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“Social Security is Immoral” (An op-ed by Alex Epstein)

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- A free society is one where the government does not interfere (by penalty or reward) in thought, production or trade. A free society requires a separation of:
- Church and State
- Science and State
- Education and State
- Economics and State
- Limited Government in Action:
- Police
- Foreign Policy and Military
- Courts
- Improper Functions
- Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Action:
- Man’s Nature
- Egoism
- Man’s Life as the Standard of Value
- Freedom of Speech in Action:
- Foundations of Free Speech
- Censorship
- Free Speech and Property Rights
- Political Speech
- Commercial Speech
- Foreign Threats to Free Speech
- Objective Laws in Action:
- Philosophy of Law
- Function of Law
- Constitutional Law and Interpretation
- Legal History
- Preventive Law
- Property Rights in Action:
- Relation of Philosophy to Law
- Wealth Creation
- Intellectual Property
- Land Use and Eminent Domain
- Sanctity of Contract
- The “Right of Privacy”
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation
- “Public Property”
- Taxation
- Individual Rights in Action:
- Right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
- Right to Property
- Right to Free Speech
- Separation of Economics and State in Action:
- Free Banking and the Abolition of the FED
- Ending Social Security
- Free Market Health Care
- Free Competition and the Abolition of Antitrust
- The End of “Too Big to Fail”
- Liberating Energy Markets
- Separation of Education and State in Action:
- Rational Education
- Scholarships
- Multiculturalism
- Tax Credits
- Rights of Parents and Children
- Separation of Church and State in Action:
- Abortion and Birth Control
- Right to Die
- Religion and Free Speech
- Religion and Science
- Separation of Science and State in Action:
- The Politicization of Science
- Scientific Discoveries and Individual Rights
- NASA and the Space Program
- On the Moral Responsibilities of Scientists

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