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Abortion: a Metaphysical Approach (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Imputed Rights, by Robert V. Andelson
- Imputed Rights by Robert V. Andelson

Adam Smith and the Invisible HandEdmund A. Opitz
In 1776 Adam smith provided a rationale for freedom of economic action.



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The American Idea (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
Dominion Covenant, by Gary North
- Dominion Covenant by Gary North
- Productive Christians in an Age of Guilt Manipulators by David Chilton






Battle for the MindEdmund A. Opitz
The contrast between the collectivist and the individualist view of the world.


Biblical Roots of American LibertyEdmund A. Opitz
A sound political philosophy rests on religious premises.

Black MagicEdmund A. Opitz

Business and EthicsEdmund A. Opitz
Lawyers, doctors, businessmen are judged by the same moral law that applies to all of us.



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Catalyst of Liberty (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
Memoirs of a Superfluous Man, by Albert Jay Nock
- Memoirs of a Superfluous Man by Albert Jay Nock
- The Mind and Art of Albert J. Nock by Robert M. Crunden



Churches and the Social OrderEdmund A. Opitz
A free society is built around a nucleus of people of intellect and integrity.



Constitutional Restraints on PowerEdmund A. Opitz
Government is the power structure that free men are obliged to restrain.

Constitutional Restraints on PowerEdmund A. Opitz
Explicit provisions that limit the federal government.


Defending Freedom and the Free SocietyEdmund A. Opitz
Liberty has not been lost on the level of economics alone, and it cannot be regained th...


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Do Seat Belt Laws Work? (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Impossible H.L. Mencken, by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers and H.L. Mencken
- The Impossible H.L. Mencken by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers and H.L. Mencken

Economics Has the Answer: What's the Question?Edmund A. Opitz
Bolstering the economic case for freedom through moral reasoning.

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Economics on Trial (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Disadvantages of Being Educated and Other Essays, by Albert Jay Nock and Robert M. ...
- The Disadvantages of Being Educated and Other Essays by Albert Jay Nock and Robert M. Thornton

Equal: But Not the SameEdmund A. Opitz
Marking the 40th anniversary of Ludwig Erhard's sweeping free market reforms in Germany.


Ethics and BusinessEdmund A. Opitz
In contemporary America, the phrase "ethical businessman" has become a contradiction in...


Freedom and Majority RuleEdmund A. Opitz
Concerning the limited role of government in a free society and the election of officers.

Freedom and Majority RuleEdmund A. Opitz
Concerning the limited role of government in a free society and the election of officeh...


The Genial Mr.NockEdmund A. Opitz
A guided tour of the highlights of the wisdom of Albert Jay Nock.

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Hong Kong: A Case Study in Market Development (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
Edmund Burke: A Genius Reconsidered, by Russell Kirk
- Edmund Burke: A Genius Reconsidered by Russell Kirk
- The Specious Origins of Liberalism by Anthony M. Ludovici

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How "Obscene" Are Profits? (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz and Robert M. Thornton
Mr. Jefferson, by Albert Jay Nock
- Mr. Jefferson by Albert Jay Nock
- Our Enemy, the State by Albert Jay Nock

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How Socialism Affects Charity (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Midnight Economist, by William R. Allen
- The Midnight Economist by William R. Allen

Human Nature and the Free SocietyEdmund A. Opitz
In the makeup of ordinary men and women are the characteristics which incline them to l...

Humane Values and the Free EconomyEdmund A. Opitz
How well does a free economy serve our higher ends?


Book Reviews
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The Inner World of Man (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Man, The Bridge Between Two Worlds, by Franz E. Winkler
- Man, The Bridge Between Two Worlds by Franz E. Winkler

Instinct and EthicsEdmund A. Opitz
The origin and development of our ethical code by man as a responsible human being.

The Kingdom Without God (1956)Gerald Heard and Edmund A. Opitz
Road's End for the Social Gospel
1 Review, 1 Readable

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Labor Unions Aggravate Inflation by Lowering Wages (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Fugitive Essays, by Frank Chodorov and Charles H. Hamilton
- Fugitive Essays by Frank Chodorov and Charles H. Hamilton

Features
Leonard E. Read: A PortraitEdmund A. Opitz
A biographical sketch of FEE's founder.


Leviathan at War (1995)Edmund A. Opitz
1 Review, 1 Readable

Liberalism Used to Mean FreedomEdmund A. Opitz
Power is not liberty; liberty operates in another dimension and has other requirements.


The Liberating ArtsEdmund A. Opitz
How to make out lives count for the things that really matter.

Books
The Literature of LibertyEdmund A. Opitz and Robert Batemarco



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Maritime Subsidies: Overregulation (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Portable Conservative Reader, by Russell Kirk
- The Portable Conservative Reader by Russell Kirk

The Market Economy and Its Life-Support SystemEdmund A. Opitz
The containment of power allows the individual to emerge.


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Misplaced City (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, by Christopher Morley, Louella D. Everett, and John Bar...
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations by Christopher Morley, Louella D. Everett, and John Bartlett, ...

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A New Message-IV. Comments on the Bill of Rights (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
A Gang of Pecksniffs, by H.L. Mencken and Theo Lippman, Jr.
- A Gang of Pecksniffs by H.L. Mencken and Theo Lippman, Jr.

No Continuing City: The Paradox of a Christian SocietyEdmund A. Opitz
Dislocations on the political and economic level cannot be cured at that level, because...

The Nobility of the BourgeoisieEdmund A. Opitz
Some reasons why the market economy best serves the human condition.


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Other Books (Review) E.A. Opitz
Four Days in July, by Cornel Lengyel
- Four Days in July by Cornel Lengyel

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Other Books (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Man's Presumptuous Brain, by A.T.W. Simeons
- Man's Presumptuous Brain by A.T.W. Simeons

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Other Books (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
General Philosophy, by Elton Trueblood
- General Philosophy by Elton Trueblood
- Philosophy of Religion by Elton Trueblood

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Other Books (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Other America, by Michael Harrington
- The Other America by Michael Harrington

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Other Books (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
Introduction to Political Science, by Oscar H. Ibele
- Introduction to Political Science by Oscar H. Ibele
- History of Political Philosophy by Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey

Our Disordered LivesEdmund A. Opitz
When a nation goes astray, the corrective is to be sought within the individual


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Parkin's the Moral Basis of Burke's Political Thought (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Moral Basis of Burke's Political Thought, by Charles W. Parkin
- The Moral Basis of Burke's Political Thought by Charles W. Parkin


The Person and His SocietyEdmund A. Opitz
There is a right way that meets the needs and demands of human nature and leads to a fr...

Perspectives on Religion and CapitalismEdmund A. Opitz
The freely choosing person, guiding his life by reason, within the moral law.

The Philosophy of Ludwig von MisesEdmund A. Opitz
A tribute to one of the great analysts of human action, a man who lived the truths he t...



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The Politics of Economic Stagnation (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
America's Choice, by James R. Evans
- America's Choice by James R. Evans

The Powers that be (1956)Edmund A. Opitz
Case Studies of the Church in Politics
1 Review, 1 Readable

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Private Coinage in America (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Simple and Direct, by Jacques Barzun
- Simple and Direct by Jacques Barzun

The Quiet RevolutionEdmund A. Opitz
In quietness and in trust shall be your strength.



Religion and the Free EconomyEdmund A. Opitz
Freedom needs a world view which makes mind central and gives truth its proper place.


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A Reviewer's Notebook (Review) E.A. Opitz
The Christian as Citizen, by John Coleman Bennett
- The Christian as Citizen by John Coleman Bennett

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A Reviewer's Notebook (Review) E.A. Opitz
How to Win the Conference, by William Ellis and Frank Siedel
- How to Win the Conference by William Ellis and Frank Siedel

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A Reviewer's Notebook (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Beyond the Dreams of Avarice, by Russell Kirk
- Beyond the Dreams of Avarice by Russell Kirk

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A Reviewer's Notebook (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe, by H.L. Mencken and Malcolm Moos
- On Politics: A Carnival of Buncombe by H.L. Mencken and Malcolm Moos
- Fountain of Justice by John C.H. Wu

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The Duty To Interpose (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Conservativism, by Russell Kirk
- The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Conservativism by Russell Kirk

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Reviewer's Notebook (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Conquest of the American Mind, by Felix Wittmer
- The Conquest of the American Mind by Felix Wittmer

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Impertinent To Be Observed (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
National Review Reader, by John Chamberlain
- National Review Reader by John Chamberlain
- God, Gold and Government by Howard Eldred Kershner

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Small States Are Best (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
American Faith, by John Sutherland Bates
- American Faith by John Sutherland Bates

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A Capitalist Manifesto? (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The American Cause, by Russell Kirk
- The American Cause by Russell Kirk

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Education and Freedom (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Rise and Fall of Society, by Frank Chodorov
- The Rise and Fall of Society by Frank Chodorov

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Favors for Farmers (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Two Concepts of Liberty, by Isaiah Berlin
- Two Concepts of Liberty by Isaiah Berlin

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What You Should Know About Inflation (Review) E.A.O.
The Movement of World Revolution, by Christopher Dawson
- The Movement of World Revolution by Christopher Dawson

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Clarifying Fundamentals (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The New England Clergy and the American Revolution, by Alice M. Baldwin
- The New England Clergy and the American Revolution by Alice M. Baldwin

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Rich Nations and the Poor (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
African Genesis, by Robert Ardrey
- African Genesis by Robert Ardrey

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"Socialism Re-examined" (3 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
Rumbles Left and Right, by William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Rumbles Left and Right by William F. Buckley, Jr.
- Confessions of a Bohemian Tory by Russell Kirk
- The Conservative Affirmation by Willmoore Kendall

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The Case for the Free Market (6 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
The Conservative Papers, by Melvin R. Laird
- The Conservative Papers by Melvin R. Laird
- What Is Conservatism? by Frank S. Meyer
- Suicide of the West by James Burnham
- The Conservative American by Clarence Manion
- The Challenge of Conservatism by Paul A. Sexson and Stephen B. Miles, Jr.
- Dialogues in Americanism by Michael Gazzaniga

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John Randolph of Roanoke (Review) R.M. Thornton and E.A. Opitz
If You Don't Mind My Saying So..., by Joseph Wood Krutch
- If You Don't Mind My Saying So... by Joseph Wood Krutch

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King of the Road (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
Public Regulation of the Religious Use of Land, by James E. Curry
- Public Regulation of the Religious Use of Land by James E. Curry
- Church Wealth and Business Income by Martin A. Larson

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King of the Road (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Burke and the Nature of Politics, Vol. II, by Carl B. Cone
- Burke and the Nature of Politics, Vol. II by Carl B. Cone

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The Future of Conservatism (2 Reviews) Edmund A. Opitz
The Symphony of Life, by Donald Hatch Andrews
- The Symphony of Life by Donald Hatch Andrews
- Broken Image by Floyd W. Matson

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A Critical Point (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
America's Political Dilemma, by Gottfried Dietze
- America's Political Dilemma by Gottfried Dietze

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Welfarism and Beyond (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Truth about Boulwarism, by Lemuel R. Boulware
- The Truth about Boulwarism by Lemuel R. Boulware

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Tribalism in Africa (Review) Robert M. Thornton and Edmund A. Opitz
The American University, by Jacques Barzun
- The American University by Jacques Barzun

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The Flowering of a Tradition (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Conservative Tradition in European Thought, by Robert Schuettinger
- The Conservative Tradition in European Thought by Robert Schuettinger

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A Reviewer's Notebook (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Ideological Imagination, by Louis Joseph Halle
- The Ideological Imagination by Louis Joseph Halle

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A Reviewer's Notebook (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Our Enemy, the State, by Albert Jay Nock
- Our Enemy, the State by Albert Jay Nock

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A Reviewer's Notebook (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
An Introduction to Christian Economics, by Gary North
- An Introduction to Christian Economics by Gary North

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A Reviewer's Notebook (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Will the Real Young America Please Stand Up?, by Mark Evans
- Will the Real Young America Please Stand Up? by Mark Evans

Features
A Reviewer RememberedEdmund A. Opitz
John Chamberlain(1903-1995)

Robber Barons and the Real Gilded AgeEdmund A. Opitz
"Rugged individualists" In cahoots with government.

To Save the WorldEdmund A. Opitz
Concerning the importance of keeping the peace but otherwise letting things alone.

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To Save the World (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Idols for Destruction, by Herbert Schlossberg
- Idols for Destruction by Herbert Schlossberg

Six Ideas to Keep Us HumanEdmund A. Opitz
The first to two articles on six humanizing concepts that might save us from the "New m...

Six Ideas to Keep Us Human (Part II)Edmund A. Opitz
How free will, rationality, self-responsibility, beauty, goodness, and a sense of the s...

SocialismEdmund A. Opitz
Socialism promises to distribute abundance but is at a loss as to how to produce it.

Socialism and BeyondEdmund A. Opitz
How the Socialist Party transformed American life while losing its force as a religion ...

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Socialism Eats the Seed Grain (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
Social Statics, by Herbert Spencer
- Social Statics by Herbert Spencer



Some Thoughts on ViolenceEdmund A. Opitz
A diagnosis of today's cult of violence and appeal for a return to reason - the divine ...

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Speaking to Our Condition (Review) Edmund A. Opitz
The Superfluous Anarchist: Albert Jay Nock, by Michael Wreszin
- The Superfluous Anarchist: Albert Jay Nock by Michael Wreszin

Stubborn Facts and Hard HeadsEdmund A. Opitz
The sooner we recognize that there are unchanging rules of life, the easier for us to e...


Thinking About EconomicsEdmund A. Opitz
Concerning the connections between freedom of the marketplace and liberties of the mind.

Two Concepts of EqualityEdmund A. Opitz
Men who desire an equality in matters of justice must be free to differ in other respects.


The Two-Fold CrisisEdmund A. Opitz
Personal and Social


The War on Poverty RevisitedEdmund A. Opitz
A unique perspective on the creation of wealth and its impact on living standards. Capi...

The War on Poverty: A Critical ViewEdmund A. Opitz
An analysis of the problem of poverty over the centuries and the cure effected through ...

What You Don't Know Might Help You!Edmund A. Opitz
Learning to live with liberty calls for faith and reliance upon a harmonious universe.

Why Do "They" Turn to Socialism?Edmund A. Opitz
Some explanations of the current drift to left and suggestions for ways to restore free...


Winner Take AllEdmund A. Opitz

Zero Population Growth Versus the Free SocietyEdmund A. Opitz
A government empowered to fully control all our lives would crush the individual.
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