Topic: History

Classical Liberalism, Education, History

Education As the Root of Freedom

– November 12, 2022

“If our civilization is to truly flourish, we must push passed the clamor of the culture wars and build our society on the firm foundation of a liberal arts education.” ~ Tyler Syck

Classical Liberalism, Government, History

John Adams On Liberty—America’s Rationale And Greatness

– November 9, 2022

“At a time when we often not only forget that liberty is both America’s rationale and its greatness, but routinely violate it, Americans would profit from returning to Adams’ wisdom.” ~ Gary M. Galles

Art and Culture, Classical Liberalism, History

Liberalism’s Greatest Gift

– November 6, 2022

“Insofar as humanity embraces this liberal commitment to epistemic unpretentiousness, humanity is protected against the fevers and passions of persons who are enflamed by their sense of certainty.” ~ Donald J. Boudreaux

Books, Government, History

The Upside-Down Constitution and Its Critics

– November 6, 2022

“The nature of the constitutional instrument tells you how to read it. Once you see that, but only once you see it, the clauses make all the sense in the world and you will know how to read them.” ~ Michael S. Greve

Classical Liberalism, Government, History

Thinking About Government with John Adams

– November 2, 2022

“Does liberty presuppose virtuous people, or is liberty a precondition for our becoming virtuous people? Adams pondered these and related questions until he was 90.” ~ Aeon J. Skoble

Authoritarianism, Classical Liberalism, History

The Stockdale Paradox and the Future of Liberty

– October 28, 2022

“The Stockdale Paradox reminds us that when faith falters, turning to false optimism is not the path forward. Such optimism, wrote Frankl in Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything, ‘lull[s] us into complacency and… a rosy fatalism.’” ~ Barry Brownstein

Classical Liberalism, Free Markets, Government, History

Liberalism, True and False

– October 27, 2022

“There was an underlying humility in the older classical liberalism that assumed that each person could better find his own way than to presume that political paternalists could make better decisions for them.” ~ Richard M. Ebeling

Art and Culture, Books, History

Old Wisdom for Perilous Times

– October 24, 2022

“The dark times that we are experiencing nearly a century after Mumford began his writing career have been experienced by previous generations, including Mumford’s and Melville’s.” ~ Natalie Taylor

Classical Liberalism, Government, History

A Well-Regulated Militia is Necessary to the Security of a Free State

– October 17, 2022

“Responsibility and duty are necessary elements of individual liberty. In between anarchy and tyranny is civic liberty, which may require the time and energy of citizens to maintain a level of lawful order in society.” ~ Daniel Betti

Books, Government, History

Remember an Underappreciated Honest Politician

– October 14, 2022

“With the midterm elections so close, anyone who has studied Cleveland’s views, can’t help but recognize the abyss between that ‘honest, principled, and plain-spoken president’ and the current occupant of the White House. ” ~ Gary M. Galles

Authoritarianism, Books, Crisis, History

When the Family Is Abolished, People Starve

– October 11, 2022

“Like the Chinese communists, Lewis sees no need for every family to cook, wash clothes, and raise children. For the Chinese, instead of paradise, the outcome was the worst man-made famine in history.” ~ Barry Brownstein

Classical Liberalism, Government, History, Regulation

Government Lands, Squatters’ Claims, and David Crockett

– October 10, 2022

“If people make improvements to unused public land without legal title for their activity, have they earned a claim to that property through their labor on it?” ~ Daniel Betti