Individualism
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The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
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Liberty, Risk, and Permission to Live Dangerously
If we want a free, dynamic society of responsible citizens, safetyism browbeating has got to stop.
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Toxic Empathy Is Killing NYC’s Gifted Programs
Investing in achievement and excellence lifts every member of society. Operating from envy only pushes the median down.
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How Self-Interest Civilizes Politics
Like the market version, the invisible hand of politics depends less on individual virtue and more on institutions and incentives.
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New Jersey’s Assault on Homeschooling
Lawmakers are trying to force their ideology onto every child – even those who’ve opted out of government schools.
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Seven Minutes Outside: The Collapse of Childhood Play
Kids are getting just 4-7 minutes a day of unstructured outdoor play. Overscheduling and anxiety are wreaking havoc on America’s youngest generation.
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Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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The Austin Renaissance? Even School Choice Is Bigger in Texas
Austin’s independent spirit — and a billion dollars in voucher funding — will reshape classrooms and challenge government’s monopoly on childhood.
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How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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Adam Smith on Duty and ‘the Great Division’ of the Human Spirit
Adam Smith saw that civilization advances or declines based on our sense of duty and our ability to rise above fleeting emotions.
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The Kids Can’t Focus
Screens may seem to be the simple answer, but nothing about society is set up to support deep work or sustained attention.
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•
Liberty, Risk, and Permission to Live Dangerously
If we want a free, dynamic society of responsible citizens, safetyism browbeating has got to stop.
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•
Toxic Empathy Is Killing NYC’s Gifted Programs
Investing in achievement and excellence lifts every member of society. Operating from envy only pushes the median down.
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•
How Self-Interest Civilizes Politics
Like the market version, the invisible hand of politics depends less on individual virtue and more on institutions and incentives.
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•
New Jersey’s Assault on Homeschooling
Lawmakers are trying to force their ideology onto every child – even those who’ve opted out of government schools.
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•
Seven Minutes Outside: The Collapse of Childhood Play
Kids are getting just 4-7 minutes a day of unstructured outdoor play. Overscheduling and anxiety are wreaking havoc on America’s youngest generation.
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•
Psychology, Security, and the Subtle Surrender of Freedom
Tocqueville warned that freedom can erode not by force, but through the quiet surrender of responsibility.
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•
The Austin Renaissance? Even School Choice Is Bigger in Texas
Austin’s independent spirit — and a billion dollars in voucher funding — will reshape classrooms and challenge government’s monopoly on childhood.
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•
How Do Communities Form? Exploring ‘Social Philosophers’
Self-governance isn’t inherently individualistic. Communities are woven of a network of mediating institutions, overlapping and competing for social relevance.
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•
Adam Smith on Duty and ‘the Great Division’ of the Human Spirit
Adam Smith saw that civilization advances or declines based on our sense of duty and our ability to rise above fleeting emotions.