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The Libertarian Case for National Military Service
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry argues a libertarian case for compulsory military service.
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There Is No Libertarian Case for National Military Service
Libertarians oppose conscripted labor for many reasons. Here are just some of them.
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America Needs Universal Civilian National Service
Zach Maurin of ServiceNation argues that we need universal civilian national service.
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Destroying Freedom to Protect Freedom
Jacob Hornberger asks whether advocates of compulsory national service are willing to use deadly force to enact their plans.
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What Is Citizenship? Continued
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry defends the analogy between family and nation, outlining the moral obligations that emerge in both cases.
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The State Serves Us, Not the Other Way Around
Jacob Hornberger argues that in the social contract, we are the authors. We call the state into being to serve us, not vice versa.
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A Military Service That Serves All Of Us
Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry outlines what he believes would make a socially beneficial universal military service.
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More National Service Means More Individual Freedom
Zach Maurin argues that national service means volunteer work for good causes, and not for the state at all.