Classical Liberalism
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Frédéric Bastiat’s Fruitful Fusionism
“Economists don’t know how to inculcate virtue in business elites, because, as victims of the moral confusion that MacIntyre diagnosed, they don’t know what virtue is.” ~ Nathan Smith
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Review: Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607-1849
“It may seem extreme to some, but this total lack of admiration for any political actor is what allows the book to be a solid contribution to American political and economic history.” ~ Vincent Geloso
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C.S. Lewis on Recovering the Way Forward
“The original arc of liberalism will still be the original centuries-long arc of liberalism. The founding of liberal civilization will still be the founding. The ascendancy of liberalism will always be liberalism’s historic ascendancy.” ~ Daniel B. Klein
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No History of Education Vouchers Is Complete without Thomas Paine
“Our collective understanding of the history of school choice is lacking without a chapter on Paine. With Paine in hand, we can conclude that vouchers are neither a modern idea, nor fundamentally racist.” ~ Garion Frankel
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The Centenary of Ludwig Von Mises’s Critique of Socialism
“Mises was aware of how difficult the task is to defeat collectivism and socialism. In the preface that he wrote for the 1932 second edition of Socialism, Mises said that generations may have to pass for classical liberalism’s victory, and it was for future generations that he had written this book.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling
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Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich, Part 1
“McCloskey and Carden are unabashed optimists. They know that free people will innovate, cooperate, and peacefully solve problems. But they also recognize the power of pessimism to undermine freedom.” ~ George Leef
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How Milton Friedman Fought Segregation through the American Economic Association
“Friedman opposed racial segregation on moral and economic grounds, and his actions aligned with his rhetoric. When the time came to move on these beliefs in 1957, he chose to send an economic message to the offending business by diverting its customers elsewhere.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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McCloskey’s Narrative and Jurisprudence
“Deirdre McCloskey rightly tells us that ideas matter, talk matters, culture matters, moral authorization matters, moral leadership matters. That is how the world works. The evidence of ngrams bolsters her theory.” ~ Daniel B. Klein
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Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: A Snapshot
“In a way, the entire book is an act of transitional justice, a commitment to create institutional memory for the survivors of Jim Crow and the neighborhood-destroying government boondoggles of the 20th century.” ~ Rachel Ferguson and Marcus M. Witcher
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Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: A Review
“The authors infuse their work with suggestions towards institutional, policy, and legal changes that empower disadvantaged subgroups to work towards their own flourishing within the market mechanism.” ~ Tarnell Brown
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Frédéric Bastiat’s Fruitful Fusionism
“Economists don’t know how to inculcate virtue in business elites, because, as victims of the moral confusion that MacIntyre diagnosed, they don’t know what virtue is.” ~ Nathan Smith
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Review: Cronyism: Liberty versus Power in Early America, 1607-1849
“It may seem extreme to some, but this total lack of admiration for any political actor is what allows the book to be a solid contribution to American political and economic history.” ~ Vincent Geloso
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C.S. Lewis on Recovering the Way Forward
“The original arc of liberalism will still be the original centuries-long arc of liberalism. The founding of liberal civilization will still be the founding. The ascendancy of liberalism will always be liberalism’s historic ascendancy.” ~ Daniel B. Klein
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No History of Education Vouchers Is Complete without Thomas Paine
“Our collective understanding of the history of school choice is lacking without a chapter on Paine. With Paine in hand, we can conclude that vouchers are neither a modern idea, nor fundamentally racist.” ~ Garion Frankel
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The Centenary of Ludwig Von Mises’s Critique of Socialism
“Mises was aware of how difficult the task is to defeat collectivism and socialism. In the preface that he wrote for the 1932 second edition of Socialism, Mises said that generations may have to pass for classical liberalism’s victory, and it was for future generations that he had written this book.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling
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Leave Me Alone and I’ll Make You Rich, Part 1
“McCloskey and Carden are unabashed optimists. They know that free people will innovate, cooperate, and peacefully solve problems. But they also recognize the power of pessimism to undermine freedom.” ~ George Leef
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How Milton Friedman Fought Segregation through the American Economic Association
“Friedman opposed racial segregation on moral and economic grounds, and his actions aligned with his rhetoric. When the time came to move on these beliefs in 1957, he chose to send an economic message to the offending business by diverting its customers elsewhere.” ~ Phillip W. Magness
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McCloskey’s Narrative and Jurisprudence
“Deirdre McCloskey rightly tells us that ideas matter, talk matters, culture matters, moral authorization matters, moral leadership matters. That is how the world works. The evidence of ngrams bolsters her theory.” ~ Daniel B. Klein
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Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: A Snapshot
“In a way, the entire book is an act of transitional justice, a commitment to create institutional memory for the survivors of Jim Crow and the neighborhood-destroying government boondoggles of the 20th century.” ~ Rachel Ferguson and Marcus M. Witcher
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•
Black Liberation Through the Marketplace: A Review
“The authors infuse their work with suggestions towards institutional, policy, and legal changes that empower disadvantaged subgroups to work towards their own flourishing within the market mechanism.” ~ Tarnell Brown