Equal Freedom Institute
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EFI is a 501c3 think tank reinvigorating civil libertarianism for the 21st century through research, advocacy, and engagement.
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The creed of liberalism asks one thing of us: to treat every person as a self-governing equal. Everything else—law, rights, justice—flows from that promise.
November 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The creed of liberalism asks one thing of us: to treat every person as a self-governing equal. Everything else—law, rights, justice—flows from that promise.
Generations of Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect liberal democracy. Veterans Day reminds us that American ideals will survive only if we're willing to defend them. Let's rise to the challenge. #LiberalismIsPatriotism
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Generations of Americans have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect liberal democracy. Veterans Day reminds us that American ideals will survive only if we're willing to defend them. Let's rise to the challenge. #LiberalismIsPatriotism
Liberalism begins with a promise: no one is born to rule, and no one is born to serve. Power is only just when it answers to the people. That’s the moral root of equal freedom. #LiberalismIsPatriotism
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Liberalism begins with a promise: no one is born to rule, and no one is born to serve. Power is only just when it answers to the people. That’s the moral root of equal freedom. #LiberalismIsPatriotism
The Equal Freedom Institute is excited to announce our first event "Freedom in Motion" co-hosted with the Tulane Journal of Policy and Political Economy!
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Equal Freedom Institute is excited to announce our first event "Freedom in Motion" co-hosted with the Tulane Journal of Policy and Political Economy!
"The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind." - Thomas Paine
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind." - Thomas Paine
Liberalism isn’t a partisan value. It’s America’s creed: liberty, equality, and consent of the governed.
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Liberalism isn’t a partisan value. It’s America’s creed: liberty, equality, and consent of the governed.
Liberalism isn’t a partisan value. It’s America’s creed: liberty, equality, and consent of the governed.
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Liberalism isn’t a partisan value. It’s America’s creed: liberty, equality, and consent of the governed.
"My country, right or wrong. If right, to be kept right. And if wrong, to be set right." - Carl Schurz
October 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"My country, right or wrong. If right, to be kept right. And if wrong, to be set right." - Carl Schurz
Conservatism clings to hierarchy and tradition. Liberalism trusts equality and reason. The Declaration chose liberalism. So should we.
October 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Conservatism clings to hierarchy and tradition. Liberalism trusts equality and reason. The Declaration chose liberalism. So should we.
America was born in a declaration of liberal values. Defending those values is the most patriotic act of all.
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
America was born in a declaration of liberal values. Defending those values is the most patriotic act of all.
The promise of America: freedom that lifts everyone, not freedom that steps on others.
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The promise of America: freedom that lifts everyone, not freedom that steps on others.
Liberalism = America. It existed before Democrats or Republicans, and it will outlast them too.
October 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Liberalism = America. It existed before Democrats or Republicans, and it will outlast them too.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees ‘the equal protection of the law’ to every citizen.
October 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees ‘the equal protection of the law’ to every citizen.
Equality in liberty means that each person should enjoy as much liberty as is compatible with the liberty of others, and may do anything which does not
distrain on the equal liberty of others.
distrain on the equal liberty of others.
October 16, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Equality in liberty means that each person should enjoy as much liberty as is compatible with the liberty of others, and may do anything which does not
distrain on the equal liberty of others.
distrain on the equal liberty of others.
There is one form only of equality — equality in the right to liberty — which is not only compatible with liberalism but actually demanded by its view
of freedom.
of freedom.
October 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
There is one form only of equality — equality in the right to liberty — which is not only compatible with liberalism but actually demanded by its view
of freedom.
of freedom.
No one is born a ruler. No one is born inferior. Equality is the first American truth.
October 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
No one is born a ruler. No one is born inferior. Equality is the first American truth.
Voluntary associations—neighbors working together freely—are the beating heart of democracy.
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Voluntary associations—neighbors working together freely—are the beating heart of democracy.
Real power comes from the bottom up—from citizens, not rulers; from communities, not corporations.
October 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Real power comes from the bottom up—from citizens, not rulers; from communities, not corporations.
Liberal values are American values. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, equality before the law—patriotism means defending them.
October 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Liberal values are American values. Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, equality before the law—patriotism means defending them.
From Thomas Paine to MLK, America’s greatest heroes were liberals fighting for freedom and equality.
October 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
From Thomas Paine to MLK, America’s greatest heroes were liberals fighting for freedom and equality.
Loving your country means loving its ideals. Justice. Liberty. Equality. That’s what liberalism stands for. That’s what patriotism is.
October 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Loving your country means loving its ideals. Justice. Liberty. Equality. That’s what liberalism stands for. That’s what patriotism is.
Equal Freedom is Fair treatment under the law.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Equal Freedom is Fair treatment under the law.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” - Thomas Paine
October 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” - Thomas Paine
"Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders." - Diane Nash
September 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders." - Diane Nash