Books
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Burnt Toast, Stoics, and Finding Growth in Small Frustrations
A viral mental habit about burnt toast echoes Stoic philosophy: adversity — no matter how small — is an opportunity to practice discipline, perspective, and self-mastery.
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Why Democracy Needs the Rich
In his new book, John O. McGinnis makes the case for why the wealthy matter for democracy — and why attacking them may backfire.
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Dancing on the Tomb of Ehrlich’s Ideas
Paul Ehrlich’s dire predictions never came to pass, but they did plenty of damage. Fortunately, even his intellectual allies have abandoned his core premise of humans as planetary parasites.
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Interest Rate Caps Keep Coming Back — Bastiat Explained Why They Fail
Capital loaned out can’t be invested or consumed. Interest compensating the lender is merely “the price of time.”
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The Year of Adam Smith: Why the Savvy Scotsman Remains So Important
Smith’s work shaped modern political economy, and his insights into human cooperation remain as relevant today as they were in 1776.
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A Praxeology of Productivity: Messy Humans, Not Machines, Run the Economy
Productivity depends not just on systems and incentives, but on human action, aspirations, and judgment.
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‘Violent Saviors’: William Easterly’s Book on Imperialism and Conquest
William Easterly traces three centuries of Western expansion, examining the moral and political justifications used to dominate other peoples.
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Will Adam Smith’s ‘Impartial Spectator’ Soften Trump’s Hardest Foreign-Policy Edges?
Self-interest can often steer us toward the moral and praiseworthy. Will our leaders heed that higher call?
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Duke’s Tent City ‘K-Ville’ — Still Crazy After 40 Years
Students’ evolved ticket queuing system is perceived as legitimate because it balances effort, transparency, and equal opportunity.
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The Dark Side of FDR
David Beito’s new book argues that Roosevelt’s record reveals a president driven more by power than principle.
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Burnt Toast, Stoics, and Finding Growth in Small Frustrations
A viral mental habit about burnt toast echoes Stoic philosophy: adversity — no matter how small — is an opportunity to practice discipline, perspective, and self-mastery.
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•
Why Democracy Needs the Rich
In his new book, John O. McGinnis makes the case for why the wealthy matter for democracy — and why attacking them may backfire.
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•
Dancing on the Tomb of Ehrlich’s Ideas
Paul Ehrlich’s dire predictions never came to pass, but they did plenty of damage. Fortunately, even his intellectual allies have abandoned his core premise of humans as planetary parasites.
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•
Interest Rate Caps Keep Coming Back — Bastiat Explained Why They Fail
Capital loaned out can’t be invested or consumed. Interest compensating the lender is merely “the price of time.”
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•
The Year of Adam Smith: Why the Savvy Scotsman Remains So Important
Smith’s work shaped modern political economy, and his insights into human cooperation remain as relevant today as they were in 1776.
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•
A Praxeology of Productivity: Messy Humans, Not Machines, Run the Economy
Productivity depends not just on systems and incentives, but on human action, aspirations, and judgment.
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•
‘Violent Saviors’: William Easterly’s Book on Imperialism and Conquest
William Easterly traces three centuries of Western expansion, examining the moral and political justifications used to dominate other peoples.
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•
Will Adam Smith’s ‘Impartial Spectator’ Soften Trump’s Hardest Foreign-Policy Edges?
Self-interest can often steer us toward the moral and praiseworthy. Will our leaders heed that higher call?
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•
Duke’s Tent City ‘K-Ville’ — Still Crazy After 40 Years
Students’ evolved ticket queuing system is perceived as legitimate because it balances effort, transparency, and equal opportunity.
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•
The Dark Side of FDR
David Beito’s new book argues that Roosevelt’s record reveals a president driven more by power than principle.