Classical Liberalism
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Marcus Aurelius on Snowplows, Sports, and Freedom
“Our freedom depends on voluntary human cooperation. The Stoics offer practical wisdom for promoting freedom by helping you remove your internal barriers to cooperating with others.” ~Barry Brownstein
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Leave The Fence Alone: On ‘Toward a Political Economy of the Commons: Simple Rules for Sustainability’
“Polycentric governance, secure property rights, and free markets reinforced by a culture valuing trust, patience, and individualism lead to successful management of common-pool resources like forests, fisheries, minerals, and climate.” ~Art Carden
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Degrowth Kills People – Yes, Literally
“The primary obstacle to continuous improvement in the human condition is human (political or ideological) interference with the liberty of others.” ~Emile Phaneuf III & Christopher Lingle
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Beyond Taxation and Representation: the Legacy of the Boston Tea Party
“Even a representative government, is not entitled to openly, or covertly, tax, regulate, or limit lawful, private activities, regardless of whether a majority of representatives and their constituents agree.” ~Luis Carlos Araujo Quintero
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The Coming Crack-Up of the Left: Yascha Mounk’s ‘The Identity Trap: A Story of Power and Ideas in Our Time’
“The threat to the identity synthesis, and the main targets of its proponents, are the old-fashioned liberals, whether they fall on the right or the left of the political spectrum.” ~James E. Hartley
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Why Ordinary People Enable Totalitarians (Part II)
“The best safeguard of liberty is societal support for a system that prevents abuses of power before individual acts of heroism are necessary.” ~Barry Brownstein
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New Hampshire’s Lesson for America
“an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: Never give government tools it will be tempted to abuse in the first place.
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Where Have You Gone, Alex P. Keaton?
“Respect for individual freedom, in particular the freedom of thought, is much lower than at any time in my life. It is easy to imagine a latter-day Alex showing up at Leland’s freshman orientation only to be canceled and chased from campus by an angry mob.” ~Paul McDonnold
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Thinking About the Regulation of Industrial Emissions Differently, Part II
“All we know here is that humans are innovative and have a great capacity to creatively meet challenges without being prodded by politicians or mandarins. But no one can predict in detail how this creativity will manifest itself.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux
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Can We Pass Adam Smith’s Finger Test?
“We have allowed our institutions to be hijacked by illiberal authoritarians posing as humanists. Should it surprise us that morality is in short supply?” ~Barry Brownstein
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Marcus Aurelius on Snowplows, Sports, and Freedom
“Our freedom depends on voluntary human cooperation. The Stoics offer practical wisdom for promoting freedom by helping you remove your internal barriers to cooperating with others.” ~Barry Brownstein
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Leave The Fence Alone: On ‘Toward a Political Economy of the Commons: Simple Rules for Sustainability’
“Polycentric governance, secure property rights, and free markets reinforced by a culture valuing trust, patience, and individualism lead to successful management of common-pool resources like forests, fisheries, minerals, and climate.” ~Art Carden
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Degrowth Kills People – Yes, Literally
“The primary obstacle to continuous improvement in the human condition is human (political or ideological) interference with the liberty of others.” ~Emile Phaneuf III & Christopher Lingle
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Beyond Taxation and Representation: the Legacy of the Boston Tea Party
“Even a representative government, is not entitled to openly, or covertly, tax, regulate, or limit lawful, private activities, regardless of whether a majority of representatives and their constituents agree.” ~Luis Carlos Araujo Quintero
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The Coming Crack-Up of the Left: Yascha Mounk’s ‘The Identity Trap: A Story of Power and Ideas in Our Time’
“The threat to the identity synthesis, and the main targets of its proponents, are the old-fashioned liberals, whether they fall on the right or the left of the political spectrum.” ~James E. Hartley
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Why Ordinary People Enable Totalitarians (Part II)
“The best safeguard of liberty is societal support for a system that prevents abuses of power before individual acts of heroism are necessary.” ~Barry Brownstein
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New Hampshire’s Lesson for America
“an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: Never give government tools it will be tempted to abuse in the first place.
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Where Have You Gone, Alex P. Keaton?
“Respect for individual freedom, in particular the freedom of thought, is much lower than at any time in my life. It is easy to imagine a latter-day Alex showing up at Leland’s freshman orientation only to be canceled and chased from campus by an angry mob.” ~Paul McDonnold
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Thinking About the Regulation of Industrial Emissions Differently, Part II
“All we know here is that humans are innovative and have a great capacity to creatively meet challenges without being prodded by politicians or mandarins. But no one can predict in detail how this creativity will manifest itself.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux
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Can We Pass Adam Smith’s Finger Test?
“We have allowed our institutions to be hijacked by illiberal authoritarians posing as humanists. Should it surprise us that morality is in short supply?” ~Barry Brownstein