History
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‘Violent Saviors’: William Easterly’s Book on Imperialism and Conquest
William Easterly traces three centuries of Western expansion, examining the moral and political justifications used to dominate other peoples.
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The Dark Side of FDR
David Beito’s new book argues that Roosevelt’s record reveals a president driven more by power than principle.
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Why I Pledge Allegiance to the Constitution — Not the Flag
The pledge demands patriotic devotion. The skeptical Constitution builds limits on power. Only one protects liberty.
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The W.E.B. Du Bois We Lost: Marginal Economist?
The famous sociologist was once a student of markets and wages. His later leftist radicalism was forged by institutional failure in the brutal Jim Crow South.
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The UN’s ‘International Covenant’ at 50: When Desires Become ‘Rights’
The United Nations’ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights transformed political desires into enforceable claims, eroding the classical understanding of natural rights.
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I Worked With Ronald Reagan. Here’s What He Really Thought About Tariffs
Ronald Reagan would have abhorred Trump’s tariffs. He believed presidents should rein in the Leviathan, not direct markets.
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To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.
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The 2025 Nobel in Economics and the Roots of Enduring Growth
As policymakers around the world grapple with slow productivity growth and rising populism, they would do well to revisit the insights of these laureates.
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The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.
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‘Violent Saviors’: William Easterly’s Book on Imperialism and Conquest
William Easterly traces three centuries of Western expansion, examining the moral and political justifications used to dominate other peoples.
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•
The Dark Side of FDR
David Beito’s new book argues that Roosevelt’s record reveals a president driven more by power than principle.
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Why I Pledge Allegiance to the Constitution — Not the Flag
The pledge demands patriotic devotion. The skeptical Constitution builds limits on power. Only one protects liberty.
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The W.E.B. Du Bois We Lost: Marginal Economist?
The famous sociologist was once a student of markets and wages. His later leftist radicalism was forged by institutional failure in the brutal Jim Crow South.
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The UN’s ‘International Covenant’ at 50: When Desires Become ‘Rights’
The United Nations’ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights transformed political desires into enforceable claims, eroding the classical understanding of natural rights.
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I Worked With Ronald Reagan. Here’s What He Really Thought About Tariffs
Ronald Reagan would have abhorred Trump’s tariffs. He believed presidents should rein in the Leviathan, not direct markets.
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To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.
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The 2025 Nobel in Economics and the Roots of Enduring Growth
As policymakers around the world grapple with slow productivity growth and rising populism, they would do well to revisit the insights of these laureates.
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•
The Pandemic That Broke Our Faith in Modeling
David Zweig’s reporting exposes how untested models and assumptions hardened into dogma, with reality a distant afterthought.
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Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.