Before the American Revolution, there were the Levellers, who sought liberty during the English Civil War. While their influence on the American colonists would be indirect, nonetheless, many of their ideas reflected what came after American independence.
Ryan Turnipseed
Ryan Turnipseed is a PhD student at Oklahoma State University in the Department of Entrepreneurship, having earned his bachelor’s in economics and entrepreneurship from the same university. In his research of entrepreneurship, he focuses on institutions and uncertainty from a Misesian perspective. Ryan was a summer research fellow at the Mises Institute in 2025, and his writings and works can be found here, lewrockwell.com, his YouTube channel and Twitter account, and at the Old Glory Club.
