Why Libertarians Should Give Thanks, Especially in…
Thanksgiving can be a challenging holiday for libertarians.
Why Absolutism Is Absolutely Illegitimate
For absolute monarchs, John Locke was “the most dangerous man in the world,” as I explained in a…
What Are Rights? This Is What the American Founders…
In 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed that everyone is endowed with “unalienable…
What the American Founders Meant by Equality
The Declaration of Independence famously proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” Thanks in part…
The Deleted Scene From Superman II That Made It a Much…
One of my early childhood memories is watching the movie Superman II on television.
The Most Dangerous Man in the World
In 1683, the most dangerous man in the world escaped from England to the Netherlands.
What Thought-Leaders Can Learn from St. Augustine
Public discourse is at a nadir.
The Five Virtues of a Good Writer
The great journalist and author Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993) offered the following excellent advice to…
Building a Bastiat Brigade
Leonard E. Read estimated it would take ten thousand “creative thinkers, writers, talkers” who were…
How to Create Like a Bastiat
What would it take to once again make liberty “an idea whose time has come”? Or as Leonard Read put…
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