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Russell Coates

Russell Coates


Blog Editor in Chief



Bio: Russell obtained a B.A. in Humanities from the Open University in 2016, specializing in History and French. He later graduated from Ulster University Coleraine with a Master of Arts in History. With a long-standing interest in the ideas of liberty, he discovered Students For Liberty by attending a regional conference in 2017. He joined SFL as Local Coordinator and later became the National Coordinator for Northern Ireland. Having experience in freelance editing and translating, he joined the Speak Freely as an assistant editor in 2018, before starting his current role in Students For Liberty in 2019.

Favorite Figures in Liberty: Ayn Rand, Frederic Bastiat, John Stuart Mill

On Students For Liberty: “Students For Liberty involves so many fascinating individuals, each of them passionately striving to spread the ideas of liberty and make the world a better place. Students For Liberty offers fantastic opportunities for learning and personal growth. Through this, leaders are empowered to really make a difference in their advocacy for liberty. It is more than an organization, it is also a family!”

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