Classical Liberalism
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Pursuit of Happiness: The Growth of a Radical Idea
The belief that people can choose their own paths, politically and economically, is pretty new. How’s it going so far?
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Liberal Heritage and ‘Political Philosophy: The Basics’
Bas van der Vossen’s 2024 book on political philosophy is an excellent, if incomplete, primer for the interested everyman.
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Europe’s Precautionary Principle Is Killing the Next Big Thing
Entrepreneurs can’t reach for the future of innovation if they face the near-impossible burden of proving zero risk.
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Your Favorite Chicken Sandwich Shows How Markets Iterate
Critics ask “Where’s the Beef,” but America is “Lovin’ It.” Capitalism means you can “Have It Your Way.” And so can everyone else.
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PBS and NPR: A Free Press Doesn’t Need a Government Budget Line
“Public interest” media always sponsors a particular (state-approved) perspective at the expense of others. NPR’s voluntary donors can support a more ethical enterprise.
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Nazis Teach Us How to Defeat Them
Freedom from coercion, not illusive freedom from scarcity or fear, will protect us from the dangerous escalation of antisemitism.
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Mayday! Mayday! We Have Abuse of Emergency Powers
The “emergency” on which the president claimed tariff powers from Congress is flimsy. Not only is it not an emergency, it’s not a problem.
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The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook Isn’t Conservative — It’s Central Planning
National conservatives want to grow the state to save the nation, but only liberty can do that.
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Trump Administration’s Foolish Educational Autarky: United States Should Welcome Chinese Students
Hosting foreign students builds our economic and scientific edge, but exposing young people to our liberty and opportunity makes the whole world better off.
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John Milton, Eric Weinstein, and the Battle for the Marketplace of Ideas
The marketplace of ideas is one of the great vehicles by which our society becomes better tomorrow than it is today.
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Pursuit of Happiness: The Growth of a Radical Idea
The belief that people can choose their own paths, politically and economically, is pretty new. How’s it going so far?
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•
Liberal Heritage and ‘Political Philosophy: The Basics’
Bas van der Vossen’s 2024 book on political philosophy is an excellent, if incomplete, primer for the interested everyman.
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•
Europe’s Precautionary Principle Is Killing the Next Big Thing
Entrepreneurs can’t reach for the future of innovation if they face the near-impossible burden of proving zero risk.
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•
Your Favorite Chicken Sandwich Shows How Markets Iterate
Critics ask “Where’s the Beef,” but America is “Lovin’ It.” Capitalism means you can “Have It Your Way.” And so can everyone else.
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PBS and NPR: A Free Press Doesn’t Need a Government Budget Line
“Public interest” media always sponsors a particular (state-approved) perspective at the expense of others. NPR’s voluntary donors can support a more ethical enterprise.
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Nazis Teach Us How to Defeat Them
Freedom from coercion, not illusive freedom from scarcity or fear, will protect us from the dangerous escalation of antisemitism.
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Mayday! Mayday! We Have Abuse of Emergency Powers
The “emergency” on which the president claimed tariff powers from Congress is flimsy. Not only is it not an emergency, it’s not a problem.
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The Techno-Industrial Policy Playbook Isn’t Conservative — It’s Central Planning
National conservatives want to grow the state to save the nation, but only liberty can do that.
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Trump Administration’s Foolish Educational Autarky: United States Should Welcome Chinese Students
Hosting foreign students builds our economic and scientific edge, but exposing young people to our liberty and opportunity makes the whole world better off.
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•
John Milton, Eric Weinstein, and the Battle for the Marketplace of Ideas
The marketplace of ideas is one of the great vehicles by which our society becomes better tomorrow than it is today.