Mason Mohon

Co-founder & Chief Operations Officer

Mason Mohon is a co-founder of 71 Republic and serves as its chief operations officer. He writes columns on economics, financial markets, and political philosophy. He also wrote for Liberty Hangout and served as an engineer. Hailing from Austin, Texas, Mason earned a bachelor's degree from Hillsdale College and a Master of Science from Western Governors University.

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U.S. Politics

[VIDEO] NYC LP Candidates Hold Press Conference in Manhattan – Aaron Commey Challenges Bill DeBlasio

Pictured: Aaron Commey Aaron Commey is a Libertarian running for Mayor of New York City with some fresh, new ideas.

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Technology

Security and Privacy With Mobile Health (mHealth)

Mobile health apps are spreading through the developing world faster than anyone is securing the data they collect.

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Technology

GIF Turns 30 Years Old!

The GIF turns 30 — and its patent fight is the reason the PNG exists.

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U.S. Politics

NH State Senator and Ron Paul 2012 Primary Chair Running for Congress

Andy Sanborn, Ron Paul's 2012 New Hampshire chair, launches a liberty-movement bid for Congress.

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Business

Verizon Buys Yahoo for $4.5B, Creates Oath Inc. as Parent Company of AOL, Yahoo CEO Walks Away with Around $260M

Verizon folds Yahoo and AOL into a new company called Oath, and Marissa Mayer exits with about $260 million.

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U.S. Politics

Congressman Steve Scalise Shot at GOP Congressional Baseball Practice, Among 5

A gunman opens fire on the Republican baseball practice, wounding Rep. Steve Scalise and four others.

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U.S. Politics

WATCH: Sessions Fails Dem Senator Wyden’s ‘Smell Test’ During Intel Hearing

Wyden accuses Sessions of stonewalling the Russia investigation, and the exchange gets heated.

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Technology

Chinese News App Valued at $11B, Startup Competes With Facebook

An AI-driven Chinese news app called Toutiao is now worth $11 billion and eyeing Facebook's turf.

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Essays

Never Fear, The Machines Are Here!

37 percent of participants fit the definition of a technophobe, which are people who fear that they could be displaced in the workplace by a system of automation.

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U.S. Politics

U.S. Statehood: Puerto Rico's Potential

Puerto Ricans head to the voting booth Sunday, June 11th, 2017, to vote on whether or not Puerto Rico should become the 51st state of the United States.

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Opinion

The Problem of Bureaucracy

Bureaucracies get paid to prolong problems, not to solve them — which is why Trump's agency cuts make sense.

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Essays

Split Down the Middle: A Brief Overview of Libertarians on Immigration

Open borders or closed, libertarians can't agree on immigration — here are both cases.

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Essays

Ron Paul and His Impact on the Libertarian Movement

Ron Paul's rebel appeal to the young built the libertarian movement's next generation.

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