Philosophy
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The Lesson of The Lorax Isn’t What You Think
Property rights are an excellent way to ensure wise stewardship of natural resources.
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Ten Enduring Lessons from Adam Smith
From technocrats to central planners, the temptation to engineer society persists. Adam Smith saw the dangers clearly.
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Burnt Toast, Stoics, and Finding Growth in Small Frustrations
A viral mental habit about burnt toast echoes Stoic philosophy: adversity — no matter how small — is an opportunity to practice discipline, perspective, and self-mastery.
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The Villainization of Business: Corporate Tyrants and Government Sycophants
Across political eras, corporations have been recast as either predatory villains or tools of the state — distorting their proper role in a free economy.
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Dancing on the Tomb of Ehrlich’s Ideas
Paul Ehrlich’s dire predictions never came to pass, but they did plenty of damage. Fortunately, even his intellectual allies have abandoned his core premise of humans as planetary parasites.
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China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
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Return to Reality: The Economy is Pivoting Amid Digital Overload
Both social research and market trends show people are pushing back against digital saturation, paying a premium for presence and authenticity.
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When Production Isn’t Production and Prices Aren’t Prices
When we use economic terms loosely, we smuggle in assumptions that the theory itself does not support.
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A Dream of Freedom: The Enlightenment’s Unfinished Business
The American Founding launched a revolutionary idea: rights exist first, and government exists to secure them. It’s beautiful, transformative… and perpetually unfinished.
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Invest in a Growth Mindset: The Antidote to America’s Black-Pilled Nihilism
We all question whether our lives have meaning. But what shapes us most may be our own beliefs about intelligence and experience.
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The Lesson of The Lorax Isn’t What You Think
Property rights are an excellent way to ensure wise stewardship of natural resources.
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•
Ten Enduring Lessons from Adam Smith
From technocrats to central planners, the temptation to engineer society persists. Adam Smith saw the dangers clearly.
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•
Burnt Toast, Stoics, and Finding Growth in Small Frustrations
A viral mental habit about burnt toast echoes Stoic philosophy: adversity — no matter how small — is an opportunity to practice discipline, perspective, and self-mastery.
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•
The Villainization of Business: Corporate Tyrants and Government Sycophants
Across political eras, corporations have been recast as either predatory villains or tools of the state — distorting their proper role in a free economy.
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•
Dancing on the Tomb of Ehrlich’s Ideas
Paul Ehrlich’s dire predictions never came to pass, but they did plenty of damage. Fortunately, even his intellectual allies have abandoned his core premise of humans as planetary parasites.
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China’s AI Paradox: Can Innovation Thrive in a Captive Mind?
Can a state that suppresses intellectual freedom tolerate the open inquiry that AI innovation ultimately requires?
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Return to Reality: The Economy is Pivoting Amid Digital Overload
Both social research and market trends show people are pushing back against digital saturation, paying a premium for presence and authenticity.
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•
When Production Isn’t Production and Prices Aren’t Prices
When we use economic terms loosely, we smuggle in assumptions that the theory itself does not support.
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•
A Dream of Freedom: The Enlightenment’s Unfinished Business
The American Founding launched a revolutionary idea: rights exist first, and government exists to secure them. It’s beautiful, transformative… and perpetually unfinished.
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Invest in a Growth Mindset: The Antidote to America’s Black-Pilled Nihilism
We all question whether our lives have meaning. But what shapes us most may be our own beliefs about intelligence and experience.