 205-844-2500. Promotes Mises' principles with seminars, books;
- publishes The Free Market and Austrian Economics Newsletter.
-
- Manhattan Institute, 52 Vanderbelt Ave., New York, NY 10017.
- 212-599-7000. Promotes the free market with books, symposia &
- Manhattan Report for scholars, officials & the public.
-
- Pacific Research Institute, 177 Post St., San Francisco, CA 94108.
- 415-989-0833. Fax: 415-989-2411. Publishes studies & books on market
- solutions to social, economic, environmental issues.
-
- Young America's Foundation, 110 Elden St., Herndon, VA 22070,
- 703-318-9608. Fax: (703)318-9122. Voice for liberty and free markets
- on college campuses. Sponsor free-market speakers for college
- students.
-
-
-
- Free Speech
-
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 132 W. 43rd St., New York, NY
- 10036. 212-944-9800. Gopher: "gopher://aclu.org:6601/" Defends free
- speech, fights the draft, and supports civil liberties.
-
- Electronic Frontier Foundation, 666 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 303,
- Washington, DC 20003. 202-544-9237. Public policy/civil liberties
- organization that works to empower individuals in the new information
- society. Thus, it promotes policies that support such things as
- freedom of speech, privacy, encryption, and access to the information
- infrastructure.
-
- Feminists Against Censorship: Founded in 1989 by women to campaign
- against censorship from a feminist perspective. BM Box 207, London
- WC1N 3XX. Tel: +44 81 552 4405 Fax: +44 71 731 5950.
-
- Free Press Association, PO Box 15548, Columbus, OH 43215.
- 614-291-1441. Professional organization to encourage excellence in
- libertarian journalism and develop an international communications
- network among libertarian professionals. Newsletter: Free Press
- Network.
-
- Individual Rights Project, Center for the Study of Popular Culture,
- 12400 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. 800-538-3152.
-
-
-
- Gun Policy
-
- Gun Owners of America, 8001 Forbes Pl., Suite 102, Springfield, VA
- 22151. 703-321-8585.
-
- Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, 2872 South Wentworth
- Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207. 414-769-0760. Membership open to all
- law-abiding firearms-owners.
-
- National Rifle Association of America, 1600 Rhode Island Ave. NW,
- Washington, DC 20036. 202-828-6000.
- <URL:http://www.nra.org/welcome.html>
-
- Second Amendment Foundation, 12500 NE 10th Place, Bellevue, WA 98005.
- 206-454-7012. Literary research and publishing organization. Publishes
- Gun Week.
-
-
-
- Health Policy
-
- National Center for Policy Analysis, 12655 N. Central Expwy., #720,
- Dallas, TX 75243. 214-386-6272. Research foundation dedicated to the
- study and understanding of mechanisms by which a free society properly
- functions. Specializes in social and health policy. Newsletter:
- Executive Alert.
-
- National Health Federation, PO Box 688, Monrovia, CA 91017.
- 818-357-2181.
-
-
-
- Legal
-
- Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, 1700 K St. NW,
- Suite 901, Washington, DC 20006. 202-822-8138. Promotes the principles
- of limited government and a limited judiciary within the legal
- community.
-
- Forfeiture Endangers American Rights (F.E.A.R.), PO Box 5424,
- Somerset, NJ 08875-5424, 908-873-1251, EMAIL: j.paff1@genie.geis.com.
- Group fighting asset forfeiture.
-
- Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA), PO Box 59, Helmville, MT
- 59843. 406-793-5550. Promoting the revival of the power of jurors to
- decide the merits of the law. Lobbying to pass an amendment to state
- constitutions that requires judges to inform jurors of their full
- rights. Newsletter: FIJA Activist.
-
- Help Abolish Legal Tyranny (HALT), 1319 F St. NW, Washington, DC
- 20004. 202-347-9600.
-
- Institute for Justice (IJ), 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 200S,
- Washington, DC 20004-2505. 202-457-4240. Fax: 202-457-8574. Advocates
- economic liberty, educational choice, and private property rights as
- three of the most powerful forces for positive change in the inner
- city.
-
- Libertarian Law Council, c/o Manuel S. Klausner, 555 S. Flower St.,
- 29th Fl., Los Angeles, CA 90071. 213-680-2222.
-
- Pacific Legal Foundation, 2700 Gateway Oaks Dr., Suite 200,
- Sacramento, CA 95833. 916-641-8888.
-
-
-
- Miscellaneous
-
- Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, 161 Ottawa Ave
- NW, Suite 405K, Grand Rapids, MI 49502-3404. 616-454-3080. Fax:
- 616-454-9454. Promotes a contemporary understanding of the Classical
- Liberal philosophy of liberty and free markets.
-
- American Justice Federation, 3850 S. Emerson Ave., Suite E.,
- Indianapolis, IN 46203. 317-780-5204. Fax: 317-780-5209. Produced
- "Waco, The Big Lie" video.
-
- American Motorcyclists Association, PO Box 61114, Westerville, OH
- 43081. 800-262-5646.
-
- Center for the Study of Public Choice, George Mason University, 4400
- University Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030. 703-993-2330.
-
- Center for Libertarian Studies (CLS), PO Box 4091, Burlingame, CA
- 94011. 800-325-7257. 415-692-8456. Holds conferences, seminars &
- symposia for "scholarly business people." Publishes In Pursuit of
- Liberty Newsletter and Journal of Libertarian Studies.
-
- Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, 1401 I Street, NW, Suite 300,
- Washington, DC 20005. 202-842-4616. Fax: 202-842-4667. Private charity
- that seeks to advance the understanding and appreciation of the value
- of a free society in advancing the well-being of mankind. Offers
- grants and programs to support the development and application of
- market-based solutions to pressing social problems.
-
- Citizens Against Corruption, 2201 East Willow Street, D-333, Signal
- Hill, California 90806-2143. (310)437-3373.
-
- Citizens for Safe Government, Inc., PO Box 80949, Atlanta, GA 30366.
- 404-841-9057. Southeastern constitutional rights organization and is
- not affiliated with any political party.
-
- Constructive Action, Inc., c/o Herbert A. Philbrick, PO Box 312, Rye
- Beach, NH 03871. Seeks to support and strengthen "the ideals of
- American liberty" represented in the Declaration of Independence and
- Constitution.
-
- Free Nation Foundation, 111 West Corbin Street, Hillsborough, NC
- 27278. Advancing the day when coercive institutions of government can
- be replaced by voluntary institutions of civil mutual consent.
- Publishes "Formulations".
-
- The Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco
- (FOREST): 2 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0DH, United Kingdom. Tel:
- +44 71 823 6550 Fax: +44 71 823 4534.
-
- Freedom School Seminars, 4415 W. Pacific Coast Hwy., Newport Beach, CA
- 92663. 714-650-5259. Runs 40-hour seminars teaching the principles of
- freedom.
-
- Institute for Liberty and Community, Concord, VT 05824. 802-695-2555.
- Research institute engaged in public policy, research and publication
- dealing with preservation of individual liberty, restoration of the
- small scale human community, and changing federal, state, and local
- tax policies.
-
- The Libertarian Alliance. 25 Chapter Chambers, Esterbrooke Street,
- London SW1P 4NN, United Kingdom. +44 71-821-5502. Fax: +44
- 71-834-2031. Email: liballia@eternity.demon.co.uk - Affiliated to the
- International Society for Individual Liberty: The Libertarian
- International. Publishes Free Life: A Journal of Classical Liberal and
- Libertarian Thought, numerous occasional papers and conducts seminars,
- conferences and symposia.
-
- Liberty Fund/Liberty Press, 8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 500,
- Indianapolis, IN 46250. 317-842-0880. Fax: 317-577-9067. Educational
- foundation to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and
- responsible individuals.
-
- National Endowment for Liberty, 18333 Egret Blvd., Suite 265, Houston,
- TX 77058. 713-333-1988.
-
- National Motrists Association, 6678 Pertzborn Road, Dane, WI 53529.
- (800) 882-2785
-
- National Secular Society: Founded in 1886 and asserts that
- "supernaturalism is based upon ignorance and assails it as the
- historic enemy of progress." Details from NSS, 702 Holloway Road,
- London N19 3NL, United Kingdom.
-
- Rampart Institute (RI), PO Box 22231, Carmel, CA 93922. 408-626-8417.
- Seeks to foster public awareness of libertarian/individualist ideas.
- Publishes Rampart Individualist.
-
- Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University,
- Bowling Green, OH 43403. 419-372-2536.
-
- Society for Libertarian Life, PO Box 4, Fullerton CA 92632.
- 714-979-5737. To educate people towards the Libertarian and
- voluntarist ideals of personal and economic liberty.
-
-
-
- Objectivism
-
- Ayn Rand Institute, 4640 Admirality Way, #715, Marina del Rey, CA
- 90292. 310-306-9232.
-
- Central Jersey Objectivists, Daniel C. Ust, 321 Maple St. #49, Perth
- Amboy, NJ 08861-4109.
-
- Front Range Objectivist Group, Lin Zinser, 8700 Dover Court,
- Westminster, CO 80005.
-
- Institute for Objectivist Studies, 82 Washington St., Suite 207,
- Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. 914-471-6100.
-
- The New Intellectual Forum, Marsh Enright, 9400 South Damon Ave.,
- Chicago, IL 60620.
-
- The Objectivist Club of Michigan, David Overly, 2317 Starr Rd., D-1,
- Royal Oak, MI 48073.
-
- Seattle Ayn Rand Discussion Group, Michael Maikowski, 23454 - 25th
- South Ave., Seattle, WA 98198-8717.
-
- Washington Metropolitan Study Group, Mark Lerner, 2384 Hunters Square
- Court, Reston VA 22091.
-
-
-
- Political
-
- Libertarian Party of Canada, 11 Yorkshire Ave. #1004, Toronto,
- Ontario, Canada M4W 1L3. 416-323-0020. Runs candidates for public
- office; conducts an annual convention.
-
- Libertarian Party of U.S.A., 1528 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC
- 20003. 202-543-1988. New member info only: 800-682-1776. Fax:
- 202-546-6094. Runs candidates for public office; publishes Libertarian
- Party News; holds bi-annual convention.
-
- Liberty Amendment Committee of the U.S.A, PO Box 20888, El Cajon, CA
- 92021. Phone (619) 579-8500 Purpose is to promote the passage of a
- Liberty Amendment (repeatedly introduced in Congress as H.J. Res. 23)
- and "to reduce the size and cost of the federal government to those
- functions specified by the Constitution."
-
- Republican Liberty Caucus, 1717 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 434,
- Tallahassee FL 32301. 904-552-2424. Compuserve: 71562,120. Libertarian
- wing of the GOP; works to elect libertarian-oriented Republicans to
- office at all levels; publishes newsletter and has an affiliated
- Political Action Committee.
-
-
-
- Publications
-
- Access To Energy, PO Box 1250, Cave Junction, OR 97523. A Pro-Science,
- Pro-Technology, Pro-Free Enterprise Monthly Newsletter.
-
- American Enterprise, 1150 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036.
- 202-862-5800.
-
- Anumeralist, PO Box 2084, Norristown, PA 19404. Bimonthly publication
- against government serial numbers. $5/year (cash only).
-
- Aristos, PO Box 1105 -- Radio City Station, New York, NY 10101. Bills
- itself as a "journal of aesthetics." Newsletter style. Previous issues
- have included critical discussions of Rand's theory of art. $20/yr (6
- issues).
-
- Atlantis, PO Box Box 94332, Seattle, WA 98124-6632. An aesthetics
- magazine written by Objectivists.
-
- Ballot Access News, PO Box 470296, San Francisco, CA 94147.
- 415-922-9779. Newsletter of the struggle to end official USA
- government discrimination against alternate political parties. $7/yr
- (13 issues).
-
- Claustrophobia, 400 N. High St. #137, Columbus, OH 43215. EMAIL:
- phobia@bronze.coil.com. Monthly newsletter for those interested in
- individual liberty and the philosophy behind politics. $10/yr.
-
- The Connection, PO Box 3343, Fairfax, VA 22038. Formerly "The
- Libertarian Connection." Articles written by subscribers debating
- current topics. $20/yr (8 issues).
-
- Critical Review, PO Box 25068, Chicago, IL. 312-348-2960. Fax:
- 312-348-3201. Journal of clssical liberal thought with emphasis on the
- modern state and its implications for economics, politics, and
- culture.
-
- Ethnic Enterprise News: A bi-monthly review concerned with ethnic
- groups and the market economy. Details from Ethnic Enterprise News, 16
- Warren Lane, London SE18 6BW, United Kingdom.
-
- The Exchange, 711 15th St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403. 319-364-1597.
- North America's Libertarian Culture Magazine. Sample issues $5.
-
- EXTROPY: The Journal of Transhumanist Thought. Extropy Institute, PO
- Box 57306, Los Angeles, CA 90057-0306. 213-484-6383. EMAIL:
- more@usc.edu. High-IQ publication with deep thoughts on futurist
- topics. $13.50/3 issues.
-
- The Freethinker: Britain's oldest freethinking monthly journal. A
- forthright secular view of the world. Further details from G.W. Foote
- & Company, 702 Holloway Road, London N19 3NL, United Kingdom.
-
- Full Context, The Objectivist Club of Michigan, 2317 Starr Rd., D-1,
- Royal Oak, MI 48073. Contains interviews of prominent libertarians,
- book and movie reviews, letters and notes of interest. $20/yr (10
- issues).
-
- The Guillotine, National monthly libertarian paper, Guillotine, P.O.
- Box 442, Binghamton , NY 13902-0442. For more information about
- Guillotine and a free sample, send a 52 cent self-addressed envelope.
-
- Heterodoxy, 12400 Ventura Blvd., Suite 304, Studio City, CA 91604. The
- Free Market Environmentalist, 1572D Sycamore Ave., PO Box 329,
- Hercules, CA 94547. 510-758-3731.
-
- Living Free, PO Box 29F, Hiler Branch, Buffalo, NY 14223. Newsletter
- promotes self-liberation. $8/6 issues.
-
- LP NEWS, P.O. Box 3391, Gainesville, GA 30503. 404-536-5234. Fax:
- 404-287-0800. CompuServe: 71610,3614. Official newspaper of the
- Libertarian Party of the United States.
-
- New Humanist: Quarterly journal of the Rationalist Press Association.
- Details from RPA, 14 Lamb's Conduit Passage, London WC1R 4RH, United
- Kingdom.
-
- Objectivity, 3023 N. Clark St., Suite 238, Chicago, IL 60657.
- Objectivist-leaning philosophy journal. $18/6 issues.
-
- Pragmatist, PO Box 392, Forest Grove, PA 18922.
-
- The Reality Check, 34518 Warren, Suite 152, Westland, MI 48185.
-
- Reason Papers, Tibor R. Machan, Department of Philosophy, Auburn
- University, AL 36849. A libertarian-run philosophy journal. $15/issue.
-
-
- Regulation, 224 2nd St. SE, Washington, DC 20003. 202-546-0200.
-
- Republican Liberty, RLC, 1717 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 434,
- Tallahassee, FL 32301. 904-552-2424. Free sample copy.
-
- SALON: A Journal of Aesthetics, 305 West Magnolia, Ste. 386, Fort
- Collins, CO 80521.
-
- Taking Children Seriously (TCS), 23 Whitley Road, London N17 6RJ. +44
- 81 808 3200. EMAIL: TCS@lawrence.demon.co.uk. One of the only
- libertarian magazines worldwide that focuses on issues affecting
- children. It provides a forum for discussing ideas challenging
- traditional wisdom about how children learn and how they should be
- treated.
-
- The Voluntaryist, PO BOX 1275, Gramling, SC 29348. Bimonthly
- publication explores non-political strategies for achieving liberty.
-
-
-
- Taxes
-
- All-County Taxpayers Association, PO Box 177, Star Route, Glens Falls,
- NY 12801. 518-656-3578.
-
- Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, 1301 Connecticut Ave.,
- NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. 202-467-5300.
-
- Institute for the Research on the Economics of Taxation (IRET), 1331
- Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 515, Washington, DC 20004. 202-347-9570.
- Non-profit policy research and educational organization devoted to
- informing the public about policies that will promote economic growth
- and efficient operation of the free market economy.
-
- Lead or Leave, 1100 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1300, Washington, DC
- 20036. 202-857-0808. 800-44-CHANGE. Non-profit organization focusing
- on deficit spending and the national debt to make them the most
- important issue in Washington.
-
- National Taxpayers Union, 713 Maryland Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002.
- 202-543-1300. 800-TAX-HALT.
-
-
-
- Term Limits
-
- T.H.R.O., 4127 W.Cypress St., Tampa, FL 33607.
-
- US Term Limits, 666 11th St. NW, Suite 840, Washington, DC 20001.
- 800-733-6440.
-
-
-
- Think Tanks
-
- American Enterprise Institute, 1150 17th St., NW, Washington, DC
- 20036. 202-862-5800. Private research organization dedicated to
- preserving and improving open and competitive private enterprise,
- limited and public spirited government, and strong and well-managed
- defense and foreign policies.
-
- Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002.
- 202-546-4400. Public policy research institute designed to make the
- voices of responsible conservatism heard.
-
- Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University,
- Stanford, CA 94305-6010. 415-723-1754.
-
- Independence Institute, 14142 Denver West Pkwy #101, Golden, CO 80401.
- 303-279-6536. Fax: 303-279-4176. Free-market think-tank, dedicated to
- the principles of individual liberty expressed in the Declaration of
- Independence.
-
- John Locke Foundation, PO Box 17822, Raleigh, NC 27619. 919-847-2690.
- Fax: 919-847-8371. Non-profit policy institute to conduct research,
- disseminate information, and advance public understanding of society
- based on individual liberty, voluntary exchanges of a free market
- economy, and limited government.
-
-