Classical Liberalism
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Could Adopting Collectivist Activism Undo Classical Liberalism?
Some argue radical tactics are needed, before the polite, restrained civil libertarians are overrun by their less-principled opponents.
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Can the Constitution Survive the Age of Rousseau?
The future of America will not ultimately be decided by our formal constitution, but by small choices in human hearts and daily lives.
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Free Speech Is Essential to Our Human Dignity
Censorship is often less about making the world a safer place for minorities, and more about indulging our own capacity for cruelty.
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Partisans Miss the Point by Debating the Unitary Executive: Congress is the Problem and the Solution
Neither unchecked bureaucrats nor presidential power can replace what Congress has abdicated: an accountable legislative body.
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Even ‘Invincible’ Superheroes Face Tradeoffs
Politicians and voters can’t move forward while they cling to their respective fantasy worlds, where nothing must be sacrificed.
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Congress Must Take Back Control Over Tariffs
Allowing the president to wield emergency powers for economic purposes undermines the separation of powers that the Constitution was designed to protect.
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The Root of Totalitarianism is Social Engineering
Planners who want to ‘perfect’ society often resort to coercion to impose their preferred outcomes. The result has been unthinkable government violence and cruelty.
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Can Some Deportations Promote Open Immigration and Protect Free Speech?
To achieve overall immigration liberalization, we are justified in keeping out those who would upend our constitutional order.
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Don’t (Just) Hate the Tariffs, Hate the Institutions
Trump exercises power with more theatrical defiance than Obama and Biden. But the power itself comes from complacency and abdication of constitutional checks.
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Frank Herbert’s Amazing ‘Dune’ Quote: ‘All Governments Suffer a Recurring Problem’
Lord Acton believed power corrupts, but Frank Hebert drew a corollary lesson from his knowledge of history.
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Could Adopting Collectivist Activism Undo Classical Liberalism?
Some argue radical tactics are needed, before the polite, restrained civil libertarians are overrun by their less-principled opponents.
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Can the Constitution Survive the Age of Rousseau?
The future of America will not ultimately be decided by our formal constitution, but by small choices in human hearts and daily lives.
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•
Free Speech Is Essential to Our Human Dignity
Censorship is often less about making the world a safer place for minorities, and more about indulging our own capacity for cruelty.
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•
Partisans Miss the Point by Debating the Unitary Executive: Congress is the Problem and the Solution
Neither unchecked bureaucrats nor presidential power can replace what Congress has abdicated: an accountable legislative body.
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•
Even ‘Invincible’ Superheroes Face Tradeoffs
Politicians and voters can’t move forward while they cling to their respective fantasy worlds, where nothing must be sacrificed.
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•
Congress Must Take Back Control Over Tariffs
Allowing the president to wield emergency powers for economic purposes undermines the separation of powers that the Constitution was designed to protect.
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•
The Root of Totalitarianism is Social Engineering
Planners who want to ‘perfect’ society often resort to coercion to impose their preferred outcomes. The result has been unthinkable government violence and cruelty.
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Can Some Deportations Promote Open Immigration and Protect Free Speech?
To achieve overall immigration liberalization, we are justified in keeping out those who would upend our constitutional order.
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•
Don’t (Just) Hate the Tariffs, Hate the Institutions
Trump exercises power with more theatrical defiance than Obama and Biden. But the power itself comes from complacency and abdication of constitutional checks.
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•
Frank Herbert’s Amazing ‘Dune’ Quote: ‘All Governments Suffer a Recurring Problem’
Lord Acton believed power corrupts, but Frank Hebert drew a corollary lesson from his knowledge of history.