The Henry Dearborn Liberty Network (HDLN) is a nonpartisan research organization–a “think tank”–dedicated to the advancement of important values related to human rights and freedom. HDLN is a nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions made to HDLN are tax-deductible.
HDLN is unlike its numerous peers in the pro-liberty movement, because although many freedom-focused organizations are working to develop and promote pro-liberty solutions to the world’s problems, the Liberty Network works nearly exclusively on emerging issues that other groups are not covering effectively. We are the “tip of the spear” of the conservative movement in America, providing thought-leaders, activists, researchers, academics, and lawmakers with information about new, incredibly important topics that very few others are working on.
For example, in recent years, HDLN and its allies have worked together to fight back against the rise of ESG and other social credit scores, the emergence of central bank digital currencies, the threats to liberty posed by artificial intelligence, and we have exposed disastrous new programs by the European Union and United Nations, among many other projects.
Justin Haskins, a New York Times bestselling author and a senior fellow at The Heartland Institute, founded HDLN in 2018 with Donald Kendal, a fellow at The Heartland Institute and director of Heartland’s Emerging Issues Center.
HDLN’s mission is to develop and promote public policies that enhance freedom in the United States and around the world. Our values are firmly rooted in Judeo-Christian philosophy. They include personal responsibility, individual liberty, religious freedom, education reform, free-market economics, responsible but fair immigration, international peace, fiscal restraint, and virtue (as it has been traditionally understood in the Western tradition). HDLN is also dedicated to limiting the power of large corporations, financial institutions, and central banks seeking to undermine individual rights, as well as advocating for policies that ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that all people treated equally under the law, regardless of race, gender, cultural background, religious views, or other characteristics. We aim to promote these policies and ideas by publishing articles, conducting research, educating lawmakers, and producing various forms of media, including podcasts and videos.
Although we are proud of the work we do publicly, our most impactful efforts are conducted behind the scenes, alongside some of the nation’s most influential leaders in politics and media. Our mission is first and foremost to change the world for the better, even if we do not get the glory. Ronald Reagan famously kept a little sign on his desk in the Oval Office that said, “There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn’t mind who gets the credit.” It might sound ridiculous to some of you who read this, but we take that approach very seriously, and as a result, HDLN has been far more effective than huge organizations with massive staffs and bloated budgets.
If you’re interested in learning more about The Henry Dearborn Liberty Network, you can contact Justin Haskins by email at [email protected].
PHOTO: Justin Haskins at the 2024 Pro-Family Legislative Conference in Irving, Texas.