Dave is a professional coach and a volunteer advocate for international liberty and international animal welfare.


If Only the Founders Had Been Non-Founders

July 4, 2013

On July 4, the United States celebrates Independence Day, commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Declaration, which expresses ideals of liberty, is often called the “birth certificate of the United States.” If the Founders had been true to liberty, however, they would have been Non-Founders, avoiding the […]

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Help the People of Nepal Achieve Freedom and Prosperity

May 20, 2013

Among the satisfactions of promoting international liberty is the chance to meet advocates of freedom from around the world. The people I have met through Atlas Economic Research Foundation’s events include the leaders of Samriddhi, The Prosperity Foundation, the husband and wife team of Robin Sitoulsa and Arpita Nepal. (See all the staff here.) The […]

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2013 Edition of “Freedom In the 50 States” Released

March 28, 2013

The Mercatus Center asks, “How free is your state?” Congratulations to Mercatus on the publication of the third edition of Freedom In the 50 States! The book is available online and in PDF form as a free download. In addition, a new website allows users to “explore and customize the freedom rankings,” as Roman Hardgrave […]

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Hungary, March 2013, Part II: Emerging Neofascism

March 25, 2013

In “Hungary, March 2013, Part I: Declining Liberty, Poor Economy,” we reviewed the government’s continued attacks on freedom, its creation of uncertainty, and the resulting poor economy. The Fidesz party, under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has controlled the government since 2010. As we noted, the poor economy encourages the growth of bigotry and extreme nationalism. […]

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Hungary, March 2013, Part I: Declining Liberty, Poor Economy

March 25, 2013

In “Hungary, Part I: A Troubled Country,” published in May 2012, we discussed the decline in economic, political, and civil freedom in Hungary since the since the Fidesz party won a two-thirds majority in parliament in 2010, and Viktor Orbán became prime minister. We warned that the attacks on economic freedom were weakening the economy and that […]

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Appearance on America’s Roundtable, February 2013

March 7, 2013

I enjoyed being a guest on “America’s Roundtable,” a radio program hosted by the gracious Joel Anand Samy and Natasha Srdoč. The segment was broadcast the weekend of February 8th, and is now a video on YouTube. Mr. Samy and Ms. Srdoč lead the Adriatic Institute.  The institute is a free-market think tank “dedicated to […]

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Invitation to Liberty

March 6, 2013

Today I added a video introduction to my website. Thank you to James Nicoloro for his excellent work in producing this. I wrote about Mr. Nicoloro in “First Annual Mark Twain Conference.” The text version of the video follows this preface.  Almost three years ago, I wrote, in “Libertarianism: The Compassionate Political Philosophy”: Libertarianism is the compassionate political […]

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Songs of Wolves, Poems of Man

March 5, 2013

As we advocate for what we believe is important, whether liberty, leadership, or the well-being of wildlife, we need to reach hearts as well as minds. Those of us who love wolves love to hear the howl of wolves. Enjoy the video posted yesterday by Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York: “Glee Club Gone […]

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Entrepreneurs: 52 More Ways to Succeed In 2013

February 23, 2013

Last month, in “Entrepreneurs: 13 (Times 6) Ways to Succeed In 2013” and “Entrepreneurs: 13 More Ways to Succeed in 2013,” I published professional coach Dusan Djukich’s articles on his principles for success for this year. As Mr. Djukich observes in his book, Straight-Line Leadership (p. 42), leading by example is the most powerful form of […]

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Entrepreneurs: 13 More Ways to Succeed in 2013

January 31, 2013

Earlier this week, I wrote about professional coach Dusan Djukich’s six pieces, each with thirteen points, on ways entrepreneurs can succeed in 2013. Mr. Djukich has written another piece, 13 Things That Successful Entrepreneurs Will Sometimes Tell You If Asked. Mr. Djukich describes this as “a potent set of distinctions that many leading entrepreneurs regard as […]

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