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Free Market Fundamentalist is an Atlantic Sentinel blog with an exaggerated faith in laissez-faire capitalism.

Consumers, Not Government, Should Set Cannabis Prices

The whole point of decriminalizing drugs is to get government out of regulating their consumption.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 4, 2014April 8, 2023

American Men Are Falling Behind — And That Should Worry Women, Too

When they are raised by single mothers and educated in a feminine environment, boys tend to underperform.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 18, 2013November 13, 2022

Britain’s Cameron Articulates Conservative Vision, Finally

The British prime minister argues that shrinking government is the right thing to do.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 21, 2013November 13, 2022

Obama Lied: Not All Americans Can Keep Their Health Insurance

The president should have known some Americans would be forced to find new coverage.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 1, 2013November 13, 2022

American Natural Gas Exports Would Stabilize Prices Worldwide

Opponents of exporting American natural gas fear it will drive up prices at home, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 8, 2013November 13, 2022

Republicans Won the Argument on Deficit Spending

Thanks to Republicans’ insistence on spending cuts, the deficit is shrinking.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 4, 2013November 13, 2022

Obama Administration Should Greenlight Natural Gas Exports

Nineteen different proposals for exporting natural gas are inexplicably awaiting approval from the Energy Department.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 10, 2013November 13, 2022

Obama Admits: Not Interested in Deficit Reduction

The president’s excuses for not reducing the deficit turned out to be just that: excuses.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 14, 2013November 13, 2022

Central Bank “Doing Nothing” to Save Eurozone?

The European Central Bank has alarmed the Germans by doing too much!

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 7, 2013November 13, 2022

In Cairo, a Free Market Experiment Underway

Entrepreneurs profit from the lack of regulation in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square.

Avatar photoJoseph HammondFebruary 20, 2013November 13, 2022

Central Planning Didn’t Work: How the “Experts” Got it Wrong

They looked to government for solutions and the government got it wrong.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 14, 2013November 13, 2022

Labour Complains About Borrowing, Suggests More

Ed Miliband chastises the government for borrowing when he would borrow even more.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 30, 2013November 13, 2022

Obama Ignores Debt in Second Inaugural Address

The need for fiscal consolidation was virtually absent from the president’s speech.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 22, 2013November 13, 2022

Nationalization Works? For Whom?

Saving insurance giant AIG only worked for AIG. The economy as a whole isn’t better off.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 4, 2013November 13, 2022

Necessary Financial Correction Has Yet to Come

It’s hard to be optimistic when central bankers are spending like drunken sailors.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 31, 2012November 13, 2022

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