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Liberalism and principles

Jul 7, 2026

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3 min read

Liberalism and principles

Dealing with the reality of emergent politics

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Building bridges

Jun 1, 2026

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2 min read

Building bridges

Liberalism, reunited

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Liberalism.org

May 2, 2026

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1 min read

Liberalism.org

Where I'm a contributing fellow

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Social individualism

Jan 8, 2026

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6 min read

Social individualism

and Constant liberalism

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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The Libertarian with a Guillotine

Jul 16, 2025

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5 min read

The Libertarian with a Guillotine

Opposition to government isn't proof against utopian thinking

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Against fusionism

Jul 7, 2025

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4 min read

Against fusionism

Liberalism needs liberals

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Fronts in the war on prices

May 15, 2025

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3 min read

Fronts in the war on prices

There's more than one way to mess with a price

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Trade and kids

May 8, 2025

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3 min read

Trade and kids

But not trading kids

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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On Canada's election

May 2, 2025

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5 min read

On Canada's election

Populism hasn't faltered—but it's not invincible, either.

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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No free lunch for free markets

Apr 23, 2025

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3 min read

No free lunch for free markets

Plus, remembering the passionate case for free trade

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

published work

Tariffs make us poorer

Apr 10, 2025

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3 min read

Tariffs make us poorer

If they don't, Adam Smith was wrong about everything.

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Trade and our preferences

Mar 24, 2025

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3 min read

Trade and our preferences

Too-simple arguments are not helping

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Boots, The Ginger, forgiveness

Mar 23, 2025

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12 min read

Boots, The Ginger, forgiveness

Let's illustrate with Canadiana. For a treat.

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton
Canada is free

Mar 17, 2025

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3 min read

Canada is free

We don't need anyone's permission or approval

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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FAQ on the far right

Feb 23, 2025

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1 min read

FAQ on the far right

Hosted at The UnPopulist

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

published work

FAQ on the Far Right: Part 2

Feb 22, 2025

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2 min read

FAQ on the Far Right: Part 2

Spotting and fighting far-right influence

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Letter to my MP and MPP

Feb 3, 2025

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4 min read

Letter to my MP and MPP

Responding to the trade war

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Weighty ghosts

Feb 3, 2025

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4 min read

Weighty ghosts

Who forgot to float away

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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New Right Virtues

Jan 31, 2025

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7 min read

New Right Virtues

Also: cities and the extent of the market; social media

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Social media isn't special

Jan 27, 2025

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4 min read

Social media isn't special

Mindfulness, not abstinence

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

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Reading and writing

Jan 22, 2025

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5 min read

Reading and writing

I host reading groups, I blog

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Janet Bufton

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Gender and political sorting

Jan 22, 2025

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8 min read

Gender and political sorting

The Right draws another line in the sand

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton
Liberal assumptions

Jan 10, 2025

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7 min read

Liberal assumptions

If we don't assume liberal premises hold, our arguments have to get deeper

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

published work

Democracy for liberal people

Jan 8, 2025

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4 min read

Democracy for liberal people

Market liberals need liberal democracy

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton

published work

Democracy, markets, and liberalism

Jan 3, 2025

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3 min read

Democracy, markets, and liberalism

The case for openness and freedom supports all three

Janet Bufton
Janet Bufton
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