Atlas Economic Research Foundation was founded in 1981 by the late Sir Antony Fisher. It is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, that brings freedom to the world by helping develop and strengthen a network of market-oriented think tanks that spans the globe.

Foundation for Economic Education is a "home" for friends of freedom everywhere. It was founded in 1946 by Leonard E. Read and given direction by its adviser, the eminent Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises. Throughout the years FEE's mission has remained resolute: to study the moral and intellectual foundation of a free society and to share its knowledge with individuals everywhere.

Future of Freedom Foundation has a mission to advance the libertarian philosophy by providing an uncompromising moral and economic case for individual liberty, free markets, private property, and limited government.

Goldwater Institute - Established in 1988 as an independent, nonpartisan research and educational organization dedicated to the study of public policy in Arizona. Through research papers, commentaries, policy briefings and events, Goldwater scholars advance public policies based on the principles championed by the late Senator Barry Goldwater during his years of public service limited government, economic freedom and individual responsibility.

The Heartland Institute's mission is to help build social movements in support of ideas that empower people. Such ideas include parental choice in education, choice and personal responsibility in health care, market-based approaches to environmental protection, privatization of public services, and deregulation in areas where property rights and markets do a better job than government bureaucracies.

The Heritage Foundation founded in 1973, is a research and educational institute - a think tank - whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.

The Independent Institute provides extensive analysis of differing aspects of public policy with the goal of enlightening the reader by offering a number of diverse perspectives. It is replete with book reviews concerning many issues.

The Ludwig von Mises Institute is the research and educational center of classical liberalism and the Austrian School of economics. Working in the intellectual tradition of Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) and Murray N. Rothbard (1926-1995), with a vast array of publications, programs, and fellowships, the Mises Institute seeks a radical shift in the intellectual climate as the foundation for a renewal of the free and prosperous commonwealth.

Mackinac Center for Public Policy, under the leadership of President Larry Reed, is the premier state-oriented think tank in our nation. They are a mentor to us, providing help, guidance and inspiration. Look them up. Many great ideas and thoughts there.

National Center for Policy Analysis The National Center of Policy Analysis (NCPA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization, established in 1983. The NCPA's goal is to develop and promote private alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector.

OnPower.org critically examines the growth of government and the attendant increase in government power. Focusing primarily on the federal government it documents how historically this growth in power came to be and the current applications that pose a danger today.

Reason Public Policy Institute is a public-policy think tank promoting choice, competition, and a dynamic market economy as the foundation for human dignity and progress. Reason produces rigorous, peer-reviewed research and directly engages the policy process, seeking strategies that emphasize cooperation, flexibility, local knowledge, and results.

Free-Market.Net's entire purpose is to use the Internet to encourage communication, cooperation, and positive action for freedom. Free-Market.Net maintains a database of more than 10,000 current freedom-related news stories, books, job openings, action opportunities, events, and other resources.

Government Issues Links

For Our Grandchildren is dedicated to educating the populace as to the actual state of Social Security and what needs to be done to fix it before the system totally collapses. This website has a huge amount of information on the subject, many suggestions on what to do, and how everyone can become involved in a plan of action to fix it. A must see for baby boomers especially.

This analysis of the Phoenix Arizona plan is a timely look that is very pertinent to Hawaii's current consideration of heavy rail. This report explains why rail actually increases congestion and is not a good solution to traffic congestion problems. A must read.